Amistades Inc

PINAL COUNTY LATINO OPIOID CONSORTIUM - AMISTADES, INC. SEEKS TO EXPAND AND INCREASE ACCESS TO MAT SERVICES FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER TO ADDRESS MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED LATINO COMMUNITIES; ENSURE TIMELY TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT FOR THOSE WITH DUAL-DIAGNOSIS, AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWING INCARCERATION, THROUGH AN EXISTING CONSORTIUM OF HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA (PINAL COUNTY LATINO OPIOID CONSORTIUM). ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING THROUGH MEXICO IS A SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND PINAL AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES REMAIN THE BUSIEST DRUG AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING CORRIDORS IN THE STATE (ARIZONA REPUBLIC 3-22-19). PINAL COUNTY (5,400 SQ. MILES) SITS IN THE CENTER OF THE STATE – FED PRIMARILY BY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATES 10 AND 8 MOVING FROM MEXICO TO CALIFORNIA. HOME TO FOUR NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND A POPULATION THAT IS 37% LATINO, THE PRIMARY CITIES IN THIS REGION – FLORENCE, CASA GRANDE, ELOY AND COOLIDGE – ARE CHALLENGED TO SERVE EXTREMELY RURAL COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY, MIGRATION AND ACCULTURATIVE STRESS. SIX OF THE COUNTY'S 12 GEO-STATISTICAL AREAS ARE DESIGNATED PRIMARY CARE HPSAS; 10 ARE MENTAL HEALTH HPSAS AND FOUR (4) ARE DESIGNATED HIGH NEED HPSAS. PROVIDERS REPORT THAT MAT SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH RISING RATES OF OUD - PARTICULARLY UNDERSERVED PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY TWO (2) MAT FACILITIES LOCATED IN FLORENCE AND CASA GRANDE. PROJECT PARTNERS WILL EXPAND CURRENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO FOCUS ON REACHING LATINOS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED AND/OR AT RISK FOR OUD AND TO MORE INTENSIVELY ENGAGE PROVIDERS IN CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE SERVICE PROVISION. PARTNERS INCLUDE: PINAL HISPANIC COUNCIL AND SUN LIFE FAMILY HEALTH. PCLOC MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES ARIZONA COMPLETE HEALTH (THE RBHA); LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY CARE; SOCIAL SERVICES; EDUCATION; FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS. PROVIDERS WILL ONLY USE GRANT FUNDS FOR SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS NOT COVERED BY PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE; INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM COVERAGE HAS BEEN FORMALLY DETERMINED TO BE UNAFFORDABLE, OR FOR SERVICES NOT SUFFICIENTLY COVERED BY AN INDIVIDUAL’S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. PCLOC GOALS INCLUDE: 1) INCREASING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ACCESSIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE MAT SERVICES FOR LATINOS AND OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN PINAL COUNTY 2) DECREASE RATES OF ILLICIT OPIOID USE/MISUSE BY CLIENTS IN MAT + COUNSELING TREATMENT AT SIX MONTH FOLLOW UP 3) DATA WILL DRIVE DECISION MAKING AROUND MAT PROVISION IN PINAL COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 300 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE FIVE YEAR GRANT PERIOD. AMISTADES WILL BE APPLYING FOR $525,000 PER YEAR.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

THE MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM PROJECT

AMISTADES SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION

POR VIDA PROGRAM - IN PIMA COUNTY, 281 PEOPLE OUT OF EACH 100,000 PEOPLE ARE LIVING WITH HIV AND OF THAT 281, 269 PEOPLE ARE LATINO. HIV/STIS INFECTIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING THE LATINO COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY, MALES. THE RATE OF LATINO MALES LIVING WITH AN HIV DIAGNOSIS IS 1.2 TIMES THAT OF WHITE MALES AND THE RATE OF HISPANIC/LATINA FEMALES LIVING WITH AN HIV DIAGNOSIS IS 1.5 TIMES THAT OF WHITE FEMALES. AMISTADES, INC. PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT POR VIDA, A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR LATINOS AGED 13-24 AT HIGHEST RISK FOR HIV AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE DISORDERS. THROUGH POR VIDA, AMISTADES WILL TARGET LATINOS TO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AMISTADES IS AT THE HIGHEST-LEVEL OF READINESS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PROGRAM BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE UTILIZING A TEAM SCIENCE APPROACH WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL KNOWLEDGE BASES AND SECTORS. THE AGENCY HAS EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTERED SIX FEDERAL GRANTS TOTALING $2.6 MILLION, FOUR NATIONAL FOUNDATION GRANTS TOTALING $965,000 AND THREE STATE AWARDS TOTALING $885,000; TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $4.45 MILLION. POR VIDA WILL BE GROUNDED IN LATINO CORE VALUES, EMPLOYING A CULTURAL HEALING SPECTRUM AS PART OF THE NAVIGATION PROCESS. THE SPECTRUM ACKNOWLEDGES AN INDIVIDUAL’S EXISTENCE FROM SHAME AND TRAUMA TO HAPPINESS AND WELLNESS. SURVIVAL IS OFTEN WHERE INDIVIDUALS FIND THEMSELVES AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS EXISTENCE. PARTICIPATION IN THE POR VIDA PROGRAM, WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE BEYOND EXISTENCE AND GROW, HEAL, AND RE-ROOT, TO ACHIEVE HARMONY. UTLIZING CULTURE AS POWER, AMISTADES WILL EMPLOY PRACTICES SUCH AS PROVIDING BILINGUAL/ BICULTURAL OUTREACH SERVICES, REGLAS DE RESPETO, CAFECITOS Y PLATICAS, AND TESTEMONIOS TO REACH LATINOS IN PIMA COUNTY. A STEERING COMMUNITY (COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD) WILL BE CONVENED TO ENSURE AND MONITOR THE CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS AND BEST FRAMEWORKS. THE GOALS OF THE POR VIDA PROGRAM WILL BE TO 1) SERVE LATINO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING IN PIMA COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE BORDER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA; 2) TO USE A NAVIGATION APPROACH PEER NAVIGATORS TO EXPEDITE SERVICES FOR THESE POPULATIONS AND 3) WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION AROUND THE RISKS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS, AND PROVIDE NEEDED LINKAGES TO SERVICE PROVISION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV. POR VIDA WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ACTIVITIES A) COLLABORATE WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY SECTORS TO IMPLEMENT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO 750 LATINO YOUTH B) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BILINGUAL AND CULTURALLY RESPONSE GRASSROOTS AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THAT WILL REACH 5,000 LATINOS C) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCREENING AND TESTING FOR HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS FOR AT LEAST 1,000 LATINOS D) PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND HEALING CENTERED NAVIGATION SERVICES TO LINK 100% OF THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO CARE FOR HIV AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND E) PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR HIV FOR AT LEAST 150 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THE EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES WILL INCLUDE: ¡CUIDATE!, A COMPREHENSIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HIV PREVENTION CURRICULUM AND TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS. FOR THOSE, 18 TO 24, PROVIDE HIV 101 AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 101 EDUCATIONAL PLATICAS, CAFECITOS, Y TESTIMONIOS. POR VIDA WILL UTILIZE THE RAZALOGIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH FRAMEWORK, THE BARRIO PREVENTION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK AND TEACHINGS FROM JERRY TELLO, NATIONAL COMPADRE NETWORK AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE NAVIGATION AND LINKAGE TO SERVICES. PROPOSED PROGRAM PARTNERS WILL INCLUDE THREE BORDER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TUCSON, EL RIO COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TUCSON CITY COUNCIL WARD 5 OFFICE HOMELESS PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HIV CLINIC AND UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LGBTQ CENTER. DR. ANTONIO ESTRADA WILL E

THE MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM II - EXPERIENCED SOUTHERN ARIZONA DFC AWARDEE AMISTADES, INC. JOINS THE MULTI-SECTOR MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM III (MPCII) IN PROPOSING TO ENGAGE YOUTH AGES 10-18 AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS IN THE LATINO-DOMINANT, US-MEXICO BORDER COMMUNITY OF DOUGLAS, ARIZONA IN ADDRESSING FAST-RISING RATES OF YOUTH UNDERAGE DRINKING AND SUBSTANCE USE, SPECIFICALLY MARIJUANA, PSYCHOSTIMULANTS, AND OPIOIDS – WITH EMPHASIS ON FENTANYL. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, POLICY CHANGE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS AIMED AT 1) REDUCING YOUTH ACCESS TO TARGETED SUBSTANCES THROUGH KEY SOCIAL HOST AND RED TAG ORDINANCES; 2) CHANGING LATINO CULTURAL NORMS ACCEPTING OF YOUTH ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE THROUGH SUD/OUD PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; 3) ENHANCING YOUTH AND ADULT COMMUNICATION AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS PROMOTING POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AND SUBSTANCE USE REFUSAL SKILLS, AND 4) INCREASING COMMUNITY-BASED PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT REDUCE RISK AND ENHANCE PROTECTION. LATINO-LED AMISTADES WILL USE ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN INTEGRATING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED METHODS INTO PREVENTION PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE ENGAGEMENT OF LATINO YOUTH AND ADULTS AT ALL LEVELS OF ACCULTURATION. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE 1) COALITION CAPACITY BUILDING IN LEADERSHIP, MOBILIZATION, USE OF DATA, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EBP IMPLEMENTATION; 2) PARENT AND YOUTH MOBILIZATION TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY PREVENTION EFFORTS AND PROSOCIAL ACTIVITIES; 3) COMMUNITY POLICY DEVELOPMENT TO LIMIT ACCESS AND YOUTH AVAILABILITY OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA; 4) BINATIONAL PREVENTION EDUCATION BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AMONG YOUTH AND PARENTS LIVING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER; AND 5) DATA-DRIVEN PLANNING AND EVALUATION.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-PSYCHOSTIMULANT SUPPORT

DESCRIPTION:AMISTADES, INC AND THEIR SUBAWARDEES WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICALLY INCREASING HEAT SEVERITY AND ITS IMPACT IN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED LATINO-DOMINANT COMMUNITIES WHERE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS AND HISTORICAL TRAUMA FROM BARRIO/NEIGHBORHOOD ERADICATION PROMOTE SYSTEM MISTRUST AND SUSTAINED DISPARITY IN THE TUCSON, ARIZONA. THEIR EFFORTS WILL JUMPSTART THE CITY OF TUCSON 2022 TUCSON RESILIENT TOGETHER CLIMATE AND ADAPTATION PLAN GOALS BY BUILDING HEAT SEVERITY RESILIENCE IN AND NEARBY THE TUCSON'S 85706 ZIP CODES WHICH CURRENTLY HAS SIX LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT INDEX AND LOW SHADE TREE EQUITY. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE RESILIENCY EDUCATION AND PLANNING USING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROBLEM SOLVING (EJCPS) MODEL; AND YOUTH AND ADULT ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION TRAINING AS ADVOCATES IN REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUPS AND COMMITTEES. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO 1) ENGAGE AND INFORM LATINO RESIDENTS ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCY; 2) BUILD CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO EXTREME HEAT EVENTS AND ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES SPECIFIC TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND 3) CREATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES THAT HELP THEM STAY SAFE, COOL, AND BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN. PROJECT EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN A MASTER CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF TWO CULTURALLY CENTERED CLIMATE RESILIENCE HUBS THAT WILL PROVIDE SAFE SPACES FOR RESIDENTS TO COOL DOWN, BUILD CONNECTIONS, AND ACCESS RESOURCES; DEVELOPMENT OF A CLIMATE CRISIS COMMUNICATION AND RESPONSE PLAN, DEVELOPMENT OF A 15- MEMBER YOUTH CLIMATE COALITION IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES; COMMUNITY TOOLKIT, AND MOBILIZATION OF 10 TRAINED LATINO CLIMATE ADVOCATES ENGAGING IN REGIONAL ACTION. FORMATIVE EVALUATION BY AMISTADES, INC. WILL MEASURE THE IMPACT OF ACTIVITIES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.ACTIVITIES:THE GRANTEE WILL AWARD AND MANAGE SUBAWARDS; CREATE A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; SCHEDULE/DESIGN/IMPLEMENT SESSIONS WITH KEY AUDIENCES (MEETINGS, INFORMATION SESSIONS, MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, ETC); DEVELOP AND RECRUIT A DIVERSE GROUP FOR A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (YOUTH COALITION AND CLIMATE ADVOCATES); MEASURE SUCCESS OF WORK; DEVELOP/DISTRIBUTE FACTSHEETS; DEVELOP A MASTER CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN WHICH INCLUDES A CLIMATE CRISIS COMMUNICATION AND RESPONSE PLAN AS WELL AS WILL HELP DETERMINE NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT/DESIGN AND IDENTIFY TWO RESILIENCE HUBS; AND DESIGN/PUBLISH A COMMUNITY TOOLKIT. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: 1) COORDINATE WITH AMISTADES TEAMS IN COORDINATION MEETINGS; 2) SUPPORT PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION; 3) DEVELOP AND RUN ENGAGING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH; 4) OFFER WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; 5) CREATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES; 6) PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; 7) EVALUATE PROGRAM IMPACT AND REFINE APPROACHES; 8) PROVIDE TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS; AND 9) CO-LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.OUTCOMES:1. 30- 36 MONTHLY PROJECT MEETINGS WITH SUBAWARDEES. OUTCOME: KEY SUBAWARD PARTNER AND NETWORKING ALLY INVESTMENT INTO A CULTURALLY ADAPTED AND RESPONSIVE CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN; 2. COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. OUTCOME: RATHER THAN EMBRACING TRADITIONAL MAINSTREAM COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH GENERIC OUTREACH INITIATIVES, AMISTADES INC. WILL UTILIZE AN OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN ROOTED IN RAZALOGIA UTILIZING CAFECITOS AS THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. THE PLAN THEN IS TO USE THESE STRATEGIES TO GAGE AND ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS TO THIS GRANT (I.E. THE COMMUNITY) AND LEARN FROM AND PRESENT THEIR STORY AT FINAL REPORT. FINALLY, THESE STRATEGIES WILL BE USED TO YIELD AN ADAPTED, GRASSRO

THE MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM YOUTH PROJECT - LATINO-LED, LATINO-SERVING NON-PROFIT, AMISTADES, INC. PROPOSES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE/MISUSE AMONG LATINO AGES 12-14 AT APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. THROUGH THE MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM YOUTH PROJECT, AMISTADES WILL ENHANCE AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING PREVENTION COALITION, THE MAYAHUEL PREVENTION CONSORTIUM, BY UTILIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT (CARA) FRAMEWORK THAT REQUIRES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES, THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK PLANNING MODEL AND THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. THE AFOREMENTIONED PREVENTION BEST PRACTICES WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUSTAINABILITY.THE LACK OF SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS, THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SUBSTANCES, AND COMMUNITY NORMS FAVORABLE TO THE USE OF SUBSTANCES CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. THERE IS A NEED TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EDUCATE LATINO YOUTH ABOUT THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF USING OPIOIDS, METHAMPHETAMINES, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.AMISTADES WILL TARGET LATINO YOUTH FROM APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE PREVENTION APPROACHES THAT MEET THE UNIQUE BICULTURAL NEEDS OF ITS POPULATION. THE TARGETED LATINO YOUTH POPULATION REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK AND MOST DISENFRANCHISED GROUP WHO USE/MISUSE SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR COCAINE.THE PROJECT WILL: 1) REDUCE OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE/MISUSE AMONG LATINO YOUTH AND 2) CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE/MISUSE.THE PROPOSED CADCA SEVEN STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES WILL BE GROUNDED IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND COMMUNITY DEFINED PRACTICES. AMISTADES WILL UTILIZE SPECIFIC LATINO CORE VALUES, RAZALOGIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH FRAMEWORK AND INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS FR OM JERRY TELLO OF THE NATIONAL COMPADRES NETWORK. THE AGENCY HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE UTILIZING THESE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FRAMEWORKS IN THEIR PREVIOUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE REDUCTION PROGRAMS TARGETING HARD TO REACH LATINOS. THROUGH THE MAYAHUEL CONSORTIUM, LATINO YOUTH, WILL REDUCE RISK FACTORS WHILE ENHANCING PROTECTIVE FACTORS GROUNDED IN HAWKINS AND CATALANO?S RISK AND PROTECTIVE PREVENTION FACTORS MODEL.PROPOSED PARTNERS INCLUDE BORDER SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 85706 ZIP CODE. AMISTADES WILL COLLABORATE WITH TWO EXISTING DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION: PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY PREVENTION COALITION, AND LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP KINO NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION. ADDITIONAL CONSORTIUM REPRESENTATIVE PARTNERS INCLUDE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT, PIMA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CENTER, PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TUCSON CITY WARD 5, TUCSON CITY WARD 3, YWCA OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.

MOVIEMIENTO OLLIN - PROJECT MOVEMENT

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

STOP ACT UNDERAGE DRINKING PROJECT

AMISTADES SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION SOUTH PARK DFC COALITION MENTORING PROGRAM

MAYAHUEL UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROJECT

MAYAHUEL UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROJECT

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

AMISTADES SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION (ASAC)