Coalitions Restoring Cities and Neighborhoods

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Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

Collaborative Community Reintegration Model

Presenter(s): Anthony Pearsall, Fighting Back Partnership

Description: With the expected return of almost three quarters of a million felons to our midst, communities are facing some very serious challenges. This intensive workshop will outline some very good first steps to address many of the challenges of the impacts of the returning parolee population.

Learning objectives: (1) Assist coalitions in understanding the nature and scope of the growing prisoner re-entry problem and how it impacts communities; (2) Assist participants in understanding the root causes of recidivism; (3) Briefly introduces a proven Community Prisoner Re-entry Model that utilizes Collaborative Organizational Partnerships as the foundation for addressing re-entry issues

Level: Beginner

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Do Coalitions Mobilize Communities or Is It the Other Way Around?

Presenter(s): Nancy Fiander; Elizabeth Sanchey

Description: This workshop will use a story-telling format to talk about the changes the coalition has brought about in the community and how the community has now organized to support and improve the coalition. Stories from this impoverished community will include regional resources and residents raising $25,000 to support a summer recreation program and the positive impacts the positive messages from the coalition have had on the community's large but vulnerable recovery community.

Learning objectives: (1) Demonstrate the power of positive action from coalitions; (2) Demonstrate the importance of collecting both qualitative and quantitative information about coalition effectiveness; (3) Demonstrate the importance of coalition operation matching the culture(s) of a community

Level: Intermediate

Meth 360°: Organizing and Engaging the Community Around Meth-Related Issues Using the Promotora Model

Presenter(s): Nancy Machuca & Claudia Baltazar, Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo Coalition; Paul Krupski, North City Prevention Coalition

Description: This presentation will detail how an effective promotora model can work with community residents to successfully educate, create awareness and mobilize around substance abuse issues while also reducing drugs and crime. The promotora model builds community capacity from within, which is beneficial when working with diverse communities. This campaign is called Meth 360° because meth comes at you from all directions and must be dealt with from a 360° view. This specific presentation will focus on methamphetamine within the Latino/Hispanic population of San Diego.

Learning objectives: (1) Understanding the foundation and essentials of an innovative promotora model; (2) Why the promotora model is effective in community organizing and engagement around substance abuse issues; (3) Tools and strategies for bringing the promotora model back to your community

Level: Intermediate

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Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010

Mobilizing Residents to Change the Physical and Social Conditions in a Neighborhood

Presenter(s): Erica Leary & Carmela Muñoz, NCPC/Eastside Neighborhood Association; Leticia Robles, NCPC; Maria Russell, Eastside Neighborhood Association

Description: Participants will learn various strategies to motivate and mobilize families, city officials and law enforcement to work together to change the physical and social conditions in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood in Oceanside, CA where alcohol, drug abuse and drug dealing are serious concerns. In addition, participants will learn strategies for group sustainability in a diverse population and how to maintain momentum.

Learning objectives: (1) Learn the importance of working with all the sectors in your community, and identify specific sector roles for gaining participation; (2) Learn to identify true community leaders and sustain their momentum; (3) Learn the importance of developing and utilizing community residents’ skills, such as outreach, assessment, advocacy, and fundraising to accomplish various tasks to improve the quality of life in a neighborhood.

Level: Beginner

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Using Environmental Strategies in Urban Communities: The Neigborhood Impact of the Drug Free Zones Project

Presenter(s): Ayme Jones, Danielle Lumpkin & Richard McCain, Substance Abuse Initiative of Greater Cleveland

Description: This workship will explore the core factors and challenges involving implementing the Drug Free Zones Project in an Urban Community. This workshop will describe the differences involved in building coalitions in urban communities. The workshop will describe and discuss various community mobiliation strategies and identify multiple sectors within the urban community for partnership opportunities.

Learning objectives: (1) Increase participants' ability to implement environmental strategies within their coalition's initiatives; (2) Introduce participants to the Drug Free Zones Project; (3) Understand the complications of building coaltions in Urban communities

Level: ALL Levels

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Ads and Subtract: Project to Reduce Alcohol and Tobacco Ads

Presenter(s): Sondra Storm, PREVENT! Coalition; Angela McKinney, Clark County Prevention/STASHA

Description: Is your community tired of alcohol and tobacco ads that influence youth? In this interactive workshop, you'll learn how PREVENT! Coalition brought together diverse community partners to survey the number and nature of alcohol and tobacco ads, to create meaningful reports of the results, and how to involve the community in shaping a response to reduce ads and create permanent environmental change.

Learning objectives: (1) Consider youth, parent and community partners that can participate in the assessment of alcohol and tobacco ads and remain involved in collaborative strategies to reduce thes ads; (2) Learn to develop an effective survey tool and how to train community members to use the survey tool; (3) Learn strategies to involve community members in strategies to reduce ads and learn concrete examples of communities working with the business community, law enforcement, media and youth to reduce ads as well as policy changes that can be implemented at the city, county and state level.

Level: Intermediate

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