San Marcos Prevention Coalition

SMPC CONTINUATION GRANT 2020

SAN MARCOS PREVENTION COALITION AS FISCAL AGENT FORDRUG-FREE CAMPUS CREEK COALITION - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY THE DRUG-FREE CAMPUS CREEK COALITION WORKS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITHIN THE CAMPUS CREEK COMMUNITY. THE COALITION SERVES APPROXIMATELY 23,000 RESIDENTS. THE COALITION’S DFC PROJECT WILL SERVE ALL 23,000 RESIDENTS (23,000 ANNUALLY AND 115,000 THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 5-YEARS) THROUGH THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THEIR 12-MONTH ACTION PLAN. THE COALITION’S PROJECT GOALS ARE: DFC GOAL ONE: INCREASE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION OBJECTIVE 1: THE NUMBER OF COALITION MEMBERS WILL INCREASE BY 15%, BY 9/29/2025, AS MEASURED BY THE MONTHLY COALITION MEETINGS’ SIGN-IN SHEETS. POPULATION ADDRESSED: ALL COMMUNITY SECTORS, AGE UNLIMITED. OBJECTIVE 2: ATTEND AND PRESENT THE COALITION’S MISSION STATEMENT AND CURRENT 12-MONTH ACTION PLAN AT FIVE OF THE COALITION’S SECTOR LEADERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, BY 9/30/2025, AS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS GIVEN. POPULATION ADDRESSED: ALL COMMUNITY SECTORS, AGE UNLIMITED. DFC GOAL TWO: REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE OBJECTIVE 1: MARIJUANA USE BY 6TH - 12TH GRADERS WILL DECREASE BY 10%, BY 9/29/2025, AS MEASURED BY THE SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY PAST 30-DAY USE RATES. POPULATION ADDRESSED: STUDENTS IN 7TH, 9TH, AND 11TH GRADE, AGES 12-18 OBJECTIVE 2: ALCOHOL USE BY 6TH - 12TH GRADERS WILL DECREASE BY 10%, BY 9/29/2025, AS MEASURED BY THE SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY PAST 30-DAY USE RATES. POPULATION ADDRESSED: STUDENTS IN 7TH, 9TH, AND 11TH GRADE, AGES 12-18 OBJECTIVE 3: TOBACCO USE BY 6TH - 12TH GRADERS WILL DECREASE BY 10%, BY 9/29/2025, AS MEASURED BY THE SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY PAST 30-DAY USE RATES. POPULATION ADDRESSED: STUDENTS IN 7TH, 9TH, AND 11TH GRADE, AGES 12-18

SAN MARCOS PREVENTION COALITION

SAN MARCOS YOUTH ALCOHOL PREVENTION CAMPAIGN - THE SAN MARCOS YOUTH ALCOHOL PREVENTION CAMPAIGN IS A BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY COMPETENT CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON UNDERAGE COLLEGE STUDENTS. THIS CAMPAIGN BUILDS UPON THE CURRENT UNDERAGE DRINKING WORK OF THE SAN MARCOS PREVENTION COALITION. THE CAMPAIGN WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20 YEARS OLD LIVING, WORKING, AND STUDYING IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS. GOAL #1 OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO ASSESS THE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT OF ALL THE CITY'S OFF-SALE ALCOHOL LICENSEES. BY JUNE 30, 2023, STAFF, YOUTH LEADERS AND YOUTH WILL SURVEY ALL 56 OFF-SALE ALCOHOL LICENSEES, PRODUCE A REPORT ON THE RESULTS, AND PRESENT THE REPORT TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY'S STUDENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS COMMITTEE. GOAL #2 OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OFF-SALE ALCOHOL LICENSEES TO IMPLEMENT RESPONSIBLE AND BEST RETAIL PRACTICES. THE OBJECTIVE IS BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 TO REDUCE 11TH GRADE PAST 30-DAY ALCOHOL USE BY 15%, AS MEASURED BY THE SAN MARCOST UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY, THROUGH THE REDUCTION AND/OR ELIMINATION OF ALCOPOPS AT 56 OFF-SALE ALCOHOL RETAILERS. GOAL #3 IS TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL. THE OBJECTIVE IS BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 TO REDUCE 11TH GRADERS' ACCESS TO ALCOHOL BY 20%, AS MEASURED BY THE SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY, THROUGH THE COMPLETION AND RELEASE OF A SAN MARCOS TEEN ALCOHOL ACCESS REPORT ON WHERE AND HOW HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH ACCESS ALCOHOL, DEVELOPED USING SURVEY DATA AND GATHERING COMPELLING STORIES BY 50 YOUTH.