Step-Up Tamaqua will meet at 7 p.m. Mondayin Founders' Hall, Trinity UCC, 22 Lafayette St., Tamaqua. Normally, the group meets the third Monday of the month.

This month's meeting features two presenters: Mairead Desmond, executive director of New Directions Treatment Services in Bethlehem and Rachel Miller, director of the Lehigh-Carbon Community College SHINE afterschool program in Panther Valley School District.Following the presentations, STEP-Up groups, support, treatment, enforcement and prevention, will meet to share updates.STEP-Up Tamaqua is a project of the 501c3 nonprofit Tamaqua Area Faith Fellowship Network under the umbrella of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership. Its purpose is to address the addiction issue in the community. Contributions are welcome and can be sent to STEP-Up Tamaqua, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua, PA 18252.