Students across the region are stepping forward to say they are too good for drugs and want to make a difference as part of their school's UNITE Club. Don't have a club? It's not too late to register. For information about UNITE Clubs click here or contact Becky Calhoun at 1-866-678-6483.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Mission Statement
Operation UNITE works to rid communities of illegal drug use through undercover narcotics investigations, coordinates treatment for substance abusers, provides support to families and friends of substance abusers, and educates the public about the dangers of using drugs. UNITE’s goal is to educate and activate individuals, by developing and empowering community coalitions, to no longer accept or tolerate the drug culture.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Drug Tip Line
1-866-424-4382
Treatment Referral Line
1-866-90-UNITE
(1-866-908-6483)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
UNITE Service Corps
16 elementary schools in Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Pike and Wolfe counties counties are receiving additional assistance during the 2009-10 school year through Operation UNITE’s Service Corps. Provided in conjunction with the state AmeriCorps program, UNITE Service Corps members teach the “Too Good for Drugs” curriculum, tutor students in mathematics, and help set up and coordinate an anti-drug UNITE Club at their school.
Read more click here. (Posted 11-11-09)
2009 Summer Youth Programs
"Piercing the Darkness of Drugs" Youth Summits - More than 6,500 students from 136 schools in 29 counties attended UNITE's three regional "Piercing the Darkness of Drugs" youth summits held September 15-17, 2009. To read story click here. For photos click here.
UNITE Clubs of the Year - UNITE Clubs of the Year for the 2008-09 school year were announced during the Youth Summits held in September 2009. To read story click here.
Camp UNITE - There were 182 participants in the third annual Camp UNITE - a free adventure/leadership program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing-Kentucky, held on the University of the Cumberlands campus July 28-31.
To view photos click here.
Shoot Hoops Not Drugs - UNITE, along with former UK star Jeff Sheppard, hosted free basketball camps in Bell, Clay, Floyd, Morgan and Wolfe counties during June. A total of 592 youth representing 19 Kentucky counties and 3 other states participated. In the past 4 years there have been 26 camps with 3,441 participants. To view photos click here.
Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival - A few of Bluegrass music's hottest groups headlined the second Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival, held June 5-7, 2009, just east of Williamsburg. Approximately 1,500 people attended. Sponsored by Whayne Supply Company, all proceeds from gate admission and the raffle of a Martin D-28 guitar benefited Operation UNITE's anti-drug youth initiatives in southern and eastern Kentucky. To view photos click here.
Tackling Drugs Football Camps - UNITE teamed up with former University of Kentucky football standouts Tim Couch and Craig Yeast to offer regional football skills camps in Rockcastle County on June 12-13 and in Pike County on June 26-27. A total of 70 youth participated. To view photos click here.
Jonathan Creek Camp - Using an $11,000 grant, UNITE took 26 high school students from Clay and Jackson counties to Crossings Ministries' Jonathan Creek on Kentucky Lake from July 15-19, 2009. To view a YouTube video click here.
Story - A Perry County Jury needed only a few minutes of deliberation to find a Bonnyman woman guilty of trafficking in OxyContin. Click here. (Posted 11-3-09)
Story - Operation UNITE detectives targeted more than 100 individuals from 10 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties as part of last week’s crackdown on interstate drug trafficking. Click here. (Posted 11-2-09)
Story - Five people were arrested October 27 after police stopped a van suspected of bringing drugs from Indiana to Knott County. Click here. (Posted 10-27-09)
Story - A Magoffin County resident has been charged with drug trafficking following an undercover investigation by Operation UNITE. Click here. (Posted 10-27-09)
Story - Eleven of 19 people wanted in the latest drug roundup in McCreary County have now been arrested. Click here. (Posted 10-27-09)
Story - Two Jackson County women were arrested Friday, October 23, after materials found to make methamphetamine were discovered at their residence. Click here. (Posted 10-27-09)
Story - A cooperative investigation by Operation UNITE and the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in 19 people being indicted for drug trafficking. Click here. (Posted 10-26-09)
Story & Photos - A dozen individuals suspected of illegally selling drugs in Lawrence County were arrested during a roundup on Tuesday, October 20. Story click here. Photos click here. (Posted 10-22-09)
Story & Photo - Paintsville students raise $1,300 for UNITE Foundation at Mini-Apple Run September 26. Story click here. Photos click here. (Posted 10-2-09)
Story - UNITE Director Karen Engle comments on the “Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics in the Commonwealth” 2007 report on the increase of prescription drug abuse in the Kentucky released. Click here.
To read the state press release click here. (Posted 10-1-09)
Story - An on-going investigation by Operation UNITE in to illegal drug sales within Leslie County led to a roundup of 27 suspected dealers August 26. Click here. (Posted 8-27-09)
Story - A father and son face numerous drug and weapons charges following an altercation and subsequent search of their McCreary County home August 25. Click here. (Posted 8-27-09)
Story - An undercover drug investigation by Operation UNITE resulted in the arrest of a Hazard resident August 24. Click here. (Posted 8-24-09)
Story - Three people were charged with trafficking in cocaine following a routine traffic stop in Hindman on August 21. Click here. (Posted 8-24-09)
Story - Twenty people face criminal charges after a year-long drug investigation in Magoffin County. Click here. (Posted 8-17-09)
Story - Two active methamphetamine labs, along with numerous materials used in the manufacturing process, were discovered at a Keavy residence August 11. Three children playing inside the home at the time “were definitely placed at risk” from exposure to the chemicals. Click here. (Posted 8-11-09)
Story - Indictment warrants have been issued for 16 people following a investigation into illegal drug activity in Lee County. Click here. (Posted 7-20-09)
Photos - Presentation of Whitesburg Middle School with UNITE Club of the Year award. Click here. (Posted 7-20-09)
Photos - Press conference announcing Friends of Coal-Joe Craft as sponsor of Tackling Drugs football camps. Click here. (Posted 7-17-09)
Photos - Mt. Vernon Elementary School UNITE Club of the year presentation at the elementary school click here and middle school click here. (Posted 7-17-09)
Story - A drug roundup on July 15 targeted 27 Harlan County residents. Click here. (Posted 7-15-09)
Photos - Pulaski County Transformation Team training on June 16, 2009. Click here. (Posted 7-6-09)
Coalition Resources:
UNITE Club Information
• Request a 2009-10 Handbook - Contact Becky Calhoun at 1-866-OP-UNITE (1-866-678-6483) or e-mail to bcalhoun@centertech.com.
• "Join Our Club" Meeting Flyer - Click here
• Club Registration - Click here
• Club Participant Registration - Click here
• Project-Activity Request - Click here
• Club Report - Click here
• Drug-Free Pledge Certificate - Click here
(Posted 9-4-09)
Action Plan Forms are available for download from one location. Click here. To learn about the Action Planning process click here. (Posted 3-6-08)
GoodSearch -- Every time you search the Internet using GoodSearch.com a penny will be donated to the UNITE Foundation. Just enter the words "Operation UNITE" in the "Who do you Goodsearch for?" box. Ths site is powered by YAHOO! Search. (Posted 12-21-07)
Speaker Request - Need a UNITE representative to be a speaker or do a training presentation for your organization? Click here to download a pdf request form. (Posted 3-3-08)
National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009 - Download a 75-page pdf of the National Drug Intelligence Center's report on the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs released May 20, 2009. Click here. (Posted 5-21-09)
Methamphetamine Awareness - Do you want to know what active and waste products associated with methamphetamine labs look like? Download a PowerPoint presentation showing photos of actual "meth labs" found in southern and eastern Kentucky. Click here.
To see other photos click here. (Updated 4-1-09)
UNITE Cares ministry program description is available to download. Click here. To read about the program click here. (Posted 5-1-07)
UNITE in the News:
VIDEO - Congressman Hal Rogers discusses the National Archery In The Schools Program (NASP) on a Kentucky Afield segment with Tim Farmer in May 2009. UNITE has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources to expand the program within the Fifth Congressional District. Click here to view.
Operation UNITE was honored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for its contributions to furthering the agency's mission and goals through the Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs program. To read story click here. (Posted 9-3-08)
Executive Director Karen Engle on Bill Goodman's "One To One" program on Kentucky Educational Television. To view show click here. (Posted 1-30-07)
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Launched in April 2003 by Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, Operation UNITE serves 29 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky. The district is divided into five coalition service regions. Every county has at least one UNITE coalition.
Click on the county outline for coalition information.
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
Official Site of Operation UNITE
2292 S. Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501
606-677-6179 ● Toll Free 1-866-OP-UNITE ● Fax 606-677-6166
Operation UNITE : Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education
