Thanks to a federal grant awarded to the Regional Office of Education, community agencies, including Crossing Healthcare, Decatur Family YMCA, the Salvation Army, and Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy, are partnering for a series called "Keeping Our Kids Safe." A series that focuses on student physical and mental health, security, and safety.

In this episode, Brian Byers of NowDecatur.com had an opportunity to sit down with Michael DeLeon. He is the founder of Steered Straight Inc, an organization that teaches the realities of substance abuse and gang involvement and the inevitable consequences of making negative life choices.