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PCC Funded Projects and Initiatives

SELECTION PROCESS FOR INITIATIVES SUPPORTED BY THE PARTNERSHIP CARSON CITY

Partnership Carson City (PCC) is our community’s coalition. A coalition connects multiple sectors of the community, including families, businesses, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and our local government. Working as a team through the coalition, the partners each bring a piece of the puzzle together to gain a more complete understanding of the community's challenges. Together, the partners organize and develop strategies to coordinate solutions. The result is a comprehensive, community-wide approach to ensuring the safety and health of our community.

How does a coalition, such as PCC, select the programs funded with limited financial resources? Everything begins at the community level, then reviewed by a team of community leaders, the PCC Steering Committee, and Executive Board, and finally sent to the PCC staff to implement. In general, there are two processes created by PCC that result in funding for a project: Project development by Task Forces, or a Request for Applications from non-profits process (usually established by government funding source agencies that must be adhered to by PCC). The two processes are described below:

1) Task Forces: Community based task forces identify priority concerns within their “field”, and brainstorm solutions. The PCC staff applies evidence based strategies to the ideas from the Task Forces to create results.

2) Request for Applications: Many government funding agencies mandate that recipients such as PCC implement a “Request for Application”(RFA) process that clearly identifies what PCC wants to fund (ie, transitional housing for homeless families) and soliciting applications from non profits to compete for those funds. Staying true to the community process of a coalition, PCC engages the task forces in the selection of priority areas for funding in the development of the RFP and the selection of projects funded as much as possible. Sub grants are awarded to the successful applicants.

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY

THE PARTNERSHIP CARSON CITY

(Underlined agencies in the tables below indicate they are a sub grantee, and the amount of the award is given).

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Website: www.partnershipcarsoncity.org includes information on drugs of abuse, services available in the community and electronically.
Tri-fold Brochures w/ 12 drug information inserts
Meth Social Norm campaign: “I Am One of Many” that emphasizes to youth that if they are choosing to make wise choices to avoid alcohol and drugs, they are among the majority, thus giving them a sense of validation and power.
“The,Brain, Drugs, and Addiction” Power Point Presentation describing the most recent science on the brain, how addiction occurs, and how different drugs create addictive tendencies is described in laymen’s terms in a 45 minute presentation.
Six Methamphetamine presentations specific to audiences with accompanying drug information cards
Resource Library – hand outs, videos and DVD’s
Alcohol Beverage Server Training: State certified and offered every two months
Translation Services for all Prevention and Community Education projects.
Neighborhood Watch: Promotes citizen “watch dogs” to protect their neighborhoods from suspicious activity. Neighborhoods are trained by the Sheriff’s Department.
Secret Witness: A hotline has been established for the general community, and also for the middle and high schools to report criminal activity anonymously.
Parent University: A one day “school” for parents offering workshops and motivational presentations to improve healthy and effective parenting, critical information for adults about drugs and gangs and services available.
Youth “Mock” Party House: Stages a teen party with everything that could possibly occur, such as drug use, binge drinking games, date rape, alcohol poisoning, etc. Adults tour through the staged party and are debriefed at the end to learn about what they saw, and how to protect their teens from these events.
Advocates to End Domestic Violence Teen Dating and Violence Prevention presentations in Middle and High Schools. (1,000 students served annually)

PREVENTION SERVICES AND INITIATIVES

Mini-Grants: To promote “mini” ($1,000 maximum) projects throughout the year.
Educational Enrichment Fund: A fund to support small, financial needs for children such as school lab fees, shoes, sports fees, bus passes, medical check ups, etc.
Carson High School: Drug Testing kits for high school athletes conducted randomly on all athletes during the 10 month athletic season.
Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Western Nevada, BGCWN: Mobile Recreation Project 2 – 4 days per week after school and in the summer in Tiger Drive and Hot Springs Road area.
BGCWN : 40 participants ages 7-18 projected in their Life Skills Training Program delivered on-site at their BGCWN, Carson City facility.
BGCWN : 340 participants’ ages 7-18 projected in their SMART Moves Program delivered on-site at their BGCWN, Carson City and Carson Valley-Douglas County facilities.
BGCWN- Teen Center: Projected to serve over 1,000 youth ages 5-18, and related staffing costs.
BGCWN- Mentor Center: Projected to serve over 100 youth ages 6-16, with adult Mentor—youth-Mentee matches and related Mentor Center staffing costs.
Ron Wood Family Resource Center, RWFRC: 40 participants ages 12-14 projected in their All Stars Program delivered off-site at Carson Middle School (25) and at Eagle Valley Middle Schools (15).
RWFRC: 70 participants ages 12+ projected in their Positive Action Youth and Adult Program delivered on-site at their RWFRC, Carson City facility.
Washoe Tribe of NV and CA : 60 participants ages 10-18 projected in their Project Venture Program delivered on-site at their Washoe Tribal Carson City and Douglas County facilities.
CIRCLES Of Support: Support for a part time CIRCLES Coach, and a fund for families needing financial assistance.
Food for Thought : Support 1,875 food bags for homeless children.

SECONDARY PREVENTION and INTERVENTION SERVICES

Drug Testing Kits: Made available to Alternative Sentencing and JPO for tracking offenders.
United Latino Community Office (formerly NV. Hispanic Services): Projected to serve over 1,500 related Hispanic citizens through related supporting services including – Parent Education classes, health and education promotions, Family advocate intervention services, community informational services and prevention services concerning Secret Witness and parent to parent mentoring.
RWFRC: Projected to serve over 13,000 related Youth and Family support services and for their associated operating costs.
RWFRC: Supports the Student Attendance Review Board which is an early truancy prevention project focusing on elementary and middle school youth. The schools refer to a SARB Coordinator who schedules repeat truancies receiving a third warning to the SARB or volunteer members for review and recommendations. Students requiring more intensive services are referred to a part time SARB Case Manager.
CASA: Supports a fund for medical, psychological and physical examinations for drug endangered children.
CCSO: Community Volunteer Board: This board hears youth status and first time misdemeanor offenses who are referred to the board as opposed to being cited into court. The CVB Coordinator oversees the board process, and any “restorative” or corrective action given the youth- usually community service fitting the youth’s situation and offense.

TREATMENT

Community Counseling Center: Supports a fulltime Marriage and Family Therapist to work with drug involved youth, and youth at risk of drug involvement.
Community Counseling Center: Pays for more extensive evaluations by clinical psychologists needed to assist youth with serious presenting problems.
Community Counseling Center: Supports ATOD evaluations for jail inmates and juvenile offenders with primary drug offenses.
Community Counseling Center: For transitional housing needs for recovering addicts needing this support.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Northern Nevada Gang Symposium: A conference for law enforcement officers on the latest information on gangs operating in the northern Nevada area, and suppression strategies, coordinated by the District Attorney’s Gang Task Force.
Carson City Sheriff’s Department : The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws project to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors, and prevent underage drinking.
Carson City Sheriff’s Department : Gang Training for Parents, and for Teachers. A two hour training teaching the participants how to identify gang activity and how to protect youth from gang involvement. A handbook is provided to participants completing the training.
Carson City Sheriff’s Department : Supports overtime hours for Special Enforcement Teams for drug and gang suppression operations.
Carson City Sheriff’s Department: Purchases equipment to enhance the apprehension of gang and drug offenders, and ensure their case holds up in court.