King County Community Organizing ProgramThe Community Organizing Program supports communities in reducing substance abuse and violence. We do this through our Community Organizing staff working with local communities to assess, design and implement community-based prevention strategies. Community Organizing supports grass roots efforts by community members to act on solving their own problems - people pooling their resources to increase the quality of life for young people, families and the community at large. The Community Organizing Program work is based on an evidence-based best practice prevention strategy that focuses on reducing risks facing young people and increasing protective factors in children's and families' lives to reduce the likelihood of substance abuse and violence. The program focuses on the following risk and protective factors: Community - Increase a sense of healthy community values
Family - Promote positive families
Individual / Peer - Encourage youth not to use or not to have positive attitudes towards using alcohol, drugs or violence.
Community Organizers help communities:- Get started: What does the community need to have happen?
- Develop a group: Who needs to be involved?
- Assess community needs: What are the concerns?
- Plan: What should be done to address these concerns?
- Implement: How should the concerns be addressed?
- Evaluate: How successful were we? What do we need to do next?
Mini Grants:The Community Organizing Program staff works with community groups to access mini grants ($500-$2,400) to implement prevention strategies. To contact your local Community Organizer, call: To apply: Mini Grant Application package Advisory BoardThe Community Organizing Program Advisory Board oversees the program goals, and state and federal funds, including Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities funds that King County receives through the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. For more details visit the COP Advisory Board. Other Partner Links:
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