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Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
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NYC PRC Prevention News Issue #37
Building capacity by creating networks, one coalition at a time | |
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NYC PRC WORKSHOP REMINDER | |
Facilitation Workshop Part I and Part II Two-part Workshop Series - Thursday, November 1st and Thursday, November 8th
FACILITATION I
This two part workshop is for community leaders who have been tasked with encouraging partnership among diverse groups of people toward shared decision making and concrete actions. The purpose of this two workshop series is to provide a dedicated "space" that encourages attendees to think in depth about effective practices used in facilitation.Part 1 deals with basics of facilitation such as, Issue Framing and Knowing Your Audience. CPP/CPS credits: 3.0 (RENEWAL ONLY)
FACILITATION II
Part II delves deeper with topics such as, Active Listening and Asking the "Right" Questions. This is a discussion based workshop that provides participants with the opportunity to share experiences, tips, and explore solutions to common obstacles that can hinder productive communication in workgroup and coalition settings. CPP/CPS credits: 3.0 (RENEWAL ONLY)
Registration will cover BOTH sessions of this series. Part II will be held on Thursday, November 8th starting at 10:00am. You will recieve a separate confirmation for Part II.
Accomodation: Light breakfast will be served
REGISTER PART I
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REGISTER PART II
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Apply for a 2013 Love Your Block Grant!
Deadline: November 30th
Love Your Block is a special partnership between NYC Service and Citizens Committee for New York City that provides a unique opportunity for city residents to transform and beautify their neighborhoods and leverage City services. Resident-led volunteer groups (grantees) receive a grant of $1,000 to transform a city block. 
Love Your Block grantees also receive project-planning and community-building assistance, as well as assistance with local media coverage for the project.
Additionally, Love Your Block grantees are able to receive access to city services provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Sanitation of New York to help improve their block.
Past Love Your Block grantees have received assistance with city services such as trash collection, vacant lot cleanup, graffiti removal, dead tree removal, tree planting, providing woodchip mulch for gardening projects, repair of and installation of street signs and street lights, traffic safety surveys, and more.
More information and the application can be found here. |
LOCAL PREVENTION NEWS COVERAGE | |
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"Red Ribbon Week" October 23-31 Raises Drug Prevention Awareness
The 27th annual "Red Ribbon Week," October 23-31, will raise awareness about drug prevention around the country. Families can get involved this year by entering a contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods, and win a drug prevention grant for their children's school.
The week was created after parents, students and teachers began wearing red ribbons in commemoration of the 1985 murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Kiki Camarena.
The National Family Partnership has announced a Red Ribbon Week contest that families can enter to win a $1,000 grant for their school, and a new iPad for their home. The DEA is co-sponsoring the contest. To participate, families and students are invited to decorate the outside of their homes with the message, "The Best Me is Drug Free." They can take a photo with the family and their Red Ribbon Week decoration, and upload it to www.redribbon.org/contest or www.facebook.com/RedRibbonWeek by
November 2nd. To upload the photos, you must be at least 18 years old.
Voting for entries will take place November 2-16 at www.redribbon.org/vote. There will be 10 winners from across the United States, who will be announced at events at their schools in December.
News Source: DrugFree | Join Together |
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Contact Us
NYC Prevention Resource Center
The Children's Aid Society
105 East 22nd Street, Suite 517
New York, New York 10010
Tel: (917) 286-1541
Fax: (212) 529-6762
Email: prc@childrensaidsociety.org |
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 About Us
The New York City Prevention Resource Center (PRC) is a partnership between the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and The Children's Aid Society (CAS).
The PRC is committed towards providing technical assistance and training to NYC communities addressing the negative factors associated with underage drinking, tobacco and other drug use; through the formation and strengthening of coalitions that are implementing evidence based strategies and best practices. |
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