Sunday, January 19, 2025
1/19/2025
Project Summary: VOALA will implement a project that is designed to conduct an assessment to increase understanding of specific substance use related problems, impacts, and associated risk/protective factors impacting the community of Willowbrook in Los Angeles County, identify between 1-3 community prevention priorities based on the results of the assessment, and implement substance abuse prevention activities based on the identified priorities. Project Name: Willowbrook Substance Use Prevention Project Populations to be Served: The project will serve individuals at-risk for substance use challenges in Willowbrook (a community in Los Angeles County). The population in Willowbrook is primarily Hispanic (81%), with 16% Black, 1% Asian, 1% White, and 1% other. 22% of residents in Willowbrook have incomes below the poverty line. Strategies/Interventions: Strategies include: 1) Assessment: review of existing epidemiological data and survey of community members to identify community prevention priorities; 2) Capacity: build and mobilize the community to address the identified community prevention priorities; 3) Planning: work with community partners to develop an implementation plan to address the identified community prevention priorities; 4) Implementation: implement steps identified during the planning phase, including outreach and direct substance use prevention programming; and 5) Evaluation: partner with third-party evaluator to complete a comprehensive evaluation of project implementation and outcomes. Project Goals and Objectives: VOALA has established the following goals and objectives: Goal 1: Increase understanding of specific substance use related problems, impacts, and associated risk/protective factors impacting Willowbrook through completion of a comprehensive community assessment. Objective 1a: Identify at least one, and up to three, community prevention priorities to be addressed through the project implementation plan, based on the importance and changeability of each of the substance abuse related problems identified through the assessment. Objective 1b: Develop a matrix of resources available in Willowbrook to address the identified community prevention priorities, including staff and volunteer time and knowledge, financial resources, and other structural resources available. Goal 2: Increase access to AOD prevention services to decrease underage and binge drinking and emerging drug use among high-risk youth in Willowbrook, specifically focusing on youth/young adults 13-24, through the implementation of evidence-based community prevention programs and increased prevention messaging. Objective 2a: By the end of each program year, program staff will have exposed 300 eligible participants to AOD prevention services. Objective 2b: By the end of each program year, program staff will have educated 70% of participants to rate the risk of harm from alcohol or other drug misuses as great, as measured by pre-post tests. Objective 2c: By the end of each program year, program staff will have educated 70% of participants who report no use of alcohol or other drugs at pre-test to remain non-users post-test. Goal 3: Transform community spaces into positive spaces through community engagement where alcohol or other drugs are not consumed by implementing infrastructure development activities within the community Objective 3a: Throughout the 5-year grant period, the Project Director will conduct quarterly Project Management Team meetings to coordinate/monitor services, linkages for care coordination, infrastructure/systems, and status of goals, objectives, and outcomes. Objective 3b: By the end of each program year, VOALA will increase coordination with entities engaged in responding to alcohol and other drug misuses by 25% as measured by pre/post participation rates, formalized processes, and resource sharing. Number of People to Be Served Annually and Over Life of Project: The project will ser
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