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- Built a diverse community coalition
with 18-member Planning Board and 4 member steering
committee—representing
public schools, law enforcement, business and youth
service agency leaders.
- Secured a federal Drug Free Communities
Support Program grant ($424,672 over 5 years; through
September 2003) to launch a nationally recognized
Youth Enhancement after-school ATOD prevention program
at two
Beaverton Middle Schools. Replication of this program
has begun in 4 additional schools. The program was
one of two community-based programs highlighted in a
September
2000 nationally broadcast "Safer Schools: Helping
Students Resist Drugs" video and at the national convention
of
the National Education Association.
- Started and coordinated six annual Say No To drugs;
that has evolved into the We Make a Difference March
and Campaign, which now involves 5,000 Washington
County youth. This event is the single most visible annual
ATOD
prevention activity in the County and incorporates
a year round public education campaign affirming the
positive
roles that youth are playing in the community.
- Gained a technical assistance services and resources
from the Building Better Partnerships Coalition project,
a 3-year demonstration project funded by the Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) (1997-1999)
- Helped launch the Beaverton PAL Police Activities League)
program that provides positive recreation and academic
support services--including two technology-computer
rooms (IBM Learning Center and Intel Computer Clubhouse)
with
equipment, furnishings and corporate volunteer support
supplied by Intel and IBM.
- Conducted biennial Student Surveys of 1,000 plus Grade
6,8 and 10 Beaverton youth that identified the risks
they face and led to the development of new prevention
strategies (1997, 1999 and 2001) The survey was developed
and implemented in collaboration with RMC Research
Corporation.
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