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YES and LCAC Offer FREE TIPS Training
FREE Alcohol Awareness Training offered by YES/PACT Initiative and LCAC for businesses serving or selling alcohol.
LEVITTOWN, New York, – Levittown Community Action Coalition (LCAC) and YES Community Counseling Center is offering free training to local businesses who sell or serve alcohol.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many new guidelines and restrictions to our retail and service establishments that serve and sell alcohol. To assist local businesses, YES Community Counseling Center (YESCCC) and Levittown Community Action Coalition (LCAC) are hosting FREE TIPS Training, a skills-based training designed to prevent intoxication, drunk driving and underage drinking. TIPS will be offered VIRTUALLY to local off-premise businesses and employees (liquor, grocery, convenience, retail, etc.) on Wednesday, April 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and to on-premise businesses (bars, restaurants, etc.) and their employees on Thursday, April 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
TIPS (Training Intervention ProcedureS) is an approved alcohol training awareness program by the New York State Liquor Authority. The training is part of YESCCC’s Partnering in Action Change for Tomorrow (PACT) federal grant initiative and LCAC's Drug Free Communities Program to reduce underage drinking, intoxication and drunk driving. TIPS is supported by the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Police Department, YES Community Counseling Center and the Levittown Chamber of Commerce.
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Businesses are invited to the innovative VIRTUAL training which seeks to enhance the fundamental “people skills" of servers, sellers and consumers of alcohol. In addition, TIPS training can reduce exposure to alcohol liability lawsuits and reduce penalties for alcohol violations; lower insurance premiums; improve customer service and satisfaction; and promote community safety.
If you are a business that serves or sells alcohol and are interested in registering yourself or your employee(s) for the virtual TIPS Training, please contact Janet Lombardo, Project Coordinator of Levittown Community Action Coalition at lcac@yesccc.org or (516) 799-3203 x223, or signup online at www.lcacoalition.org/calendar