SOME OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS . . .

PROJECT LITERACY U.S. (PLUS)
PLUS has established 500 community-based task forces across America to address illiteracy in schools, in communities and in the workplace. This program had the strong support of then-first lady Barbara Bush and 147 national organizations.

THE CHEMICAL PEOPLE
The project documented the success stories in alcohol and other drug-abuse-prevention and intervention programs. Beginning in 1983, it created 8,000 task forces and continues to bring thousands of community groups and professional organizations together in an attempt to educate the public on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.

A GENERATION AT RISK
This WQED-produced PBS documentary was an offshoot of The Chemical People effort. Hosted by Nancy Reagan, it profiled communities with problems among their teenage populations and documented how some communities have successfully turned these statistics around.

THE BREAST CARE TEST PROJECT
With the support of 152 public television stations and a force of more than 400,000 Avon representatives, WQED and public television reached more than 100 million Americans with life-saving information about breast cancer through a national television broadcast and an aggressive outreach campaign.

DEPRESSION: THE HELP CONNECTION
“OnQ” detailed different types of depression and partnered with Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic to staff phone banks to answer viewers’ questions.

LESSONS FOR LIFE
This series was a joint project by “OnQ,” WQED’s Education Resource Center and YouthWorks. The stories focused on programs and people who help steer kids away from crime or help them if they’re already in trouble.

GROW UP GREAT
In an ongoing partnership with PNC’s school-readiness campaign, “OnQ” airs stories every month detailing programs and people that help children under 5 years old prepare for school and life.