This year’s camp will be July 22-26, 2024 from 7:30am to 5:30pm at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s Army ROTC facility, located at 1750 Wahnish Way. This year’s topics include: Drug Education and Resistance Skills, Peer Pressure, Self-Esteem, Health, Physical Fitness, and Team Building. Lunch is included.

The program is currently FULL. Applications are being accepted for the wait list only.

Please contact Major Danielle Davis at 850-363-3658 for more information.

DEFY is a prevention program for kids ages 9-12. DEFY deters "at risk" behaviors by giving kids the tools they need to resist drugs and develop positive social skills. The leadership and life skills training provided by DEFY include: goal-setting, team building, conflict resolution, gang resistance and decision making.

The DEFY Program is a professionally developed curriculum that incorporates key characteristics of successful substance abuse prevention programs as identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Additional DEFY topics include:

• Resistance Skills
• Social behavior
• Self-esteem
• Alcohol attitudes
• Smoking attitudes
• Drug knowledge
• Internet Safety