The Genesee County Prevention Coalition maintains regular office hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. If you need assistance outside of these hours, please call 810-285-9047 to make arrangements. Our primary goal is to maintain access to prevention services and resources to our community. Please reach out to us if we can be of assistance in providing information and support for addressing substance use and mental health concerns. |
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GCPC Community Partner Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 8:30 am to 10:00 am
COMMUNITY PARTNER PRESENTATION
Holistic Recovery Coaching and Data Tracked
Tara Moreno-Wallen, Founder & CEO
Serenity House Communities
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Upcoming Workgroup Meetings
- Underage Drinking Workgroup: Tuesday, August 2, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.*
- Prescription Drug Workgroup: Tuesday, August 16, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.*
- Marijuana/Vaping Workgroup: Tuesday, August 23, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.*
*If you would like to join a workgroup Zoom meeting and are not currently a member of a workgroup, please contact Andrea Keller at akeller@theGCPC.org to be added to the email distribution list.
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GCPC Board of Directors
Recruiting Now!
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We need you!! If you are looking for an opportunity to be more involved in community prevention efforts, please consider submitting your application for service on the GCPC Board of Directors. See application link below where you will find more information about the GCPC and Board Duties & Responsibilities. The application is a Microsoft Forms document, you will be able to click to receive a copy of the completed application for your records. After completion of the application, please email your resume to Andrea Keller at akeller@theGCPC.org as part of the application process. The application deadline is September 6th.
Please contact Lisa Fockler, lfockler@theGCPC.org, if you have any questions.
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Upcoming Community Partner Events |
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National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas and select areas celebrate on the first Tuesday in October). Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more.
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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP
POLICE DEPARTMENT
National Night Out
Tuesday, August 2, 5-8pm
5405 S Saginaw Rd, Flint
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FLINT TOWNSHIP
POLICE DEPARTMENT
National Night Out
Wednesday, August 3, 4:30-8pm
5200 Norko Dr, Flint
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Friday, August 12th
12-3pm
Outside the Farmers Market
300 E 1st St, Flint
Hosted by the Genesee County Local Leadership Group of the Voices for Children's Advocacy Center
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DONATIONS NEEDED & VENDORS WELCOME
Bless Flint Community Outreach Event
Saturday, August 13, 10am-2pm
CenterPoint Church, 1225 S Center Rd, Burton
The Bless Flint Community Outreach Event is aiming to partner with local businesses, agencies, churches, and programs to donate their time, goods and services at a venue that will (1) create awareness of what help is available, (2) renew positive perceptions and relationships, and (3) meet material, health-related, fellowship, and faith-based needs. Contact Rachel Coselmon, Email: rcoselmon1372@comcast.net or Phone: 810-853-8259, for more information.
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Back 2 School Bash
Saturday, August 13th
11am-5pm
Eagle's Nest Christian Ministries
4181 E Mt Morris Rd, Mt Morris
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Unity Fest
at Kearsley Park Pavilion
Saturday, August 27th, 1pm-7pm
1700 Kearsley Park Blvd, Flint
Hosted by The HEART of Flint
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VOLUNTEER MENTORS NEEDED!
Peckham Mentoring
Peckham has been providing mentoring in the area for over a decade. Peckham provides the RAMP (Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program) program. RAMP is a high tech, career focused mentoring program for youth who need a stable, positive role model. Youth will participate in weekly hang-outs to support each other and talk about goals and next steps. Each youth will also meet regularly with a mentor and develop an ongoing relationship through their match.
For more information contact:
Hannah Theodorovich
Mentor Coordinator
htheodorovich@peckham.org
(517) 230-6656
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OPIOID AWARENESS SURVEY
Open until Wednesday, August 31st.
Please share with your network!
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The Genesee County Prevention Coalition offers the following resources FREE for schools, parents and youth-serving professionals to assist in youth substance use prevention and mental health awareness. Delivery is available in Genesee County.
Youth Connections Magazine Issue #5 features articles on Positive Communication with Kids, "Sharenting", Parents' Attitudes and Youth Use, The Central Nervous System, and Fentanyl: Not Just Another Synthetic Drug. Additionally, you will see photos of GCPC Assets in Action and some important Faces in the Crowd among the tips and ads providing prevention resource information. Back issues #1 and #3 are also available; note that these magazines continue to be relevant well past publication date. See our website, www.thegcpc.org, for a digital look at all the issues.
Do Your Part: Be the Solution, Parents Create a Safe Space Toolkit was developed to empower parents to identify signs of youth substance use in their homes. Featuring a list of common items related to drug and alcohol use with descriptions and pictures. This guide will aide parents in gaining knowledge about youth substance use including drug facts and current trends. Included in this publication is the community resource guide described below. Also useful for professionals who serve youth. Note that GCPC staff have a sample of all the common items and are available to present a 'bedroom scene' where you can see how these items can be hidden among a youths' belongings.
Do Your Part: Be the Solution, Parents Create a Safe Space Community Resource Guide providing a list of substance use disorder treatment and prevention/education service providers who serve children and youth in the Genesee County area.
My Life, My Quit™ flyers (8.5 x 11) and posters (11 x 17) encourage youth to quit vaping and nicotine use. My Life, My Quit is a Comprehensive Youth Vaping and Tobacco Quitline Program of National Jewish Health. As the nation’s leading respiratory hospital and largest non-profit Tobacco Quitline provider, National Jewish Health launched a comprehensive vaping and tobacco cessation program for teens under age 18 who want to stop using tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes. The My Life, My Quit™ program combines best practices using real-time talk, texting, and online chat for youth to reach a Tobacco Cessation Coach. The information on mylifemyquit.com and in the program materials for My Life, My Quit™ are designed for teens and were created through discussions with teens and with subject matter experts and community stakeholders. The materials provided by GCPC include the Michigan Tobacco Quitline number and GCPC website. There are five unique designs, orders will include some of each.
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Developing Culturally Targeted Effort for Communities of Color
in Impacting the Opioid Crisis – August 03, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Since the onset of the opiate crisis the United States has reached the highest rates ever reported in its history. Initially is appeared this epidemic was only impacting Caucasians; however, more recent research has shown that this crisis is in fact impacting already disproportionately impacted by a range of health disparities and the addition of an opioid dependence increases this risk. This training will examine the opiate crisis from a different cultural perspective and will discuss culturally appropriate strategies and practices when working with communities of color.
Presenter: Albert Gay
Training Objectives:
- Describe the opiate crisis from a cultural perspective.
- Define culture.
- Identify culturally appropriate strategies for communities of color.
- Explore how personal beliefs, values and biases influence how we provide services.
- Discuss and share how cultural experiences can help build capacity to provide culturally appropriate services to communities.
Developing a Health Disparities Strategy Locally to Impact the Opioid Epidemic – August 09, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This training will define terms that are essential to the discussion as well as discuss the roots of how inequities were formed. You will also journey into what populations are most impacted, before ending in what roles we can play to help lower disparities while pressing forward in the creation of a more equitable environment.
Presenter: Albert Gay
Training Objectives:
- Discover how health disparities and other inequities play a role in behavioral health and substance use/misuse.
- Define terminology linked to the discussion of health equity.
- Become aware of their individual responsibility in the goal of attaining equity.
- Describe the overarching role of prevention in moving towards equity.
- Uncover the foundational elements of prevention that equip our field for equity work.
PRESENTED BY: Albert Gay
Albert Gay is currently a Master Trainer for TTJ Group, LLC by providing services to no-profit, faith based and community organizations and governmental entities in developing and implementing technical assistance and training services in an innovation and practical format. Albert Gay obtained his B.A. in English Arts from the historically distinguished, Hampton University in Virginia, and obtained his Master of Science in Management from Oakland City University in Indiana. He received his ministry training from Christian International’s Ministry Training College in Florida.
Registration fee is $10 per person.
You must register and make payment through CMHA first. Once you make payment, a link will be sent to you via email to register through Zoom, the virtual platform. The Zoom confirmation email will contain the link to access the virtual training.
Questions: Contact Jodi Hammond at jhammond@cmham.org or 517-237-3148
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