The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc. – founded by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) to support the prevention of underage drinking – today announced that the Alcohol Education for High School online courses will return for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Students in Broward and Miami-Dade counties in Florida, Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties in Texas, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties in New York will benefit from this form of alcohol education.

AlcoholEdu for High School, developed by EverFi, a company that delivers digital education on critical life skills, is a 90-minute interactive course designed for high school students. It includes science-based alcohol education, with engaging exercises that challenge perceptions, and encourage positive behaviors. The courses are based on five pillars: Knowing the Basics, Knowing Your Influences, Brain and Body, Smart Decisions, and Future Ready. Its goal is to equip students with the knowledge and awareness to make responsible choices about alcohol.

The most recent 2024-2025 school year was a complete success as students’ assessment scores in the AlcoholEdu for High School program in Florida, Texas and New York rose from 62% pre-lesson to 89% post-lesson, resulting in a 27 percent knowledge increase. Overall, 92% of students who took the course say that these educational sessions will help them make informed and thoughtful decisions for the future.

Educators – who play an imperative role in this initiative – reported an extraordinary 94% positive rating across the board: they found value in the material taught in the classroom, noted that students found the materials compelling, and agreed that teacher-provided content was good or better.

“The content was self-contained; it was short enough for the students to stay interested but contained enough information to be educational,” said one of the educators. “This course helps me get students information that I might not get time to cover in class.”

The program launched in 2017 in South Florida. Southern Glazer’s expanded support of the program to Texas in 2019 then New York in 2020. Since its start, the program has made a difference for 54,222 students, 331 high schools and has offered 79,660 hours of learning.

School personnel and administration can reach out to the following individuals for more information on AlcoholEdu:

• In Florida: Marcela Perez at Marcela.Perez@everfi.com
• In Texas: Monica Wyatt at MWyatt@everfi.com
• In New York: Tori Giannotti at VGiannotti@everfi.com

About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, building brands for moments that matter. The multi-generational, family-owned Company has operations in 47 U.S. markets and Canada, as well as brokerage operations through its Southern Glazer’s Travel Retail Sales & Export Division in the Caribbean, Central and South America. In 2025, Southern Glazer’s was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, and was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Company to Work for Overall. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram @sgwinespirits.

About EVERFI

EVERFI is an international technology company driving social impact through education to address key societal challenges like financial wellness, mental health, workplace conduct, and more. Founded in 2008, EVERFI has reached millions of K-12 and adult learners worldwide with its transformative digital educational content. Through a unique third-party payer model, EVERFI provides K-12 schools in the U.S. with access to essential educational resources at no cost, ensuring that students everywhere gain vital life skills. Recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and featured on Fortune Magazine’s Impact 20 List and the GSC EdTech 150, EVERFI continues to shape the future of digital learning. To learn more about EVERFI, please visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or X/Twitter @EVERFI.

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The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc. – founded by Southern Glazer’s, to support the prevention of underage drinking – today announced that the Alcohol Education for High School online courses will return for the 2025-2026 school year.