Wednesday, April 16, 2025
4/16/2025
Oyate Prevention Coalition Drug Free Communities Project - Project Title: Oyate Prevention Coalition Drug Free Communities Project Applicant Name: Youth & Family Services, Inc. (Fiscal Agent) Address: PO Box 2813, 202 East Adams St, Rapid City, SD 57709-2813 Contact Phone Number: 605-342-4789 Website: https://www.youthandfamilyservices.org/oyate-coalition/ The Oyate Prevention Coalition, located in Rapid City, South Dakota, proposes to address alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and methamphetamine use by youth under the age of 18 in Rapid City. The mission of the Oyate Prevention Coalition is to prevent and reduce the prevalence of substance use and abuse by providing life skills and education that allow Native American youth, young adults, and their families in the Rapid City area to lead healthy and productive lives. The aim of the proposed Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) project is to reduce the use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and methamphetamine by youth under the age of 18 (with an emphasis on Native American youth) by providing evidence-based curricula that addresses youth substance use, activities and programs that offer healthy alternatives to substance use, and training and education for youth, parents, prevention professionals, service providers, community members, and other key stakeholders. The Oyate Prevention Coalition has identified the following objectives to meet the two goals identified by the Drug Free Communities Support Program: DFC Goal One: Establish and strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders and organizations to address youth substance use. Objective 1: By 9/29/23, increase by 10% the coalition’s capacity for community collaboration as measured by an annual coalition survey, coalition and board meeting minutes, meeting attendance records, membership list, and focus groups and/or interviews. Objective 2: By 9/29/23, increase collaboration among community organizations by 10% as measured by an annual community collaboration survey, post-event satisfaction surveys, meeting attendance records, meeting minutes, and focus groups or interviews. DFC Goal Two: Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use. Objective 1: By 9/29/23, increase by 4% the perception of risk or harm of use of use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and meth by youth under the age of 18 (with an emphasis on Native American youth), as measured by the annual Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) Student Survey and pre and post evidence-based curriculum surveys. Objective 2: By 9/29/23, increase by 4% the perception of peer and parental disapproval of use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and meth by youth under the age of 18 (with an emphasis on Native American youth), as measured by the annual RCAS Student Survey and pre and post evidence-based curriculum surveys. Objective 3: By 9/29/23, reduce by 2% past 30-day use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and methamphetamine by youth under the age of 14 and by 4% for ages 15-18 (with an emphasis on Native American youth), as measured by the annual Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) Student Survey and pre and post evidence-based curriculum surveys.
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