PIERZ - Underage drinking. Children and young adults age 12 to
20 drink almost 20 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United
States and more than 90 percent of the alcohol is consumed by
binge drinking, according to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Minnesota is no different. The center reports that in order to
prevent underage drinking, community-based efforts are required
to monitor youth activities and decrease youth access to
alcohol. The Pierz Area Coalition, established in July 2006,
strives to create a community environment where youth feel
supported and challenged to make it through high school without
using alcohol. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger » Purchase
reprints of this photo. This is just what the community of Pierz
did by organizing the Pierz Area Coalition, which is a
partnership with the Pierz School District, Morrison County
Public Health and the community. The coalition started in July
2006 with a $300,000 grant from the s