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12th Annual P.R.I.D.E. Conference - Supports & Solutions: Student Voices & Local Realities
Tue, Mar 17
|Icona Avalon
Join us for the 12th Annual P.R.I.D.E. Conference, a community-focused morning featuring local youth data, expert insight, and current drug trends to help better support and protect young people in Cape May County.
TIME & LOCATION
Mar 17, 2026, 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Icona Avalon, 7849 Dune Dr, Avalon, NJ 08202, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
12th Annual P.R.I.D.E. Conference - Supports & Solutions: Student Voices & Local Realities
📅 Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
📍 Location: ICONA Avalon, 7849 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202 (Parking Access on 78th Street)
⏰ Time: 8:15AM – 9:00AM | Breakfast & Networking | 9:00AM – 12:00PM | Program
Supports & Solutions: Student Voices & Local Realities
Join Cape Assist for the 12th Annual P.R.I.D.E. Conference, an engaging morning focused on understanding today’s youth environment in Cape May County. Through local data, expert insight, and current drug trend information, attendees will gain practical knowledge to better support healthy youth development and prevention in our community.
Who Should Attend?
This conference is designed for anyone working to support young people in their growth and development, including educators, coaches, counselors, therapists, law enforcement, parents, foster parents, and community leaders.
🎟 Registration Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
🔗 Register Now: www.capeassist.org/events
📩 Questions? Contact Natalia at (609) 522-5960 or natalia@capeassist.org
Student Perspectives & Local Data:
Find out what Cape May County and New Jersey students think and believe about substance misuse and other risk and protective factors as we share highlights from the 2023 New Jersey Middle School Survey and 2026 Pride Survey.
Understanding Drug Trends Locally: What Our Community Needs to Know to Protect Our Youth
Ken Hand will explore what substances are circulating in our community, how they are marketed to youth and their potential harms to teens. Topics will include the legal status and availability of hemp-derived products, an overview of kratom and where it is being sold, forensic analysis of street drugs to reveal what they really contain, and the growing danger of fake/clandestine/counterfeit tablets.
Presenters:
Katherine Bognar
Evaluation Associate
Center for Research & Evaluation on
Education & Human Services (CREEHS)
Montclair State University
Temerity Berry
Senior Prevention Specialist
Cape Assist
Ken Hand
Laboratory Director
CMC Prosecutor’s Office