Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
The Community Alliance: Hales Corners and Greendale Communities project is a community-based formal arrangement for cooperation and collaboration among individuals and groups representing sectors of the community in which each group retains its identity, but all agree to address local substance use problems and to create sustainable community-level change through population-based and environmental strategies. The Coalition meets monthly and serves the Villages of Hales Corners and Greendale, WI, communities with a total population of 22,000; 5,134 of which are under the age of 19. The goals of the coalition are to establish and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth substance use of alcohol and marijuana and to reduce substance abuse among youth and adults by addressing the factors in the communities that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. The coalition will achieve its goals by implementing these strategies: • Provide education to parents and guardians about risk and protective factors in order to prevent youth use of alcohol and marijuana. • Enhance access and reduce barriers to alcohol-free and drug-free activities for youth and families. • Provide support to youth clubs in their efforts to promote alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyles among their peers. • Involve teens in planning events to educate the community about the dangers of alcohol and marijuana use. • Enhance skills of youth to advocate for solutions to youth substance abuse issues in their communities. • Inform community members about current research and risks of substance abuse. • Increase the capacity of the Community Alliance Coalition by providing training opportunities on substance abuse prevention topics for volunteers and partners.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
