Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
Drug Free Communities Grant Program- Owen County Drug Prevention Coalition- Hope's Hands Inc. - DFC Goal One: Increase community collaboration Objective 1: Increase membership within the coalition and the community by increasing group, community, youth, and organization membership by 10% by the end of September 2020 as measured by sign-in sheets. Baseline: 20 members Strategy 1: Increase the visibility of the Hope’s Hands coalition in the community to garner more community member support for addressing youth substance abuse. Strategy 2: Recruit coalition membership of underrepresented sectors which include law enforcement, governmental agencies, and businesses. Strategy 3: Increase involvement of youth membership in Hope’s Hands meetings. Objective 2: Increase by 15% the knowledge of coalition members on the implementation of effective strategies for community change using a community friendly survey on effective strategies by September 29, 2020. Baseline Established: December 2019 Strategy 1: Provide training opportunities for coalition members. Strategy 2: Provide opportunities for coalition member to be involved in the decision-making processes associated with the DFC grant, thus gaining experience in best practices of collaboration. DFC Goal Two: Reduce youth substance use Objective 1: By September 29, 2020, there will be a 2% decrease in 30-day alcohol use of 10th and 12th grade students as reported by the annual KIP survey. Baseline: 10th (26%) and 12th (30.1%)--2018 percentages reported on the 2018 KIP Survey Data Report. Strategy 1: Provide information to youth, parents, and the community on the risks of alcohol use. Strategy 2: Limit access to alcohol. Objective 2: By September 29, 2020, there will be a 2% decrease in cigarette and smokeless tobacco 30-day use of 10th and 12th grade students as reported by the annual KIP survey. Baseline: Cigarette – 10th (15.4%) and 12th (28.4%); Smokeless Tobacco - 10th (13.2%) and 12th (21.1%) --2018 percentages reported on the 2018 KIP Survey Data Report. Strategy 1: Provide information to youth, parents, and the community on the risks of tobacco use. Strategy 2: Limit access to tobacco products.
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