Macomb County Prevention
Coalition Meeting
December 17, 2009
Ann M. Comiskey
Executive Director
Troy Community Coalition
248 823-5055
[email protected]
An Historical Perspective
•The Troy Community Coalition was formed in 1991 by a
group of concerned parents (SAFE HOMES)
•Community leaders spent one year developing an
organizational structure
•First projects were aimed at reducing underage drinking
•Strategic plans concentrated on “environmental
strategies” rather than individual programs
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History Continued…….
•Adopted the “Coalition” model for community change
•Utilized “multiple strategies across multiple structures”
•Driven by community data (school, law enforcement,
health, treatment, etc……)
•Recognized by Congress and awarded “Coalition of the
Year Award” by CADCA in 1997
•2001 Mary Ann Solberg became Deputy Director of
ONDCP
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Today…….Coalition Goals Include
Build
Capacity
Reduce
Use Rates
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GOAL ONE:
BUILD
CAPACITY
(AKA…… SUSTAINABILITY)
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Sustainability…..so that you are
around long enough to make a
difference.
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Coalition Definition
“A formal arrangement for cooperation and
collaboration between groups or sectors
of a community, in which each group
retains its identity but all agree to work
together toward a common goal of
building a safe, healthy and drug-free
community”.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
www.cadca.org
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or
A voluntary, strategic alliance…to enhance
our ability to achieve a common purpose
by sharing risks, responsibilities, resources,
and rewards.”
Himmelman
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Coalition Members Share
Risks
Resources
Responsibility
Rewards
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Coalition is both a……
Noun (Form)
Verb (Function)
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What do coalitions do? (SPF)
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Assess community needs
and resources
Analyze problems and
goals
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Develop Interventions
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Evaluate the Coalition
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Sustain Projects and
Initiatives
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Develop Leadership
Develop a framework or
a model for change
Develop strategic and
action plans
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Sustainability includes
Members
Money
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12 Community Sectors
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Business Community
Civic/Volunteer
Groups
Health Care
Professionals
Law Enforcement
Agencies
Media
Parents
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Religious /Fraternal
Organizations
Schools
State/Local or Tribal
Government
Youth
Youth Serving
Organizations
Other
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Membership Roles
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Board Member (Executive or Advisory)
Committee Chair or Member
Project Worker
Guest Speaker
Newsletter Subscriber
Meeting Attendee
Event Sponsor
Champion
Other
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Keeping Membership Alive
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Recognition
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awards, dinners, praise,
public events
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Respect
provide opportunities to
network with others
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schedule meetings that
respects all members,
translate materials,
recognize different learning
styles
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Role
not token members but
real jobs with substance
Relationship
Reward
schedule social and
interaction time, share
resources and information
about them and access to
people
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Results
build on visible successes,
celebrate small wins
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4 Ways to Obtain Money
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Ask
(Grants/Direct Appeal)
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Earn
(Trainings/Contracts)
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Charge (Products, Fundraiser)
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Share
(In-kind space/Shared staff)
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GOAL TWO:
REDUCE
USE
RATES
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Reduce Use Rates
Youth
Increase Protective
Factors
 Decrease Risk
Factors
 Evidence Based
Programs (SAMHSA)
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Adults
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Environmental
strategies
Advocacy
Sustainable long
term community
efforts
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Public Health Model
Host
Agent
Environment
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Community Strategy
Increase Awareness
Change in Attitude
Change in Behavior
Individual Prevention
Designed to change a person’s attitudes
or behaviors
 Delivered in a variety of settings
 Educate the individual about the harmful
effects of alcohol and drugs
 Teach life skills
 Build resilience
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Environmental Prevention
Designed to change the social, political and
economic context regarding alcohol and
drug usage
 Aimed at reducing the availability or access
to alcohol or other drugs
 Involve adopting laws and policies that
impact alcohol and other drugs
 Focus on changing community attitudes and
norms
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7 Strategies for Community Change
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Provide Information
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Enhance Skills
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Provide Support
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Enhance Access /
Reduce Barriers
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Change
Consequences
(Incentives or
Disincentives)
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Change the Physical
Design of the
Environment
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Modify or Change
Policies
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Final Thoughts
Be
Accountable
Connect
the Dots
Be Ethical
Have a
Vision
Be True to
your
Mission
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“It takes a
village to raise
a child”
“It takes a child
to raise a
village”
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Coalitions help people see where
they fit in the prevention puzzle.
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