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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about the supplemental awards but the information about the original award is unavailable.
Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2000, $100,000)
The Partnership of Community Resources Coalition serves Douglas County, Nevada, a suburban area with a population of 45,603. The goals of the coalition are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth, and 2) strengthen the anti-drug component of the coalition. To achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) fund model programs in schools and in the community for a target population of identified youth "at risk" of participating in problem behaviors associated with Douglas County's prioritized risk factors;
2) raise the age of onset by educating universal target population through Teen Prevention Clubs focusing on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and over-the-counter drugs. Teens will plan activities, events, classroom and community presentations on health risks, and provide protective options for fellow youth, such as Substance Free Family Night;
3) provide asset training to community members, parents, and business owners;
4) increase community participation in the coalition by planning and carrying out focus groups;
5) hold neighborhood meetings offering training in parenting skills, substances, and local laws and encourage participants to become engaged in community prevention activities;
6) disseminate information by becoming a local contact for all prevention materials and resources; and
7) collect data specific to the 18-25 year old population to ultimately get this population involved with the coalition.
CA/NCF
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