In the last year the Partnership has been working on meeting CODAAP goals and
objectives.
- Towards the goal of decreasing ATOD in young people, we have:
- distributed 50,000 information packets at drug free community days, community programs, health fairs, workshops, training events, summer youth programs, youth
conferences;
- educated 1000 children and young adults through the Youth Risk Reduction program, 3-day youth conference, training over 40 youth trainers to work with other young people;
- worked with over 400 youth around relating their life experiences through Youth Risk Reduction programs,
and community-based programs such as citywide improvement and Planning Agency;
- been the major clearing house for distribution of materials, (Demand has increased and we have assigned
one staff person to handle this);
- reached 5000 residents through fairs such as the Black Family Reunion and Unity Day and through the Latino Initiative tutoring programs.
- Towards the goal of increasing parenting monitoring their children and decreasing school suspensions, we
have:
- worked with over 500 parents to date on conflict resolution skills;
- reach over 500 teachers and counselors on recognizing youth problems;
- disseminated information to 50,000 households about ATOD services and programs;
- trained the staffs of over 50 agencies on strategies to meet the needs of youth.
- Towards the goal of decreasing the drop-out rate, we have:
- developed a tutoring program;
- held workshops for over 100 children on values and life-skills training.
- Towards the goal of enhancing Youth Risk Reduction network and community-based prevention
programs in high-risk neighborhoods to decrease gang violence, graffiti, drunk and
disorderly behavior, we have:
- set up drug-free events in the northeast
- are developing block cleanups and neighborhood garden programs;
- have held and are expanding youth leadership workshops which are culturally and community-based;
- have developed and held retreats for young people to promote cross-cultural and cross-generation awareness.
..The Partnership will continue to meet and, in some cases, exceed the objectives laid out by CODAAP through the progress described below.
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