Quarterly

Newsletter

April-June

2016

MISSION: TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INITIATIVES AND EDUCATION

Design a Postcard Contest

Theme: Alcohol Free Submissions Due by:

April 30th, 2016 *See Page 4 for more details*

5C Calendar & Volunteer Stay up-to-date with our quarterly calendar of events. Also, 5C always is on the lookout for innovative individuals. Contact us for more information.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month Use this as a good time to talk to teens and others about alcohol facts! Read up on shocking facts, alcohol information, and alcohol free weekend coming up April 1st-3rd.

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Hidden in Plain Sight Review

Find out about the Event that took place in March. Learn about the mock bedroom and how you can support the event moving around the county and state!

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Design a Postcard Contest 2016 Students will be creating and submitting postcards using the theme Alcohol Free. Top 3 will be selected by 5C and will be awarded free movie & bowling passes!

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Youth Connection & Community Activity Calendar Looking for something fun to do? Check out our calendars for something in your area.

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IPFS Update

Underage drinking and underage binge drinking is the focus of the IPFS grant. Follow 5C’s progress as we continue to address both issues in Clayton County.

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DFC Update 5C continues to work on the DFC grant initiatives in the Clayton Ridge Communities. This five year opportunity will focus on youth alcohol and tobacco use within the school district.

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APRIL

National Alcohol Awareness Month!

Alcohol Free Weekend (1st -3rd)

Clayton County Wellness Fair (12th)

5C Monthly Coalition Meeting (13th)

Postcard Design Contest ends (30th)

MAY

Mother’s Day (8th)

National Prevention Week (15th-21st)

5C Monthly Coalition Meeting (18th)

Memorial Day (30th)

JUNE

5C Monthly Coalition Meeting (15th)

Father’s Day (19th)

• 5C Meetings fall the 3rd Wednesday of the Month! April’s is moved to the second Wednesday! Meetings are held

at the Clayton County Office Public Meeting Room (600 Gunder Rd., Elkader).

• Watch for upcoming Town Hall Meetings for community education opportunities!

• Watch for upcoming DFC updates and new DFC Project Coordinator Announcement!

Do you like to help

others?

Community Education?

Marketing?

Fundraising?

Recruiting?

5C could use your help!

Contact us for more information about our coalition, how you can help, and

how we can help you!

ClaytonCountyCCC@gmail.com

Dates are subject to change. Please check our Facebook page, website, or email us for date changes.

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An integral part of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, inc (NCADD) Alcohol Awareness Month is Alcohol-Free Weekend, which takes place on the first weekend of April to raise public awareness about the use of alcohol and how it may be affecting individuals, families, businesses and our communities. During Alcohol-Free Weekend, NCADD extends an open invitation to all Americans to engage in three alcohol-free days. Those individuals or families who experience difficulty or discomfort in this 72-hour experiment are urged to contact local NCADD affiliates, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Al-Anon to learn more about alcoholism and its early symptoms.

To learn alcohol facts, shocking truths, and more about alcohol awareness click on the images below:

“Hidden in Plain Sight” is an educational exhibit which has been developed by the following Clayton County Community Partners: 5C Coalition, Clayton County Sheriff’s Department, Family’s Helping Hand, The City of Elkader, and Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County. The interactive display allows adults to participate in a “mock teenager’s bedroom” where they try to locate indicators of substance abuse. Following a time to investigate the scene, law enforcement officers provide an educational presentation about what they found…or didn’t. Items for the demonstration have been gathered, but we want to make the exhibit even better! Our goal is to make the “Hidden in Plain Sight” a mobile exhibit. To accomplish this, we are seeking funds to obtain a cargo trailer where the entire exhibit can be stored and transported to events throughout Northeast Iowa.

This is where you can help! We are in need of financial donations to enable us to purchase a trailer for the exhibit. Our goal is $2500.00 for the trailer which will be stored and maintained at the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office.

The mobility of “Hidden in Plain Sight” will enable many more people to participate in the event. It will expand adults’ knowledge of substance abuse indicators and trends, and will grow conversations in communities between law enforcement, community partners and residents about local needs. The exhibit would be available for a variety of situation and mobility would allow the exhibit to be taken, completely, throughout Northeast Iowa. Your donation toward this unique project is appreciated. Your willingness to support this endeavor will allow you to share in the growing awareness and education of communities regarding substance abuse.

Donations towards this goal can be made to Family’s Helping Hand 563-252-3215 or Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County 563-245-1546: both of which are a tax deductible non-profit.

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NEWS IN THE FIELD

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO?

10 Tips for Prevention

The decisions you make about

alcohol and drugs will influence

your health, your grades, your

relationships, your job or career,

maybe even your freedom. So,

what can you do to protect

yourself and reduce the risk of

alcohol and drug problems?

(Read more here)

Underage youth

widely exposed to

online alcohol

marketing…are you

being targeted? (Click

pic to find out more)

Do you have interest in

attending a youth leadership

training with 5C this

summer? Email us for info:

claytoncountyccc@gmail.com

Clayton County Events

School Activity Calendars:

Central

Clayton Ridge

Ed-Co

MFL Mar Mac

Starmont

Do you know another calendar we

could add? Please let us know!

2016 Tag-It Contest Winners!

Eli Johnson (MFL MarMac) Rosemary McGeough (MFL MarMac Caitlin Mahoney & Brandon Hach (Central)

Thank you to everyone that participated. Winners received a movie pass to Elkader/Prairie Cinema.

All entries can be viewed on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ClaytonCountyCCC

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Here are the strategies 5C will be working to implement under

IPFS:

IDPH Media Campaign

The media campaign will utilize

messaging that highlights what is at

stake if youth should choose to drink

alcohol. The message image, “What

Do You Throw Away”, will be in a

variety of media forms (posters,

radio ads, movie theater ads, screen

savers, popcorn bag stickers, etc.). If

you have a suggestion on how we

could reach more youth, please let us

know!

Apply Appropriate Penalties to Minors in Possession of Alcohol

Knowing the juvenile referral system is a complicated system

so through this strategy, we plan to improve communication

between all parties involved (youth, parents, law enforcement,

juvenile court services, medical, and schools) and to help the

public understand the laws in place for youth to face the

consequences for their actions.

Enforce Impaired Driving Laws

5C will be working mainly with law enforcement for this

strategy to implement saturation patrols and safety

checkpoints. Both of these programs will raise awareness to

making healthy and safe decisions when driving on land or

water.

NEWS IN THE FIELD

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For facts on alcohol, click HERE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Tracy Yelden, IPFS Coordinator

245-1546 or tyelden@sas4cc.com

Know the Facts Nowadays, drugs come in all

shapes, forms, and street names. Knowing what you are up against is half the battle. Being strong to say no and the confidence to stand up for yourself is another part. Click HERE for a friendly site to know

what drugs are out there and how they negatively affect your body.

Iowa Partnerships for Success (IPFS) Update

The SPF Process (Strategic Prevention Framework) is an innovative approach

to map an organization’s steps for assessing the needs and resources, maintaining and building capacity,

planning how to make change, implementing the planned change, and

evaluating each step of the way.

Sustainability and cultural competency are two concepts that need to be

addressed throughout the process.

Social Host

While the Iowa does have a state law

regarding social host, 5C plans to

address local concerns. Through this

strategy, 5C will increase the awareness

and knowledge of community members

of the social host law and ensure the

definition of a social host meets the

needs of the county.

LifeSkills

LifeSkills is a curriculum-based program

conducted in the schools to address

kids’ resistance skills in drug, alcohol,

and tobacco use, and also effectively

supports the reduction of violence and

other high-risk behaviors in youth. 5C

will be working with area schools to

implement this program.

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As announced in our Oct.-Dec. 2015 Newsletter--

5C Coalition, along with the fiscal partner

Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County,

received a Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant in

the amount of $125,000 to serve the

Communities of the Clayton Ridge District!

With the help of community leaders in the

Clayton Ridge Communities, 5C applied for the

DFC Grant to address youth alcohol and tobacco

use within the district. Rates for past 30-day use

in alcohol and tobacco have been consistently

higher than any other drug at Clayton Ridge and

this grant will help address these issues over the

next five years.

Purpose of the DFC Program

The primary purpose of the DFC program is to:

1. Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies; as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.

2. Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

For more information on DFC Support Programs visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/Drug-Free-Communities-Support-Program

DFC (Drug Free Communities) Grant

Update

HELP WANTED - Project Coordinator for Drug

Free Communities Support Grant.

Coordinator will engage individuals and

organizations in all the communities included in

the Clayton-Ridge Community School District in

implementing an action plan relating to underage

substance use. Coordinator will need to work

closely with 5C Coalition, youth, parents, and

school personnel. Applicants must be able to

work individually and with groups; be purpose

driven and solution oriented; have excellent

verbal and written communication

skills. Coordinator will be responsible for leading

community meetings, completion of reports and

meeting grant requirements. Knowledge of

substance abuse related issues and the Clayton-

Ridge School District preferred. This is a full time

position with long term potential which will

require the ability to work flexible hours,

including evenings, weekends, and travel. Salary

negotiable. Please submit cover letter and

resume to Merry French, Substance Abuse

Services for Clayton County, Inc., 600 Gunder

Road NE, Suite 7, Elkader, Iowa 52043 or

mfrench@sas4cc.com by April 22, 2016. For

more information contact Merry French, Program

Director at 563-245-1546. Position open until

filled. Equal Opportunity Employer.