Update!
Making Change
Family Mediation & Juvenile Services (FMJS) is offering their Making Change program in a new time & place.
Effective the week of 9/14/09 FMJS will offer Making Change in Salem on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:15 PM. Location TBA. Please contact FMJS for more information at 603-362-9957.
CATS is working with community partners to schedule a new Making Change group to be scheduled in Derry.
Please note that there will not be a Making Change group on Tuesday, 9/15 at the Marion Gerrish Center.
Please look for updates.
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News & Events
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Current News
Read these news stories bookmarked on CATS delicious.
Get Involved!
1. Can you spare one or two hours a month to serve as a member of an advisory committee?
2. Have you invited a friend to join SHN? pledge form
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Save the Date!
CATS Annual Awareness Walk in Derry will be held Saturday,
October 24th.
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Safe Homes & Communities
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR TEEN SAFETY
September 2009
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Dear Friends of the CATS Community,
 As we begin another new school year I want to welcome you to our new edition of Safe Homes & Communities. Safe Homes & Communities will be distributed monthly to members of our Safe Homes Network for parents and guardians, coalition members, and all friends and supporters. Please forward it to anyone you think may be interested. An electronic archive, accessible from our website, will be available soon.
We are also in the midst of researching production costs for a print newsletter with the hope of increasing distribution throughout the community.
Saturday, October 24th is the 14th Annual Walkathon at MacGregor Park in Derry. Join us for this 3-mile walk to raise awareness of substance abuse issues among youth and support Red Ribbon Week! Registration starts at 9:30 AM and the walk begins at 10:00 AM followed by a cookout. This year's walk will also feature a CATS Open House, Red Ribbon Week activities, NH Liquor Enforcement Mobile Command Center and more! Go the Events page of the CATS website for more information. (Content will be posted by Monday, 9/14.)
CATS wishes everyone a safe and happy school year.
Best regards,
Sue Centner, Director
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CATS Receives Drug Free Communities Grant
(Washington, D.C.) - Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced the awarding of $21
million in new Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants to 161 communities
across the country. Community Alliance for Teen Safety is one of the
recipients.
"The Drug Free Communities Support Program bolsters
individuals and groups across the Nation that are improving their
communities by preventing drug abuse," said Substance Abuse Mental
Health Services Administration Acting Administrator, Eric Broderick.
"SAMHSA is honored to play a role in this innovative program, which has
done so much to promote well-being, hope and feelings of empowerment
among so many young people."
Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and President Obama's
"Drug Czar," said, "Evidence shows that communities receiving DFC
funding have lower instances of youth using tobacco, alcohol and
marijuana."
The Drug Free Communities program is directed by the
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in
partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). The DFC program provides grants of up to
$625,000 over five years to community coalitions that facilitate
citizen participation in local drug prevention efforts. Coalitions are
comprised of community leaders, parents, youth, teachers, religious and
fraternal organizations, health care and business professionals, law
enforcement, and the media.
The 161 new grantees were selected
from 417 applicants through a competitive, peer-reviewed process. To
qualify for matching grants, all awardees must have at least a
six-month history of working together on substance abuse reduction
initiatives, have representation from 12 specific sectors of the
community, develop a long-term plan to reduce substance abuse, and
participate in the national evaluation of the DFC program.
The
DFC program was created by the Drug Free Communities Act of 1997, and
was reauthorized by Congress in 2001 and 2006. Since 1998, ONDCP has
awarded approximately 1,500 DFC grants to local communities in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Palau, Guam, American
Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
More information about the Drug-Free Communities Program is available at:www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/dfc
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Join CATS on Facebook
CATS
has joined a growing number of non-profits, organizations, businesses,
and individuals by creating a page on the social networking website
Facebook. Our goals are to increase the opportunities people have to
access timely information about issues affecting families and
communities, provide a discussion forum for our members to share their
voice as well as a resource for local events.
The
CATS page on Facebook and the CATS website are intended to complement
each other as part of an overall effort to improve our communications
with members of the CATS community in an informed and manageable way.
In
order to become a fan of the Community Alliance for Teen Safety on
Facebook and participate in the discussions it is necessary to create
your own personal profile page. Some links are included below to help
answer your questions about this. The "Become a Fan" widget is on the
CATS homepage. Click on "Become a Fan" below to access it.
Helpful Links to Get Started
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Drop Your Ink in the Bucket for CATS
Visit CATS at Derryfest on September 19th at McGregor Park.
Help support CATS
by recycling your used printer ink cartridges. CATS will receive Staples Rewards for all recycled cartridges to purchase office supplies.
Please bring your used cartridges to Derryfest and put a drop in the bucket for CATS!
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Community Leadership Initiative
The New Futures Community Leadership Initiative(CLI) supports the goals
of New Futures to reduce underage alcohol problems and increase access
to treatment in New Hampshire through the development of a state-wide
network of advocates, referred to as Leadership Partners.
CLI identifies individuals who are concerned about these issues
in their communities and throughout the state, and extends an
invitation to join other like-minded, yet diverse individuals in
advocating for change.
Participation in CLI begins with attendance at a one-day
leadership retreat designed to provide information, enhance skills, and
empower individuals to take action. A particular focus of the
leadership retreat is educating participants on the New Hampshire
Legislature, the legislative process, and effective advocacy. A basic
belief of CLI is the power of a single individual to impact public
policy.
To learn about the Community Leadership Initiative, please call
Linda King, Manager, Community Leadership Initiative, at 603-658-2770
or email lking@new-futures.org. If you are interested in participating, please print the application and mail to New Futures, 8 Continental Drive, Unit G, Exeter NH 03833 or fax to 603-658-2306. Leadership Retreats are ongoing. 2009-2010 Community Leadership Initiative Retreats:
- December 9, 2009 - Concord
- March 11, 2010 - Nashua
- April 14, 2010 - Plymouth
- December 9, 2010 - Concord
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Know What to Do About the Flu
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Community Alliance for Teen Safety is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Our
mission is to promote safe habits for all youth by increasing awareness
of high-risk behaviors, encouraging healthy choices, and fostering
community alliances in Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Londonderry, Salem
and Windham.
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