Action Team Updates and Minutes Archive
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2019 Second Quarter Updates
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Poverty
The ARC Family Resource Center, Ukiah Vecinos en Acciόn (UVA) community group, West Business Development Center, Economic Finance Development Corporation and other partners in the Healthy Mendocino Poverty Action Team launched their first Community Marketplace on Sunday, June 2nd. This was the first in a series of four markets throughout the summer that are part of a pilot entrepreneurial incubator program. Twenty-one intrepid entrepreneurs went through a 4-part training to learn about the basics of developing a small business and bringing a product or service to the market. The first Community Marketplace had twelve of these businesses joined by some local established businesses in a festive day of food, music and family activities at the open Alex Rorabaugh Recreation Center (ARRC) at Grace Hudson Elementary. It was a great first run, and the group is gearing up for market number two on Sunday, July 7, from 10am-2:00pm. Two more markets will take place on August 4th and September 8.The PAT is also compiling data on Poverty in Mendocino County to better understand the barriers and needs in the different communities throughout the county. They have been researching Canada’s innovative poverty reduction efforts, which have reduced Poverty in the country 20% over the past 5 years. The PAT is hoping to identify pieces of Canada’s model to adopt locally.
Childhood Trauma
The Childhood Trauma Action Team heard from Aurelie Clivaz of Mendocino County Youth Project (MCYP) about their efforts with the National Council for Behavioral Healh creating a trauma-informed compassionate culture. This 18-month project has included the Redwood Valley Rancheria, the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, Tapestry Family Services and MCYP. The project has had significant impact in the way MCYP does their daily work with each other and clients and has been incorporated into their strategic plan and regular management meetings. The group is discussing ways to incorporate this work with the CTAT’s efforts to develop a countywide strategic map.Family Wellness & Childhood Obesity
The FWCO team supported Frank Zeek Elementary School in developing a morning movement program launched as May Tiger March. Erica Baumker of Adventist Health Ukiah Valley (AVUH) Pediatrics and Eric Reinhelt from Walk & Bike Mendocino met with staff and the school’s Positive Club to promote morning movement ideas such as creating a walking school bus or Morning Mile program. The Positive Club got excited and spearheaded the effort, creating fliers and presentations to motivate their peers. PE teacher John Pinon and Principal Dara Brown provided the staff resources. Every morning in the month of May, students came early and did laps on the course, tracked by Mr. Pinon. At the end of the month, FWCO team members handed out prizes to the kids who had the most miles. The prizes, generously donated by Adventist Health, were handed out by Erika Baumker (AVUH Pediatrics), Cici Winiger (Adventist Health Howard Memorial), and Julie McGovern (Alex Rorabaugh Recreational Center). Ms. Winiger and McGovern are both parents at Frank Zeek as well. This support is part of an ongoing effort of the FWCO team to encourage families to move more and eat healthy through community education and engagement.The team has also been using the CDC Workplace Health ScoreCard to look at the health of their own organizations. FWCO members have taken the ScoreCard survey and have each chosen one small change they can help affect in their own workplaces. Health happens where we live work and play and the FWCO team decided that we have to model what we are asking others to do
Housing
The Inland HAT worked with the City of Ukiah on its housing element which has been updated, approved and sent to the state for approval. The team is also providing input on the City of Ukiah’s general plan update. Some of the strategies the team has suggested:- a variety of housing to include multifamily, coop’s, tiny homes and smaller units
- easier processes and appropriate zoning for ADU’s
- removing barriers by using flexible development standards eg. reducing setbacks, greater height allowances.
- increasing density on underutilized parcels in city limits
- pursuing annexation to logical boundaries
The County of Mendocino has approved the contract with their consultant Placeworks to revise their Housing Element and the HAT inland and coastal will be working with them to provide input and developing an additional countywide community meeting on a topic TBD.
The team is developing a media subcommittee to coordinate public engagement, communication and education. According to a report prepared by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, community resistance is a major barrier to new housing in California, and we have seen a similar issue in Mendocino County. The team is developing a list of housing related topics to help educate and engage the community on housing issues. They developed a survey to understand what partners are already doing to communicate so that they can link and coordinate their communication.
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2019 First Quarter Updates
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Poverty:
The Poverty Action Team has developed The Community Marketplace as a project for entrepreneurial development and community building and will have multiple components. There is a cohort of 30 applicants, (27 Spanish speakers, 2 English speakers and 1 bilingual person) who were recruited through UVA and applied through the ARC FRC. They will receive a 3-part training from West Company in marketing, business development and finance. Training starts April 5th and EDFC will make small business loads available to those who qualify.
In addition to the applicants, the Marketplace will also include entertainment and food booths, and educational workshops, with an associated fee to cover costs. The event will be held at Grace Hudson Elementary, and the Alex Rorabaugh Center will be open for kids activities. The tentative date for the pilot marketplace is June 2nd
The team is also working to promote and expand the Federal and State EITC and CTC to get more money in the pockets of low-income families with children. They are talking with VITA, NCO and United Way of the Wine Country to explore the most efficient and cost-effective ways of doing this.
Mental Health:
The Mental Health Action Team is working to pull together resources, policies and practices to develop a toolkit for end users and mental health providers. They are working in collaboration with RCS and MCOE who are developing and gathering resources for a grant to raise awareness and reduce barriers to service.
The Mental Health team is also working to identify key policies for a range of employers that will bolster the mental health of employees and their families while bolstering employee engagement and productivity. They are hoping to create a workshop for Human Resource professionals from employers throughout Mendocino County to provide promising practices, networking and professional expertise.
Childhood Trauma:
The Childhood Trauma Action Team is developing a detailed capacity map to better understand where there are gaps and overlaps in prevention, intervention and program capacity. This map will be used to develop a long-term strategic plan for addressing childhood trauma. The intention is that each organization will use this map and plan to assess their individual strategic plans and institutionalize a collaborative, coordinated, and step wise approach, bringing new funding and capacity to address our current gaps. This is a countywide process and headed by the inland team but includes the entire county. They have built a collaborative events and trainings calendar to better coordinate training dates and spread.
Family Wellness and Childhood Obesity:
The Family Wellness and Childhood Obesity Action Team is creating a morning movement toolbox for schools which includes:
- Promotional/educational materials for teachers and parents about the benefits of morning movement
- A checklist for how to start a Daily Dash or Walking School Bus, with options depending on the resources available to each site
- Ideas for incentives to increase individual, classroom and schoolwide participation.
- Ways to engage families and staff to participate
- Measurement ideas including a Pre and post survey to track behavior change and potential reduction in referrals
- Potential sources of funding and/or estimated costs
They are working with Frank Zeek School to expand their morning recess to include incentives, invite family and staff participation and perhaps revitalize the walking school bus. They will use lessons learned from Frank Zeek to help revise the toolbox for other schools. Their goal is to promote more physical activity for the whole family, but also to help develop policies and practices that engage and support the school district to think about walkability and physical activity in unique ways. Their goal is to have a wellness champion at each school.
The team is also writing a letter to Assemblyman Jim Wood to outline what Healthy Mendocino believes to be the importance of a sugar sweetened beverage tax, what should be included and how we are calling on him to be more proactive in his stance. We will use this letter as a template to ask other organizations to do the same.
Housing:
The Housing Action Team is currently working with the City of Ukiah and the County of Mendocino as they revise their Housing Elements. The Housing Element will outline proposed and necessary housing development for the next 8 years. It is key to getting new housing in Mendocino County. The team is helping to identify underutilized and vacant parcels and looking into sources of funding for all types of development.
The team also continues to bring in speakers on a range of housing issues to understand barriers to developing new housing.
They are working with Corporation for Better Housing and Winn Corporation to try and promote the Brush Street Farmworker Family Apartments. This project’s success is critical for our area in seeking future federal and state funding for low income housing.
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2019 Minutes and Agendas
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Poverty
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2018 Fourth Quarter Updates
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Family Wellness & Childhood Obesity:
The Family Wellness and Childhood Obesity Action Team is creating a morning movement toolbox for schools which includes:
- Promotional/educational materials for teachers and parents about the benefits of morning movement
- A checklist for how to start a Daily Dash or Walking School Bus, with options depending on the resources available to each site
- Ideas for incentives to increase individual, classroom and school wide participation.
- Ways to engage families and staff to participate
- Measurement ideas including a pre and post survey to track behavior change and potential reduction in referrals
- Potential sources of funding and/or estimated costs
They are working with Frank Zeek School to expand their morning recess to include incentives, invite family and staff participation and perhaps revitalize the walking school bus. They will use lessons learned from Frank Zeek to help revise the toolbox for other schools. Their goal is to promote more physical activity for the whole family, but also to help develop policies and practices that engage and support the school district to think about walkability and physical activity in unique ways. Their goal is to have a wellness champion at each school.
The team is also writing a letter to Assemblyman Jim Wood to outline what Healthy Mendocino believes to be the importance of a sugar sweetened beverage tax, what should be included and how we are calling on him to be more proactive in his stance. We will use this letter as a template to ask other organizations to do the same.
Childhood Trauma:The Childhood Trauma Action Team is developing a detailed capacity map to better understand where there are gaps and overlaps in prevention, intervention and program capacity. This map will be used to develop a long-term strategic plan for addressing childhood trauma. The intention is that each organization will use this map and plan to assess their individual strategic plans and institutionalize a collaborative, coordinated, and step wise approach, bringing new funding and capacity to address our current gaps. This is a countywide process and headed by the inland team but includes the entire county. They have built a collaborative events and trainings calendar to better coordinate training dates and spread.
The action team has merged their meetings with Food Policy Council for a trial period to see if it would work to reduce meetings for participants while maintaining momentum. It was agreed by most that the Action Team needs its own meetings. This first meeting the group discussed promising practices and identifying who might need to be invited to join the group. Team members agreed to contact key community members to expand the team.
Housing:The Housing Action Team is currently working with the City of Ukiah and the County of Mendocino as they revise their Housing Elements. The Housing Element will outline proposed and necessary housing development for the next 8 years. It is key to getting new housing in Mendocino County. The team is helping to identify underutilized and vacant parcels and looking into sources of funding for all types of development.
The team also continues to bring in speakers on a range of housing issues to understand barriers to developing new housing.
They are working with Corporation for Better Housing and Winn Corporation to try and promote the Brush Street Farmworker Family Apartments. This project’s success is critical for our area in seeking future federal and state funding for low income housing.
Mental Health:The Mental Health Action Team is working to pull together resources, policies and practices to develop a toolkit for end users and mental health providers. They are working in collaboration with RCS and MCOE who are developing and gathering resources for a grant to raise awareness and reduce barriers to service.
The Mental Health team is also working to identify key policies for a range of employers that will bolster the mental health of employees and their families while bolstering employee engagement and productivity. They are hoping to create a workshop for Human Resource professionals from employers throughout Mendocino County to provide promising practices, networking and professional expertise.
Poverty:The Poverty Action Team has developed The Community Marketplace as a project for entrepreneurial development and community building and will have multiple components. There is a cohort of 30 applicants, (27 Spanish speakers, 2 English speakers and 1 bilingual person) who were recruited through UVA and applied through the ARC FRC. They will receive a 3-part training from West Company in marketing, business development and finance. Training starts April 5th and EDFC will make small business loads available to those who qualify.
In addition to the applicants, the Marketplace will also include entertainment and food booths, and educational workshops, with an associated fee to cover costs. The event will be held at Grace Hudson Elementary, and the Alex Rorabaugh Center will be open for kids activities. The tentative date for the pilot marketplace is June 2nd
The team is also working to promote and expand the Federal and State EITC and CTC to get more money in the pockets of low-income families with children. They are talking with VITA, NCO and United Way of the Wine Country to explore the most efficient and cost-effective ways of doing this.
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2018 Minutes and Agendas
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Poverty:
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2019 Second Quarter Updates
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Mental Health
The North Coast Mental Health team began meeting again in May after a 6-month hiatus. During the break, many members of the Mental Health team were collaborating with the Childhood Trauma team on the Community Resilience Leadership Initiative (read Childhood Trauma updates for latest news on this initiative).For the remainder of the CHNA cycle, the Mental Health team has decided to focus on investigating the current efforts and programs for suicide prevention in 7th-12th grade schools in Fort Bragg and Mendocino by talking to superintendents and school counselors. With the information gathered, the team will write an article to be included in local papers in September (Suicide Prevention Month) describing AB-2246--the assembly bill mandating that all school have a suicide prevention program--and the efforts engaged in local schools to reduce suicide among teens and pre-teens. This information will help the team identify which aspects of the outreach can be enhanced or re-worked in the next CHNA cycle. Once these initiatives are identified, the team will recruit key players to join the team that can assist with engaging students.
The team is also looking into participating in the county’s suicide prevention exhibit which travels around the county the month of September. The team would like to see the exhibit provide community members with tools to help with suicide prevention – for example, engaging the public by conducing QPR trainings. Efforts are being made to reach out to the exhibit coordinator.
Childhood Trauma/ Mental Health
The Childhood Trauma and Mental Health Action Teams continue their collaboration on the Community Resilience Leadership (CRL) Initiative. The CRL team held a 2-day long summit in April focused on the basics of building Community Resilience. The summit kicked off with a film screening of “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope” on Friday –attended by 75 people. The next day was a presentation lead by Elaine Miller-Karas, founder of the Trauma Resource Institute, which provided the 30 attendees the tools to build community resiliency skills. The day ended with small practice groups facillitated by CRL team members, giving attendees the chance to apply the skills the had just learned. These practice groups will be recurring gatherings at Mendocino Coast Clinics so people can keep the techniques front of mind and receive feedback. The first follow-up practice group was help June 19th and was lead by Dr. Wade Gray.The team is now working on another 2-part event. This training will be lead by Eric Barreras former Sexual Assault Prevention Response Victim Advocate for the US Air Force and co-founder of Difference Makers, LLC. Part 1 will be a community forum to teach individuals how to effectively prevent or interrupt sexual aggression or domestic abusive or any acts that fall on the continuum of harm that they may witness. July 16th will be a training specifically for law enforcement, EMTs, first responders, and other personnel that encounter traumatized individuals in their work. It will help responders understand how to effectively understand trauma; how an understanding of it shapes how first responders do their jobs; and how responders can manage trauma in their own lives. The objective for this inservice is to help agencies approach and understand the actions of bystanders, perpetrators and victims through a trauma-informed lens to improve the outcomes for the victims and respective agents. and to develop a common language and trauma-informed practices across sectors.
Housing
The North Coast Housing Team gave the City of Fort Bragg feedback on the Fort Bragg Housing Element Plan. Three of the team’s suggestions were added to the Plan: tiny home community, alternative designs for second units, and reduce the cost of construction. The Plan has been approved by City Council and will be adopted in August.The team will now be turning it focus to the County’s Housing Element Plan. The county’s senior planner and element plan consultant have been notified of the Housing Action Team’s interest. The county will be holding a community meeting on the coast to gather feedback. The Team decided it should hold a county ADU workshop in October since the Mendocino County Planning Commission is expected to adopt a more lenient ADU ordinance for the Coastal Zone. The proposed ordinance would allow three types of accessory dwelling units in the Coastal Zone: junior, attached and detached.
The NC HAT subcommittees updates:
HUD-collaborating with Project Sanctuary to bring coordinate the Housing Rights and Responsibilities forum for both tenants and landlords/prospective landlords (offered in English and Spanish). The goal is to demystify the CDC process, inform both parties of their rights and their obligations to one another, and to address landlords’ concerns about accepting housing vouchers.
Community Land Trust (CLT)-the subcommittee has identified a CLT’s values and vision. They will be joining the Inland Housing Chapter at an upcoming meeting to hear a speaker on community land trusts and have a discussion. The objective is to establish a county-wide CLT.
Media & Outreach-an article is in the works for Real Estate magazine. Each member of the team will write a couple paragraphs on different housing solutions suitable for the region. The Media & Outreach subcommittee will also be helping with promotion for the Housing Rights and Responsibilities forum mentioned above.
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2019 First Quarter Updates
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Childhood Trauma and Mental Health:
These two teams our collaborating on a Community Resilience Campaign. The 2019 Coast Community Resilience Leadership Summit will kick off the campaign in April. On April 26th there will be the showing of the film, Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope, from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m., at Fort Bragg Town Hall, Main and Laurel Streets. The film “chronicles the birth of a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators, and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease.” Admission is free and open to the public. The following day, on April 27th, there will be a special workshop designed for local community leaders, first responders, health providers, behavioral health professionals, childcare providers, educators, law enforcement officers, faith leaders, and institutional policy makers.
Goal: Offer opportunities to explore skills and resources needed for responding and providing for ourselves and our community in a way that builds a resilient community of kindness, safety and support.
Objectives:
- Facilitate professionals to communities of practice, multi discipline service providers, about resiliency and trauma informed practices related to their job.
- Foster a platform for learning, sharing and removing barriers to create a community of and kindness, safety, and support through on going workshops and community of practice group.
- Promote conversations based on community resilience leadership that supports and facilitates this knowledge applied in the field.
The group is excited that Elaine Miller-Karas, internationally renowned trainer and executive director and co-founder of the Trauma Resource Institute, will attend in person to share her ground-breaking work and how to apply it to our daily lives and work. Ms. Miller- Karas, has co-created the Trauma Resiliency Model® (TRM) and the Community Resiliency Model® (CRM), along with its adaptations for active duty military and veterans.
This summit will provide an opportunity for community leaders to establish a shared language and together explore strategies that cultivate community resilience. Several organizations are sponsoring this event, including Healthy Mendocino, FIRST 5 Mendocino, Project Sanctuary, North Coast Opportunities, and Coast Community Resilience Leadership.
Housing
We have decided for the next couple of months to focus primarily on the subcommittee dealing with the city and county Housing Element reports. Other subcommittees are less active, the Hud Committee and the CLT committee continue to meet. The media committee is working on a couple writing projects and keeping our website up to date.The team has created subcommittees to work on various projects:
- HUD
Have a future public meeting with prospective landlords. Learn about tenant rights from an attorney, security deposits, tenant/landlord rights, vouchers, property inspection to see if a place would qualify for HUD voucher, reimbursement for refund for property manager, the HUD rent and other issues. Rural Penny Housing have apartment that Section 8 programs.
- County Housing/2nd Unit Housing Workshop
A bulletin went to local papers for a survey regarding 2nd units and other additional residential units. Most recent report showed brand new residential structures cost $275,000 without any infrastructure. Cluster housing, co-housing and other multi-family dwelling units in the county need to be defined and discussed. Environmental health issues are the biggest concern with septic, water and other infrastructure concerns.
- Community Land Trust
Contact resources that know about community land trusts throughout the county.
- Planning Group
DANCO will build 69 units. The building will have wrap around services for people that need them (supportive housing). HEAP funding and funding from City of Fort Bragg has been approved. Supportive housing gives preference to local residents first. City’s 2nd Units program and plans are being revised and there will be at least four plans for both the county and the cities within the county.
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2019 Minutes and Agendas
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2018 Fourth Quarter Updates
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Family Wellness:
This team is currently not meeting but efforts are being done to reconvene the group.
Next meeting TBA.
Childhood Trauma & Mental Health:The Coast Childhood Trauma Action Team, The Coast Mental Health Action Team, and FIRST 5 Mendocino are collaborating to present: The 2019 Coast Community Resilience Leadership Summit in April 2019.
This summit is the kick-off to a Community Resilience Campaign and will convene leaders from across disciplines including: institutional policy makers; first responders; health providers; therapists; educators; law enforcement officers; faith leaders; and others to discuss and understand the issues and conditions associated with trauma. There will be opportunities to explore skills and resources needed for responding and providing for ourselves and community members in a way that builds resiliency. Along with local professionals, a highly regarded trainer in the field of community resiliency will be presenting, Elaine Miller-Karas.
This is the first of a series of events focused on building community resilience through practices and applications in our personal and professional lives. Subsequent workshops will be led by trained leaders in the field of trauma informed practices linked to specific professions such as law-enforcement, education, and health care. These subsequent trainings will not only directly apply to a specific discipline, they will also help other service providers who attend the trainings to better understand the agencies and leaders with whom they work.
To create a continuum of knowledge and application of the resources learned, the action teams will facilitate professionals to join quarterly conversations about resiliency and trauma informed practices related to their job.
As part of the campaign the Fort Bragg City Council will be asked to adopt a resolution that the city is a Community of Resilience. This resolution will support the vision of creating a community that does not cause harm and is dedicated to improving services, interactions, and relationships.
The ultimate vision for the Community Resilience Campaign is to foster a platform for learning and sharing information to create a community of and kindness, safety, and support.
Childhood Trauma:Meetings are the second Monday of the month, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at Redwood Community Services, 32670 Highway 20 in Fort Bragg
Mental Health:Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Healing Center, 544 South Main in Fort BraggThe Coast Housing Action Team, in collaboration with the City of Fort Bragg and Mendocino County, led a Second Unit Workshop for the coastal community. Over 178 residents attended the workshop which was designed to support the goals of the Housing Action Team to create safe, decent and affordable housing, encouraging City and County policy makers to meet the demand for housing and engaging and informing the community about housing needs, challenges and opportunities.
The team is continuing to work towards the following actions:1) Explore different affordable housing and work with officials on policy changes
2) Influence policy makers and identify a housing plan
3) Hold another workshop about housing
4) Work with landlords
5) Work on establishing a community land trust
In order to gather significant research and strategies, team members have formed five subcommittees including HUD, Public Relations and Outreach, Building Second Units in the County, Community Housing Plans, and Community Land Trusts. Two workshops are planned for 2019 on Building Second Units in the County on the coast and the second workshop will look at Community Housing Plans.
In addition, the team will continue working to influence policy makers to prepare a Community Housing Plan to identify: 1) current and future housing needs; 2) develop a housing vision; 3) identify a range of housing strategies to provide a range of housing types to meet the needs of a wider variety of people and households; and 4) identify funding strategies to implement the strategies.
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2018 Minutes and Agendas
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South Coast Regional Chapter
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Fourth Quarter 2018 Updates
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Mental Health & Childhood Trauma:
The Across Ages and Cultures Coalition is working on preventing child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, poverty, social inequities and other sources of ACEs, as a potent way to promote physical, emotional and mental health. Currently, AACPC is engaged in a 3 year grant to prevent abuse and misuse of opioids, other prescription drugs and methamphetamines in our youth ages 12-18.
Strategies have been identified as the following:
- Treating and healing those who have been exposed to, and are victims of, ACEs;
- Educating the community regarding the harm of ACEs and the connection between trauma and alcohol and other drug abuse and addiction;
- Developing policies and best practices in our schools and other agencies that encourage positive parenting, healthy living and nonviolent communication.
The Coalition has selected several key components to aid in prevention efforts:
- Restorative Justice and Peace Making (AKA Talking) Circles to heal harm done by violence and addiction in our youth and adults;
- College and Career Education and Coaching to give youth a pathway to financial and professional success;
- Friday Night Live activities to provide teens healthy alternatives to alcohol and other drug use and abuse.