A community meeting for parents and youth to discuss underage drinking takes place Tuesday.

The St. Joseph Youth Alliance will be hosting the meeting which will feature a speaker for Think First, Missouri.

According to Youth Alliance Drug Free Communities Project Coordinator Angela Reynolds, Keller Colley was involved in an underage drinking crash his freshman year in college and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

“He’s going to come tell his story and talk about how his life’s changed and the impact of that incident,” Reynolds said.

Also at the meeting, local community members will be on hand as part of a panel discussion. According to Reynolds, the panel will include law enforcement officers, a speaker from the emergency medical system and some legal perspectives.

Reynolds said the meeting is an opportunity to open the conversation about underage drinking, to bring awareness to the community and give facts.

“It’s summertime, kids are going to be out with their friends and not tied down with school,” Reynolds said. “Obviously, parties heighten and extracurricular activities, Fourth of July, things of that nature, so parents really should be talking to their kids about the potentials for underage drinking.”

The Community Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the Community Room at Meierhoffer Funeral Home and Crematory, 5005 Frederick Blvd. For more information, call (816) 232-0050 or go to the St. Joseph Youth Alliance Facebook page.