Morro Bay youth and others lead the charge against underage drinking

This year, high school students from Morro Bay, Nipomo, and Atascadero High Friday Night Live (FNL) chapters launched campaigns to tackle underage drinking in San Luis Obispo County.

Friday Night Live builds partnerships for positive and healthy youth development, engaging youth as active leaders and resources in their communities to create positive changes on important issues that matter to them.

According to a 2020 report to Congress, there has been a 34.5 percent decline in the prevalence of drinking among 12 to 20-year-olds since 2004. Our students are on a mission to ensure that underage drinking rates continue to decline.

With support from the California Friday Night Live Partnership (CFNLP) and a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), students will utilize youth-led initiatives to educate and develop partnerships with local merchants across San Luis Obispo County to decrease the access of alcohol to minors.