Who We Are

The Renaissance Prevention Program was designed and implemented by Pennsylvania Counseling Services, Incorporated as a program run through the Renaissance Counseling Center, the Drug and Alcohol Abuse division of Lebanon PCS. Renaissance Prevention has been working cooperatively with the County of Lebanon and has been funded by the County since its beginning years. PCS and Lebanon County Drug & Alcohol work under a contract to handle the Prevention Services for all of Lebanon County.

Each of the Prevention staff undergoes Drug and Alcohol training through various outlets and is titled as a “Prevention Specialist”. We primarily run reoccurring services such as Project Alert and Project Toward No Drug Abuse, but we also attend health fairs and host events such as Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU Day). Our Lending Library has many resources available to persons in the community. In addition, Prevention staff is involved in Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA), the Under 20 Festival, and Communities that Care.

The Starfish Logo

As an old man walked along the beach at dawn he noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally catching up to the youth, he asked why he was doing this. The young boy answered that the starfish would die if left until the morning sun. “But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish,” countered the old man. “How can your effort make any difference?” The young man looked at the starfish in his hand as he threw it into the safety of the waves. “It makes a difference to this one,” he said. This story is what inspired the Prevention logo .
Lebanon County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Advisory Council
Sally Barry
Ralph Dyer
Michael Fry
Donna Gathright
Barbara Heckard
Kay Litman
Bonnie Loy
Claire Lundberg
Marilyn Nolte
Heidi Lesher
Frederick S. Priebe
Jennifer Shay
Keith Shields
Olga Stoner
William White

Executive Director
Susan Funk Klarsch

County Commissioners
Larry Stohler, Chair
William G. Carpenter
Jo Ellen Litz

County Administrator
Jamie A. Wolgemuth

County Solicitor
Adrienne C. Snelling
Prevention Staff
Jessie Boddy
Beth Hartman
Julie Santana
Kris Lantzy
This project is funded in part, under a contract with the PA Department of Health through the Lebanon County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Basic data for use in this study were supplied by the PA Department of Health. The Department specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations or conclusions. Funding also provided by the PA Department of Health through the Family Health Council of Central PA.