Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
In existence since 2013, the Camanche-DeWitt Coalition is a group of caring residents in the Camanche, DeWitt, and surrounding areas in eastern Iowa, who are concerned with the safety and wellbeing of our youth. The coalition specifically works on underage drinking and youth marijuana use. Camanche is located on the banks of the Mississippi River, and its northern border is US Highway 30. DeWitt is 17 miles north of Camanche and lies at the crossroads of four-lane Highways 30 and 61 and is a part of the historic Lincoln Highway. Many residents from these communities commute to work outside of city limits, often to nearby Clinton or the Quad Cities. The data below is based on 2018 census estimates. Population/Race/Gender Community Pop. White Other Races Hispanic/ Latino Male Female Camanche 4,342 98.4% 0.3% 3.8% 56.1% 43.9% DeWitt 5,198 98.2% 0.7% 5.3% 46.3% 53.7% Age Community Median age Under 18 Between 20-24 Between 25-44 Between 45-64 65 & older Camanche 43.8 23.8% 1.7% 23.5% 30.7% 18.6% DeWitt 34.1 18.2% 7.1% 21.3% 20.5% 17.9% Income/Poverty Community HH Med. Inc. Fam. Med. Inc. M. Med. Inc. F. Med. Inc. Pov. Level Total Pop Fam. Pov. w/kids < 18 Pov. 65 or over F/R lunch Camanche $47,996 $69,681 $50,580 $32,604 9.3% 14.6% 12.2% 44.3% DeWitt $53,589 $77,321 $55,848 $40,369 13.1% 3.7% 7.2% 32.9% Historically, the youth substance use problems have involved alcohol and marijuana, and although this is still true, vaping has become a new trend, especially youth vaping substances other than nicotine. Also, marijuana became legal in nearby Illinois on January 1, 2020, and recent focus groups reveal that youth use rates are higher than what is reported on both Iowa Youth Survey and DFC Core Measures Survey; that youth believe that 25% - 30% of high schoolers use marijuana. The Camanche-DeWitt Coalition focuses on environmental level change to meet the goals of the DFC Support Program. The Coalition is focused on two goals: Increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance abuse. The Action Plan details goals, objectives, and activities for the nine months of funding. The following is what we plan to achieve in subsequent years: promote the coalition, recruit new members, build coalition sustainability, adapt policies, work with establishments on compliance, increase parent and community knowledge on access and harm, increase law enforcement presence, establish local policies.
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