Over the past 40 years, InnerAct Alliance has become known as Central Florida's most trusted voice in substance abuse prevention. Please invest in what's working to keep kids safe and drug-free. 

Prevention Education helps young people learn the facts and skills needed to act responsibly and avoid becoming the next substance abuse statistic. Results speak for themselves in the thousands of Polk, Highlands, and Hardee County students who have grown up making healthy choices because some believed that prevention could work.

How Can You Empower the 
Next 40 Years of Positive Change?
*Scan the QR code in the graphic 
*Text IAA to 26989 to donate

Your Gift will help InnerAct Alliance provide:
* Free prevention education in schools
* Premier Youth leadership training
* Community campaigns that reach kids,
parents, and families
* Events like the Red Ribbon Run that unite our community

Together, we're not just preventing substance
abuse, we're building a generation of confident, healthy, young leaders.
Thank you for 40 years of partnership and for supporting prevention! 🎀

Registration info will be available in Spring 2026 on the Red Ribbon Run tab & drop-down menu above.

2026 Red Ribbon Run
Saturday, October 31st
 
The 2026 Red Ribbon Run will be held on Saturday, October 31st at Lake Mirror in Lakeland! Registration is FREE for K-8 Students for the Kids Fun Run. There will also be a Family Fun Run for parents to run/walk with their children ($5 registration). Healthy snacks,  fitness activities, and entertainment will be available in the Run The World vendor area.

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InnerAct Alliance, formerly the Drug Prevention Resource Center,  is proud to have provided substance abuse prevention to the Hardee, Highlands and Polk County communities in Central Florida since 1985 with services including science-based education in elementary, middle and high schools, teen-driven social norms campaigns, as well as informative presentations and family-oriented awareness events that touch the lives of youth, adults, families, businesses, faith-based organizations, community groups and others in need with an important anti-substance abuse and anti-bullying message.


​Check out the video below to learn more about InnerAct Alliance.

​InnerAct Alliance serves 
as the Fiscal Agent for the following Coalition Partners

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StandUP Polk is a group of concerned citizens, community and business leaders working as the Coalition for a Drug-Free Polk to take a stand against risky behaviors and bring about positive changes for Polk County. Concerned citizens are invited to take an active part in monthly planning sessions.

​To learn more about StandUp Polk visit our website by clicking on our logo to the left.
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​UthMpact is a youth coalition of teen leaders committed to delivering  key substance abuse prevention messages to teens by their peers. The goal for UthMpact is to provide positive community stereotypes. Throughout the year UthMpact students participate in leadership days within the community.

​To learn more about UthMpact, visit our website by clicking on our logo to the left.

​InnerAct Alliance Supports Own the Upside!

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Own the Upside is a positive community marketing campaign presented by the StandUP Polk, Drug Free Hardee,  and Drug Free Highlands. Coalitions and their partners  address concerns of parents regarding teen risky behavior.

New Exhibit!! - “Own the Upside…Avoid the Downside” trailer is an interactive mobile exhibit housing a replica teens’ bedroom adults can walk through to learn to recognize clues signaling involvement in drugs/risky behaviors visible in plain sight or concealed in seemingly ordinary items in the room. Click the logo to request a presentation!