current community coalition initiatives

The following reflects just some of the collaboration NCHC staff is currently enjoying with community partners.
Please feel free to contact any of the staff listed below to find out more.

Lawrence
Lynn
Medford
Newburyport
Tewksbury

Lawrence

Lynn ~
With community planning funding from MADPH, Project Cope of Lynn brought a large coalition together which undertook a year long process using the trainings and materials of Communities That Care (CTC). The Lynn CTC initiative has resulted in a comprehensive plan to address substance abuse prevention which includes using environmental strategies to address underage drinking. Contact Wendy Kent or Sally Manninen for more info.

Medford Health Matters ~
Medford Health Matters (MHM) is working to make Medford, MA a healthier community for all those who live, learn, play and work in the city. There are three task forces that focus on Environmental Health, Social-Emotional Well-Being and Youth Substance Abuse Prevention. The Environmental Health task force looks at ways to incorporate concerns relating to the environment into a healthy living lifestyle. The Social Emotional Well-Being task force is geared towards ensuring that those who need help with depression, anxiety or other emotional disorders have access to information and treatment. The Youth Substance Abuse Prevention task force, with the support of a 5-year federal Drug Free Communities grant, is geared towards decreasing alcohol and drug use and addiction within the city of Medford. For more information about Medford Health Matters, visit their website www.medfordhealthmatters.org

Newburyport ~
The BEACON Project was funded for 5 years in September of 2005 by the Drug Free Communities Support Program. This initiative came about in part through a community needs assessment, a Search Institute Asset Survey in the schools, the work of the Youth Commission and the city's new Youth Services Department and Director. Contact Youth Services Director, Andrea Egmont or NCHC Staff, Sally Manninen for more info.

Tewksbury