Sommerset
During the late spring and continuing into summer PIP Cultural
Diversity
Coordinator has been working to strengthen ATODA efforts at the
Neighborhood
Center. As a result of these efforts SMNC staff will be working with
PIP to
organize a youth focused ATODA program this fall to run throughout the
year at
the SMNC. The coordinator will also be assisting SMNC staff with
prevention
activities for the summer camp program which runs through August. PIP
will
support the South Madison Annual Block Party to be held this August.
Also, in
collaboration with the Public Health Nurse and Joining Forces for
Families, PIP
staff will assist with current prevention related programs in South
Madison.
Deerfield Partners in Prevention sent a letter endorsed by the Police
Department to parents of all seniors graduating from high school to
encourage
alcohol free parties, and inform them of the laws and liabilities of
underage
drinking. An informal potluck was held to expand the current PIP
group. The
group took the opportunity to discuss their main concerns regarding the
youth
in the community, and what should be done to address them. A community
meeting
will take place in July with the Deerfield Police, Village President
and the
local Judge being present to hear and discuss concerns, and solutions
related
to the youth. This will also be an opportunity for law enforcement and
the
municipal judge to reiterate the underage drinking laws and how they
are
enforced in Deerfield.
Belleville Partners in Prevention held another meeting with concerned
parents;
will organize a parental support network, and back to school family
alternative
activities for fall. The older adults meet again; will organize a
community
building event at the Fall Festival. The Fall Festival will take place
on
September 28, and in October, be a part of the Red Ribbon Week. Also,
as a
result of the meetings the group wrote and received a $2000 PIP
community
development grant to support the activities. Letters were sent to
parents of
high school seniors, and had an article published in the local paper,
encouraging no underage drinking at graduation parties which included
non-alcoholic recipes.
Members of the PIP Youth Committee joined forces with members of Dane
County
Tobacco Free Coalition to support a proposal that Dane County provide
stricter
enforcement around the sale of tobacco to minors. Information gathered
in the
focus groups last year spoke strongly of the need for communities to
take
tobacco laws more seriously. The proposal was to levy a $50 annual fee
on
vendors and then use that money to set up a program which would use
youth to
conduct compliance checks at area stores, gas stations and cigarette
machines.
Both Karen Marquardt and Sita Powell of the Youth Committee attended
several
City Council meetings to testify to the need for this proposal and to
address
fears some of the Council members had around using youth for this sort
of
activity. (Note: The Madison City Council passed the proposal).
The PIP sponsored Leadership Group made up of Cherokee Middle School
students
ended its year on May 19-20 with a camping trip and whitewater rafting
experience. Marcia Moody, the group leader and Justine Harris, PIP
Youth
Involvement Specialist took nine Cherokee Middle School students on an
overnight camping trip to Nicolet Forest. The trip was funded by a
grant from
the Norman Bassett Compassion Fund. The trip which featured both
camping and
rafting had been something unknown and scary to overcome, and the teens
were
able to enjoy and come away from it with a sense of accomplishment.
Thanks
Marcia and Justine!!
The Oregon Community hosted a Fun Discovery Night (an ATODA alternative
activity) attended by 350 people. The group wrote and received a $2000
PIP
community development grant for a Summer Jam and Band Night for youth
during
June/July. Also, presentations on various health topics will be
scheduled in
the Fall for senior citizens.
DeForest
The Deforest PIP wrote and received a $1500 community development grant
for
organizing and implementing Family Fun Fest '95, creating a medical and
mental
health services resource book, and organizing a community health fair.
The
group attended the PIP Community Development Training and hosted a
Community
Core Team ATODA Prevention Training. The DeForest PIP Community
Business
Leader ATODA Prevention Planning meeting will take place July 8.
Bayview
The community mission statement has been completed. The group wrote
and
received a $2000 PIP community development grant for ATODA prevention
leadership groups, in each of the 8 cultural subgroups in the Bayview
community. On May 20 the community organized and facilitated a
community
spring cleanup day. Also, a door-to-door, community outreach campaign
was
organized to meet all of the Asian and American families in Bayview,
along with
the development of bilingual community safety and good deed report
forms were
distributed. Lastly, the group is in the planning stages for a booth
at the
Bayview Ethnic Fest (August), back to school event (August/September),
and a
community leadership training (Fall or Winter).
An all school fun night was held in May with 50 youth in attendance. A
letter
of support was sent to the school board to encourage them to uphold the
school
policy regarding youth who are found in violation of the drug policy.
The
group replicated the letter sent to parents of graduating seniors in
regards to
underage drinking at parties. The McFarland PIP has divided into four
workgroups; parent network, community outreach, youth activities, and
early
prevntion (elementary and middle school focused). PIP has a contestant
in the
Family Festival Kiss-A- Pig contest, Jim "Head Hog" Hickey. Some of
the
profits from the contest will go to McFarland PIP.
Cottage Grove PIP brochures were mailed to all village and township
residents.
Included in the brochure was the Fall 1994 risk and protective factors
survey
for substance abuse in Cottage Grove. A letter endorsed by the Police
Department, as well as Cottage Grove PIP was sent to parents of all
seniors
graduating from Monona Grove High School. The letter encouraged
alcohol free
parties, and informed parents of laws and liabilities of underage
drinking.
Cottage Grove PIP achieved a major breakthrough with the Monona Grove
School
District, by successfully gaining the school's cooperation to allow the
high
school gym to be opened Friday nights from 8-11 p.m. for basketball and
volleyball. Card games and ping pong are also a part of these Friday
fun
nights from June 23 - August 18, 1995. School faculty and community
volunteers
are providing supervision.
This community has a new project called Connect Up Project. The
project this
fall will be doing outreach to incoming students of color, who will be
living
in residence halls in hope of connecting them to various cultural,
social, and
religious activities in the Madison community. Nine sexuality
discussion
groups were held during the spring semester in women students' off
campus
apartments. Topics discussed included sexual decision making and ATODA
use,
body image and sexuality and perceived sexual norms on campus. An
off-campus
needs assessment and a "secondary effects of binge drinking" survey was
conducted last spring; a report is currently being written by the
University
Specialist and a PIP student. Students for fall semester have been
hired for
Connect Up, outreach, and other PIP projects and they are a very
diverse group.
A graduate assistant has been hired to work with PIP, as well as a
social work
master intern, with an interest in prevention issues; to fill her field
placement requirement.
Worthington
Park
The Worthington Park Neighborhood Association's regularly scheduled
community
and board meetings are held on the second Tuesday and the third
Thursday of
each month, and the food pantries are held monthly. In March, PIP
provided
prizes for an Easter egg hunt. A back to school festival is scheduled
for
August 19, 1995. Jill Florence, lead evaluator and Malcolm Johnson,
Research
Specialist from CHPPE conducted a risk/resliency survey; results were
relayed
to neighborhood residents, and are pending a response. The Association
applied
for the PIP development grant and were favorably reviewed and were
awarded
$2000 for their Positive Outlook Video Club.
The community wrote and received $2000 PIP community development grant
for
ATODA field trips and education programs. The goal is to expose and
educate
youth to negative consequences of ATODA usage, provide age appropriate
education about ATODA from persons of color, and provide children with
some
strategies to resist use of ATODA.
