The Jim Thorpe Police Department will hold a drug awareness program on Wednesday, April 13.

The program will be held at Memorial Hall, 101 E. Tenth St., starting at 7 p.m.Topics for the program include drug awareness and recognition, gang awareness and recognition and signs and symptoms of drug abuse. The program is open to all parents of students of the Jim Thorpe Area School District.Anyone with questions concerning the program can contact Police Chief Joseph Schatz at (570) 325-4994, ext. 322.