Coastal Communities Drug-Free Coalition

COASTAL COMMUNITIES DRUG FREE COALITIONSERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF MISSION BEACH AND PACIFIC BEACHIN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO

COASTAL COMMUNITIES DRUG-FREE COALITION

COASTAL COMMUNITIES DRUG-FREE COALITION

COASTAL COMMUNITIES DRUG FREE COALITION"CHANGERS ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROJECT (CAPP)" - CAPP ~ CHANGERS ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROJECT COASTAL COMMUNITIES DFC’S YOUTH ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROJECT CAPP (CHANGERS ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROJECT) SPONSORED BY COASTAL COMMUNITIES DFC, IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT OR REDUCE UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AGED 12-20, INCLUDING TARGETED YOUTH POPULATIONS – LATINOS AND PAN ASIANS, UTILIZING: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY (CHKS) RESULTS WHICH INDICATE THAT THE TARGETED YOUTH IN OUR REGION HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST ALCOHOL USE RATES IN THE COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA SHOWS 25% OF RETAIL LICENSEES HAVE SOLD TO UNDERAGE YOUTH, DEMONSTRATING FURTHER NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION. PROJECT GOALS ARE BY 9/29/2027 TO GOAL 1. INCREASE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION BY DEVELOPING AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE YOUTH GROUP, THE "CHANGERS" AGED 12-20, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, TO PROVIDE ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION INFORMATION. GOAL 2. INCREASE COLLABORATION WITH ALCOHOL LICENSEES TO IMPLEMENT RESPONSIBLE AND BEST RETAIL PRACTICES, THROUGH ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION IN AN ALCOHOL LICENSEES ONSITE TRAINING, REGARDING THE HARM FROM ALCOHOL USE THROUGH RETAIL SOURCES BY YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 21. GOAL 3. INCREASE THE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, REGARDING THE HARM FROM ALCOHOL USE THROUGH SOCIAL SOURCES BY YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 21. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE BY 9/29/2027 TO REDUCE ALCOHOL USE BY YOUTH (12-20) BY 15%, AS MEASURED BY THE SDUSD’S CHKS THROUGH: OBJECTIVE 1.1. ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND REFUSAL SKILLS PRESENTATIONS ON ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES BY YOUTH GROUP, THE CHANGERS AGED 12-20, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE BEEN RECRUITED AND TRAINED TO PROVIDE ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION INFORMATION, ON ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, 10 PRESENTATIONS PER YEAR. OBJECTIVE 2.1. ASSESSING AND EDUCATING ALCOHOL LICENSEES REGARDING RESPONSIBLE RETAIL LAWS AND SKILLS, 15 LICENSEES PER YEAR. OBJECTIVE 3.1. FACILITATION OF TWO TOWN HALLS AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, PER YEAR, ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, TWO TOWN HALLS PER YEAR. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER SERVED: 3000 YOUTH, AGED 12-20, AND 1,500 PARENTS, AND 2000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TOTAL 6500 INDIVIDUALS; 26,000 OVER PROJECT.