Piast Institute

COMMUNITY ACTION TO REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HAMTRAMCK DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION

EMPOWERING COMMUNITY TO FIGHT ADDICTION - THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT, ?EMPOWERING COMMUNITY TO FIGHT ADDICTION,? IS TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH (AGES 12-18) AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS TO THE DANGERS OF MISUSING OPIOIDS, METHAMPHETAMINES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THE HAMTRAMCK DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2007 AND WILL INVOLVE ALL THE COALITION?S COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THIS EFFORT.HDFCC WILL ADDRESS AND REDUCE PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH USE OF OPIOIDS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND METHAMPHETAMINE BY USING THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY LEVEL CHANGE. HDFCC WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTH THROUGH GUEST SPEAKERS FOR YOUTH (A PART OF THE JR. DRUG FREE COALITION), IMPLEMENTING AN INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CLASSES AND EDUCATING PARENTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN ENHANCING BARRIERS FOR YOUTH ABUSE OF SUBSTANCES. HDFCC WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH MEDICATION LOCK BAGS AND INVOLVE LOCAL PRESCRIPTION PRESCRIBERS IN PREVENTION EFFORTS AND EDUCATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HDFCC WILL ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE JUNIOR COALITION TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF DRUG ADDICTION BY PARTNERING WITH THE DEA AND A DRUG RECOVERY PROGRAM TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG MISUSE. DISCUSSIONS WITH PEERS AND STUDENT GENERATED ACTIVITIES WILL REINFORCE THE MESSAGE.IN ADDITION, ALL 9TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS SAME INFORMATION THROUGH THEIR HEALTH CLASSES. OUTCOMES: INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ADDICTION TO YOUTH (AGES 12-18), THEIR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN BUILDING A DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY WITH HEALTHY-LIVING ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS INFORMING AND EDUCATING PARENTS TO BE PROACTIVE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST YOUTH DRUG ADDICTION. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, HDFCC WILL WORK TO REDUCE THE MISUSE OF OPIOIDS, METHAMPHETAMINES, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AMONG YOUTH (AGES 12-18), MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE DANGERS OF MISUSE OF DRUGS IN THE COMMUNITY IS CLEARLY PERCEIVED, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND THE COALITION?S PARTNERS IN THESE EFFORTS.

ENHANCING PREVENTION EFFORTS TO STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING - PROJECT NAME: ENHANCING PREVENTION EFFORTS TO STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING THE HAMTRAMCK DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION (HDFCC) WILL ENHANCE THE PREVENTION EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL BY INCREASING OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS BY PARTNERING WITH WHPL CHANNEL 19 TO EDUCATE A BROADER PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, WE WILL INCREASE OUR STATE COLLABORATION BY PARTNERING WITH THE MICHIGAN COALITION TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING (MCRUD). THE TARGET POPULATION FOR HDFCC’S PROPOSED PROJECT IS YOUTH (AGES 12-20) IN THE 48212 ZIP CODE AREA, WHICH CONSISTS OF HAMTRAMCK AND PORTIONS OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE COALITION FOCUSES ITS SERVICES PRIMARILY ON YOUTH, INCLUDING THOSE WHO FREQUENTLY COME INTO CONTACT WITH YOUTH, SUCH AS PARENTS, EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOCUS ON HELPING ADULT ROLE MODELS SUPPORT YOUTH IN THEIR HEALTHY AND DRUG-FREE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THOUGH THE COALITION FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON THE CITY OF HAMTRAMCK, THE CITY’S NATURE AS AN URBAN CENTER WITHIN A MORE SPARSELY-POPULATED AREA OF DETROIT MEANS THAT MANY YOUTH WHO LIVE JUST OUTSIDE HAMTRAMCK’S BORDERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE COALITION’S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, EVEN IF THEY TECHNICALLY LIVE IN DETROIT. GOAL ONE: INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COALITION MEMBERS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN REDUCING ALCOHOL VISIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUTH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE: BY SEPTEMBER 2023, REDUCE VISIBILITY, SALES, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ALCOHOL FOR UNDERAGE YOUTH BY 20% STRATEGY: PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO INSTITUTE ALCOHOL VENDOR COMPLIANCE CHECKS. STRATEGY: JOIN PLANNING COMMITTEES FOR CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS TO OFFER PREVENTION PERSPECTIVES ABOUT ALCOHOL AT EVENTS STRATEGY: INCREASE INVOLVEMENT WITH MICHIGAN COALITION TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING (MCRUD) TO PLAY A ROLE IN AFFECTING ALCOHOL POLICIES AND FURTHER CONNECT WITH THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL COMMITTEE (MLCC) GOAL TWO: REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE IN THE COMMUNITY BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY LEVEL CHANGE. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE: BY SEPTEMBER 2023, REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE BY 20% AS MEASURED BY MIPHY DATA STRATEGY: REACH SECONDARY POPULATIONS WHO AFFECT YOUTH BEHAVIOR BY EXPANDING “TEACHERS TALK” AND “PARENTS PARTNER” MEETINGS AND CONDUCTING PARENT EVENTS STRATEGY: MAGNIFY THE AUDIENCE FOR COALITION ACTIVITIES AND PREVENTION MESSAGING BY PARTNERING WITH WHPL CHANNEL 19 WHICH REACHES UP TO 5 MILLION PEOPLE. ADDRESSING OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY, BY TRANSLATING MATERIALS INTO OTHER LANGUAGES SUCH AS ARABIC, BENGALI, POLISH, BOSNIAN, UKRAINIAN. PEOPLE TO BE SERVED: ANNUALLY- 4,000 LIFE OF THE PROJECT-20,000

HAMTRAMCK DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION