Utilizing the results of the Pride Survey for guidance, the charge to the Clarkstown Community Task Force is to formulate a comprehensive approach aimed toward the reduction in use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs by minors and to providing a safer environment within our community.

The Clarkstown Community Task Force was founded by the Clarkstown Central School District in February 1997 as a community-based response to the results of the 1996 PRIDE Survey. The survey was administered again in 1999 and 2002. Utilizing the results of the PRIDE Surveys for guidance, the charge to the Clarkstown Community Task Force is to formulate a comprehensive approach aimed toward the reduction in use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs by minors and to provide a safer environment within our community.

The Task Force is comprised of three subcommittees -Parent/Community Outreach, Safer Homes/Safer Schools and Student Alternative Activities. Representatives from all aspects of our community, including students, are involved and anyone interested in participating is welcome. There are four general meetings of the Clarkstown Community Task Force annually and the three subcommittees meet independently during the year.