Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary Janet Schalansky today announced that grants totaling over $2 million have been awarded to 30 local coalitions and organizations across Kansas to help in the group’s efforts to fight alcohol and drug abuse.

The State Incentive Cooperative Community Grants are for the third of a three-year, $9 million effort to better serve families and communities. The federal Department of Health and Human Services provided the funding to five states to support statewide planning for coordinated substance abuse prevention services. Kansas was one of the first states to complete the State Incentive Cooperation Agreement for the program.

A list of the programs awarded grants is attached below, along with a description of the work each has undertaken. The State Incentive Cooperative Agreement is administered by SRS with guidelines from a seven-person advisory roup appointed by Governor Bill Graves and chaired by Judge John Barker, Abilene. Under conditions of the grants, 85 percent of the funding must be directed to community prevention programs.

Secretary Schalansky praised the programs awarded grants.

"These groups are on the front lines, addressing risk factors for drug and alcohol abuse and related factors such as teen pregnancy, school dropout, and violence," she said. "We need to help them all we can in their work. The children they work with are our future."

STATE INCENTIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
COMMUNITY GRANTS

TOTAL AWARDS: $2,059,712.00

22nd Judicial District Community Planning Team, Hiawatha, $55,622.00

Offers a multi-component program that includes an after school recreation program for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students who are currently not involved in after school activities such as sports and the scholar bowl; provides Life Skills Training for youth participating in the after school program; and Preparing for the Drug-Free Years training and incentives for 50 parents.

Arkansas City Communities That Care Coalition, Arkansas City, $49,797.00

Provides education and training for alcohol service providers; supports environmental strategies that enforce minimum purchase age laws for alcohol and tobacco and restricts use in public places and workplaces; develops media campaigns; offers family programs that emphasize family bonding, peer-led educational interventions for youth, educational interventions that incorporate school and personal skills building curricula, parent-focused curricula to complement school-based curricula for students, social skills training programs and targeted opportunities for high-risk youth to participate in alternative activities.

Cherokee County Communities That Care Prevention Team, Girard, $69,800.00

Involves four school districts and 300 youth in an after school program to provide a safe and productive environment for children during non-school hours.

Community Awareness Team, Colby, $56,487.00

Involves all segments of the community, especially youth, in the Communities That Care process; supports cross-age teaching projects, youth development approaches as an alternative to drug involvement, parent education, Project Prom, SADD, and a tobacco cessation program for youth and adults.

Community Vision Now–Family Resource Center, Garden City, $69,747.00

Provides educational programs before, during and after school at Charles Stone Intermediate Center, the Alternative Highschool program, the GED and Adult Education Programs at the Finney County Community Learning Center, and the families in the 10 Even Start Family Literacy sites. All programs and activities will be in a recreational and or a comfortable, non-threatening setting.

Ellis County Community Partnership, Hays, $63,908.00

Supports the community mobilization plan and seven subcommittees such as the Advocacy Coalition for Teens youth group; the alternative activities committee’s drug-free events; the policy committee’s recommendations for environmental change; the Opportunities for Kids Committee; the communication committee’s media campaign; the tobacco committee’s cessation programs and awareness campaigns; the family education’s committees parent education program; and the YouthFriends mentoring program.

Emporians for Drug Awareness, Inc., Emporia, $83,160.00

Provides Life Skills Training for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students; adapts the Seattle Social Development Project which includes the P.A.T.H.S. curriculum for fifth and sixth grade students, their teachers and parents, the Preparing for the Drug-Free Years parent program, and a media campaign that focuses on substance abuse policies and practices throughout USD 253.

Flint Hills Prevention Coalition, Junction City, $32,945.00

Continuation of Life Skills Training, including a parent component, and an intergenerational mentoring program through an after school program for youth in Geary County.

Harper County Community Planning Team, Anthony, $12,285.00

Provides Project STAR training for high school students and adults and supports a school drug-free director.

Harvey County Partnership/Communities in Schools, Inc., Newton, $30,000.00

Coordinates local providers to develop a collaborative effort that addresses the three State substance abuse prevention outcomes that includes intergenerational mentoring and tutoring based on the America Reads Community Partnership and the YouthFriends model; Preparing for the Drug-Free Years parent education and life skills education through Girl Power and Step Up.

Jackson County Communities That Care, Mayetta, $49,800.00

Adapts the Midwestern Prevention Project to provide Project STAR at all three middle schools in the county, Teen Baseline in three districts and Adult Baseline; Youth to Youth mentoring program, localizes a statewide media campaign in cooperation with the Kansas Health Foundation; provides parenting programs and supports community mobilization efforts with adult and youth coalitions.

Jefferson County Alliance of Service Councils, Inc., Jefferson County, $35,000.00

The Jefferson County Alliance of Service Councils, will encourage collaboration among service providers, schools, parents, and other community entities. Under the proposed plan, the coalition will collaborate with Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Topeka to initiate a mentoring program for Jefferson County. The coalition will also provide Adult Baseline, Teen Baseline and Preparing for the Drug Free Years Classes.

Kansas Family Partnership, Topeka, $34,243.00

Train a minimum of 17 local facilitators in the Los Ninos Bien Educados to serve more than 200 hispanic/latino families in 5 northeast Kansas counties.

Lawrence Partnership for Children and Youth, Inc., Lawrence, $76,556.00

Supports YouthFriends as a community-based process to build skills and competencies, to increase involvement in drug-free, healthy alternatives and to provide access to prevention services and early identification and referral.

 Manhattan Area Risk Prevention Coalition, Manhattan, $67,390.00

Continues the existing after school program by the Boys and Girls Club to all school children in Manhattan; trains peer educators from the high school to work with children on reducing risk and developing life skills; a Leadership for Youth Retreat is planned; and provides parent classes while the children participate in the after school program and incentives such as child care to increase family involvement.

Marion County Community Training Team, Lost Springs, $120,500.00

Provides a services coordinator and implements strategies identified during Communities That Care action planning in Marion County: the Participate and Learn Skills (PALS), Life Skills Training, the Buddy System and Preparing for the Drug-Free Years and Active Parenting Today, during after school programs.

Norton County Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Norton County, $56,176.00

Supports community mobilization in three communities–Almena, Lenora, and Norton–to impact substance abuse and change community norms such as underage drinking; provides for mentoring, a Parent University, parenting education, the Safe Homes Program, and alternative activities.

Osage County Interagency Coordination Council, Lyndon, $25,232.00

Funding will be used to expand the mentoring program, implement Project Alert in every school district, engage the community by using a multi-media campaign, and provide alternative activities for 13 to 17 year olds.

Pottawatomie Wellness Coalition, Youth Empowerment and Support (YES), Westmoreland, $98,396.00

Supports the YES Program for youth and their families through community mobilization, review and development of community and school policies, and parent training. In addition they will utilize afterschool and weekend programs utilizing the Life Skills Training program, Positive Connections for Kids, Across Ages, and mentoring with contingent rewards.

Project Freedom, Leavenworth/Atchison, $225,930.00

Focuses on youth ages seven to 12 and supports Students Uniting with Caring Communities for Educational Excellence and Development (SUCCEED), Big Brothers and Sisters, Teen Baseline, teen tobacco cessation classes, Cops in Shops and STOP, the Parent Connection, 4H Y-TEACH youth-led initiatives, and community mobilization.

Rawlins County Community Prevention Board, Atwood, $25,369.00

Supports the Communities That Care planning process and provides peer and mentoring programs such as Big Brothers/Big sisters, SMART leaders, an after school program, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, SADD and parenting initiatives.

Reno County Substance Abuse Task Force, Hutchinson, $176,704.00

Supports the NetWorks media campaign to educate the general public about risk and protective factors; continuing the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program adding YouthFriends Program. The continuation of the SMART Moves program, Project LEARN, TEENSupreme, Junior Achievement. A new 3rd year component is a parenting program.

Rooks County Communities That Care Committee, Stockton, $44,707.00

Continuation of the Parent’s University, peer and Youth Friends mentoring programs, Educational Intervention grades 1-12 and media campaigns to address targeted risk factors and state outcomes.

Safe Streets, Topeka, $75,000.00

Supports the 50 partners that comprise Safe Streets in implementing neighborhood partnerships to reduce risks and increase protection from substance abuse, crime and violence.

Salina Area Prevention Partnership, Salina, $45,553.00

Enhances public service announcements, develops a monthly awareness campaign focusing on a prevalent risk factor in the community, establishes an infrastructure with opportunities for community ownership of the risk and protective factor efforts in the community, provides Adult and Teen Baseline, supports Youth to Youth, and establishes a new coalition action and sustainment committee. The Salina Area Prevention Partnership is anxious to continue the second phase of its comprehensive plan for sustaining its existence and presence within the community.

Scott County Partners for Youth Council, Inc., Scott City, $13,925.00

Supports the Teen Baseline Program and Adult Baseline Training by providing Trainers in the Community. This is an ongoing community mobilization process to address targeted risk factors and outcomes.

Sumner Community Health Organization, Wellington, $41,863.00.

Provides county wide skill-building for youth using Girl Power, Step UP and Team UP. 3rd year added components are Project Meth which includes a parent program, and the Discovery Positive Connections for Kids curriculum.

Three-Spirited Walk Project-Substance Abuse Prevention, Kansas City, $104,387.00

Supports collaborative efforts among the Native American Health Coalition, the Pelathe Community Resource Center, and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; expands outreach to Native American youth and their families; assesses substance abuse needs; provides peer education and development, prevention education for youth and families, targets parent education, and identifies substance abuse resources.

Wichita’s Promise-Alliance for Youth, Wichita, $120,220.00

Targets youth ages nine through 13 and supports intensive adult/youth mentoring relationships through Big Brothers/Big Sisters; structured after school programming through the YMCA that incorporates Smart Moves, parent education and peer group development, as well as the Be-Free Network that includes a summer camp to reinforce bonding with ATOD peer groups.

YouthFriends Prevention Project, Kansas City, $99,010.00

Third year funding expands YouthFriends presence in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties and targets the recruitment of 1,000 volunteers to work with 5,000 young people in up to 134 schools in nine school districts.

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