SE Seattle P.E.A.C.E. Coalition

Prevention Education & Action for Community Empowerment

Strategic Plan

April 30th 2013

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................4

STRATEGIC PLAN........................................................................................................................................5

GETTING STARTED – ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN..................................................................................................7

PLAN FOR CAPACITY BUILDING...................................................................................................................13

ASSESSMENT...........................................................................................................................................21

Needs Assessment.......................................................................................................................40

Process:...............................................................................................................................40

Key Findings:......................................................................................................................40

Logic Model.....................................................................................................................................41

PLAN FOR ACTION...................................................................................................................................43

PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION......................................................................................................................49

PLAN FOR REPORTING AND EVALUATION......................................................................................................56

Appendix.............................................................................................................................................58

Appendix 1.Logic Model......................................................................................................................59

Appendix 2.List of Coalition Members................................................................................................60

Appendix 3.Needs Assessment...........................................................................................................61

Appendix 4.Resources Assessment.....................................................................................................63

Appendix 5.Action Plan.......................................................................................................................64

Appendix 6.Budget TEMPLATE............................................................................................................65

Appendix 7.Plan-on-a-Page TEMPLATE...............................................................................................66

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The SE Seattle P.E.A.C.E. Coalition (Prevention Education and Action for Community Empowerment) was formed in October 2012 by SE Seattle service providers, parents, Aki Kurose Middle School staff and concerned citizens. The mission of the Coalition is to educate, empower and mobilize SE Seattle to ensure our kids are safe, happy and healthy so they can learn. The Coalition strives to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse and violence in SE Seattle using culturally appropriate strategies.

The Coalition is funded through the WA State DSHS - Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Prevention Redesign Initiative (PRI), and King County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program, with additional support from Puget Sound Educational Service District, Therapeutic Health Services and Seattle Public Schools. Neighborhood House was selected as the fiscal sponsor and staffs the coalition.

Southeast Seattle is located between I-5 on the west, Lake Washington on the east, I-90 on the North and the southern city limit boundary of Seattle. It includes two large mixed income public housing communities of Rainier Vista and New Holly and is home to Seattle’s most diverse and lowest income families as well as many middle income and affluent families.

Brief description of the strategies and activities - Pending Plan to implement and evaluate the strategies and activities - Pending

STRATEGIC PLAN

Introduction The SE Seattle P.E.A.C.E. Coalition (Prevention Education and Action for Community Empowerment) was formed in October 2012 to educate, empower and mobilize SE Seattle residents to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse and violence in SE Seattle using culturally appropriate strategies. This strategic plan outlines our purpose, goals and strategies in order to achieve our mission. It was developed by the coalition members with input from over 400 SE Seattle residents. This plan provides a five year roadmap to coordinate services, collaborate with all sectors of the community and implement evidence based and effective strategies to make the most of our financial and community based resources.

Logic Model – ( Provide an explanation of the logic model and how it demonstrates the plan that follows. Include the Logic Model using the instructions and template provided in Appendix 4. - beginning on page 27, of this Guide.

GETTING STARTED – ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN

Our planning process began in October 2012 and included engaging over 30 community partners in our monthly Coalition meetings. Coalition members developed and approved our mission, guiding principles, vision and strategies.. In addition to our Coalition Members we surveyed over 300 parents in SE Seattle, and conducted key informant interviews with service providers and ethnic/cultural organizations in order to identify current local conditions including barriers, gaps in services, and existing risk factors and protective factors. We also utilized WA State Healthy Youth Survey and Core GIS data for SE Seattle during our needs assessment process.

Our strategic planning process has been based upon the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), a nationally recognized planning strategy that includes needs assessment, capacity building, planning, implementation, evaluation, cultural competency and sustainability of our substance abuse prevention programs.

Our plan incorporates the research based risk and protective factors framework, a public health model using a theoretical framework of risk reduction and protection enhancement. Developments in prevention and intervention science have shown that there are characteristics of individuals and their families and their environment (i.e., community neighborhood, school) that affect the likelihood of negative outcomes including substance abuse, delinquency, violence, and school dropout. Other characteristics serve to protect or provide a buffer to moderate the influence of the negative characteristics. These characteristics are identified as risk factors and protective factors (Arthur, Hawkins, et al., 1994, Hawkins, Catalano, Miller, 1992)..

MISSION

To educate, empower and mobilize SE Seattle to ensure our kids are safe, happy and healthy so they can learn. Reduce and prevent youth substance abuse and violence in SE

Seattle using culturally appropriate strategies.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES (VALUES)

- Collaboration- Empowerment Culturally responsive services- Act with urgency- Effective and innovative strategies that are measurable and that see results- Authentically engage the community, youth, and families- Use data transparently to inform parents, youth and service providers.

VISION – “In 5 years we want to see…”

1. Measurable Impact- Reduce youth drug use at Aki Kurose MS and in SE Seattle

- Reduce drug and alcohol related suspensions and provide productive alternatives to at home suspensions

- Increase academic success

2. Set Youth Up for Success- Consistent prevention curriculum aligned with school curricular standards K-12 and

prevention programs in all SE Seattle schools- More in-school resources for youth in SE Seattle- Youth feel supported, happy and healthy- Strong community support and involvement in prevention activities

3. Access to Substance Abuse Services- Process to identify and support youth or parents with substance abuse issues with a

therapeutic rather than punitive approach- Trained youth, adult, and parent facilitators who can educate and promote prevention

activities to their peers/ethnic communities - Prevention/Intervention Specialists at all middle and high schools in SE Seattle.

4. Engaged and Informed Community, Youth, and Families- Leadership Training addressing the full health spectrum for all that is empowering. - More youth are informed, think critically, are self-motivated and responsible.- Youth giving back to the community and mentoring other youth- Education on how mass media/commercial driven media affects youth decision making.- Peer led youth prevention groups. Youth train other youth and adults on prevention

topics- Innovative programs that engage youth, are youth led & culturally relevant- More Family Involvement (Family Engagement Coordinators) to increase relationship

between school and family- Community dialogues and events to create inclusive and effective prevention strategies

Coalition Structure and Organization

The P.E.A.C.E. Coalition is a membership based community group composed of residents, service providers and concerned citizens of SE Seattle. The Coalition has a minimum of 8 representatives from the following sectors: school, health, State/City/County agency, parent, youth, media, youth serving organization, religious, business, volunteer/civic, mental health, faith-based, law enforcement, other substance abuse prevention agencies as well as individual community members.

The Coalition is led by elected officers and currently has three committees: 1) Youth Engagement; Parent Engagement, 2) Parent and Family Engagement; and 3) Data and Evaluation. These committees reflect our Coalition still being in the development and capacity building stage and may change over time.. The committees meet monthly or as needed to make decision on specialized projects or activities (i.e. review new HYS data, plan youth and

promotional events). Committee members present finding and recommendations to the full coalition at coalition meetings for approval.

Coalition members have been involved in all aspects of the Strategic Plan through seven planning meetings beginning in October 2012. The development of the proposed plan was based the PRI Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) with strategies that include needs assessment, capacity building, planning, implementation, evaluation, sustainability and cultural competency. The SPF process involved multiple meetings with coalition members, collection of community/parent surveys, review of various literatures/data and a comprehensive needs assessment and resource assessment process. Coalition members developed and approved the mission statement, values, vision and action strategies They reviewed and discussed risk and protective factors, SE Seattle and Aki Kurose Middle School Healthy Youth Survey data, our resource assessment data and participated in community/parent surveys.

Aki Kurose Middle School staff and the Principal have been intimately engage in the Strategic Planning process and have been involved in all planning meetings. A fulltime Prevention Intervention Specialist (P/I) based at Aki Kurose Middle School has also been instrumental in engaging the school, parents and students in the process. The (P/I) joins coalition meetings and serves on coalition committees as well as helps plan prevention activities for Aki Kurose youth and parents. The P/I will be invited to join the Coalition at National, State and local prevention trainings and conferences. The P/I and Coalition Coordinator meet weekly to coordinate efforts.

Our Coalition is fiscally sponsored and administratively supported by Neighborhood House (NH). NH has successfully organized a community based drug and alcohol prevention coalition in SE and SW Seattle since 2004 through a Drug Free Communities Support grant and STOP Act Grant. Through these grants, as well as through funding from King County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs, NH has implemented several evidence based prevention curriculums for ethnically diverse communities including: Guiding Good Choices, Strengthening Families, Life Skills Training and Creating Lasting Family Connections (see organizational chart).

The Coalition is currently supported by a 0.5 FTE Coalition Coordinator. Additional support is provided by other Neighborhood House staff who have experience working with specific ethnic and cultural groups as well as experience organizing our other community coalition and past prevention programs. The Coalition Coordinator and Coalition Officers are the points of contact to communicate to the Coalition Members, Committee Chairs, schools, media and community inquiries (see By-Law). The Coordinator sends out the agenda and other related information to the Coalition Members. The NH Program Manager and Program Director communicate directly with funding partners regarding fiscal, contract, administrative and reporting issues.

Many community partners have helped fund the Coalition’s work including: WA State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, King County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs, Puget Sound Educational Service District, Therapeutic Health Services and Seattle Public Schools. Organizational Chart

Membership Recruitment and Retention –

Currently, the coalition has involvement from 10 or more sectors. The Coalition Coordinator keeps a list of current coalition members, their sector representation, and activity status. In the event a vacancy occurs due to resignation, removal or lack of participation, the coalition staff and/or members shall recommend a replacement. The Coordinator will track and follow-up (i.e. phone, visit or email) with coalition members that have not attended the coalition meetings for three consecutive months. Grassroots/non-fiduciary/volunteer citizens can attend coalition meeting and participate in community events and other public activities.  As well, they can join the coalition as voting member representing parent or other applicable sectors.

Our strategies to maintain involvement and engagement of members include monthly coalition meetings, subcommittee meetings, community events, newspaper, media campaign, educating policy makers and other community information dissemination. 

Our strategies to recruit and retain membership that represent SE Seattle include identifying needed sectors each year in May and seeking coalition candidates, Coalition staff, coalition members and other stakeholders can be involved in the recruitment and retention of new coalition members.  Recruitment should be face-to-face and include both formal and informal sources.   Potential coalition members should be assessed for their interest in joining substance abuse and violence prevention coalition, knowledge of SE Seattle community/Aki Kurose Middle School, their skills and competence level, the level of involvement, language skills and  business contacts.

New members are engaged through their participation in coalition meeting, mentoring by other coalition member, orientation and training of coalition members on our strategic plan, programming and services, environmental strategies and other activities. 

For more information See Attached Bylaws

Include in the appendix of the Plan a list of Coalition Members using the template provided in Appendix 5. – page 30, of this Guide. PENDING

PLAN FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

Cultural Competency in Getting Started It is expected that all tasks associated with the coalition are conducted in a culturally competent manner. SE Seattle is one of the most diverse communities in the United States so respecting all cultures and acting in culturally responsive ways are essential to the success of our Coalition. Throughout our process of building the coalition we have intentionally built relationships with key leaders from diverse ethnic communities to engage them in the Coalition’s work. Building these trusting relationships across cultures takes time and will be an ongoing process.

Our values and practices are based on four characteristics of cultural process: 1. Cultural Knowledge – knowledge of cultural characteristics, history, values, beliefs, and behaviors of different groups within our coalition; 2. Cultural awareness – openness to ideas of changing cultural attitudes; 3. Cultural sensitivity – knowledge of cultural difference without assigning values to the differences; and 4. Cultural competence – ability to bring different behaviors, attitudes, and policies and work effectively in cross-cultural settings to produce better results.

According to King County City Health Profile Seattle, December 2012 from Public Health Seattle and King County, SE Seattle is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Seattle and has one of the highest foreign born and non-English speaking individuals. About 31% are foreign born and 41% are non-English speaking at home. Over 34.9% are White, 26.2% are Black/African American, 27.6% are Asians and 8.3% are Hispanic/Latino. About 16% of the SE Seattle residents live below 100% federal poverty level or 35% live below 200% federal poverty level.

Our coalition will focus on prevention and intervention efforts at Aki Kurose Middle School. The following chart illustrates the numbers of students enrolled at the 3 comprehensive High Schools and 2 Middle Schools in SE Seattle. The percentage of free/reduced lunch and bi-lingual education students in SE Seattle Schools is significantly higher than the Seattle Public School District as a whole:

School #s of Students Enrolled

%Free/Reduced Lunch % Bi-lingual Education

Franklin High School 1,369 69.00% 12.40%Cleveland High School 751 77.40% 6.70%

Rainier Beach High School 361 82.00% 27.10%Aki Kurose Middle School 661 86.50% 10.40%Mercer Middle School 921 75.20% 9.10%Seattle School District 49,184 43.2% 10%

Data from OSPI, WA State Report Card, May 2012

Identify target population(s) the Coalition’s strategies serve. –The Coalition seeks to focus our work on youth ages 10 - 20 years old and their parents in SE Seattle. In addition we will seek to engage schools, youth programs, community groups, businesses, ethnic organizations and other institutions that serve these populations. To be culturally competent our coalition must reflect the diversity of the community including but not limited to the national origin, race, language, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, tradition norms, customs, location (urban), socioeconomic status, age, literacy, and other factors. Our Coalition members and staff currently come from at least 12 different ethnic/cultural backgrounds which is a good start, however we will continue to identify and fill

gaps such as among youth members, and additional representatives from the Somali, Lao, Vietnamese, Pacific Islander and Oromo communities. The Coalition can engage these individuals through their specific organizations located in SE Seattle and through community activities (i.e. Vietnamese/Lao New Years and Ethiopian Health Fair.

Our coalition can ensure cultural competency through multiple efforts: 1. Outreach to diverse groups to be active members of the coalition and in the strategic planning process; 2. Offer inclusive language by providing translated materials and interpreters; 3. Committed leadership and staff that are from the targeted community or who embrace cultural competence; 4. On going cultural competence training and development for coalition staff, coalition members and other stakeholders; and 5. Continual evaluation and improvement of cultural competence with a shared responsibility and accountability between coalition staff, coalition members, volunteers and other stakeholders.

Our strategies to recruit and retain membership that represent SE Seattle includes an annual review of our current diversity and identifying gaps to fill. All stakeholders can be involved in the recruitment and retention of new coalition members (see membership recruitment and retention section).

Sustainability in Getting Started

Sustaining the coalition services will involve many key segments of the SE Seattle diverse community. The Coalition’s goal for sustainability will focus on six main items: 1. What We Want to Sustain; 2. What Resources We Will Need; 3. Clear Case Statement; 4. Development of Funding Strategies; 5. Potential Partners; and 6. Action Plan to Secure Potential Partners. A combination of diverse internal and external financial and in-kind resources is needed to accomplish our goals.

Internal resources include sound leadership; committed well-trained staff, partners and coalition members, and strong administrative and financial management systems. Critical external resources include public and key stakeholders and the engagement of community-based organizations, parents and other residents of SE Seattle. Our coalition needs the following human, materials and social resources to support our strategic plan:

a. Coalition Staff: The coalition needs resources to sustain a minimum of 0.5 FTE for Coalition Coordinator, 1.0 FTE for Prevention/Intervention Specialist, 1.0 FTE for Prevention Educator, 0.1 FTE for Data Specialist/Evaluator, 0.1 FTE for Project Director and 0.2 FTE for Manager. Resources needed to sustain programming include: mileage, food, supplies and office space and technology.  The Project Director and Manager are needed to seek funding, to report to funders and to develop and implement new programs and environmental strategies. The Coordinator is needed to build and expand the coalition work into the African American, East African, Asian Pacific Islanders and Latino communities and expanded our substance abuse project with other sectors. Staff time is also necessary for appropriate data collection, evaluation and for facilitating evidence-based curriculum.

b. Interpretation/translation: Funding and volunteers are needed for interpreters and for translation of surveys, educational materials, consent forms and other PRI related materials. Translation services are a critical component to the success and effectiveness of the coalition. Translation services allow us to authentically integrate all communities into our work and to conduct community outreach

c. Food, Childcare, Mileage: These items help ensure our meetings are accessible and attractive to the community. Continuing to offer this service will increase the likelihood of full participation at meetings and events.

d. Evaluation and Technology Consultants: In order to work effectively on these public health issues, we must continue to work closely with partners with expertise in these areas. Furthermore, we need to establish an adequate foundation internally to track and analyze data as well as stay up to date technologically to conduct our work efficiently and use new social media for communication.

f. Administrative/Accounting Support, Office Space and Community Space for Events and Meetings: Comfortable, accessible, appropriate meeting space allows the coalition to meet regularly and schedule programs and events that help us achieve our targeted outcomes. Neighborhood House, Aki Kurose and our coalition’s partners have adequate meeting space at multiple locations; our programs are also held at spaces operated by our partners such as the local housing authorities. State, Federal and King County grants require sophisticated financial and audit record keeping and reporting that requires Administrative/Accounting support.

PLAN FOR CAPACITY BUILDING (Note: I inserted a page break so it’s easier to see where a new section begins)

Outreach Describe how the Coalition’s goals for substance abuse prevention relate to the broader public health policy efforts and programs in the community and how the Coalition will support and make use of collaboration and linkages with these other efforts (i.e., Public Health Improvement Plan, DFC grantees, Community Transformation Grant, Community Networks, Community Mobilization). Include information on agency/Coalition involvement with the community’s other local substance abuse prevention Coalition(s) if such an entity exists.

Our Coalition’s goals for substance abuse prevention are directly linked to many broader public health policy efforts and programs in the following ways:

Broader Public Health Policy : Our coalition will continue to support King County Public Health and Seattle Housing Authority to implement Tobacco Free Policy in their housing residents. This effort will mobilize variety of community networks including Parent Support Network at High Point, Drug Free Communities Coalition for SE and SW, Seattle Housing Authority residents, law enforcement and other community organizations (primary care and mental health?).

Linkages with DFC grantees : Our coalition will participate with the King County Coalition of Coalition and Washington State Coalition DFC Coalitions (WCoC) to share information and coordinate prevention campaigns among the 31 DFC grantees throughout the state. Our PRI’s Program Manager currently serves as President of this group and represents it at monthly RUaD meetings. Composed of Washington State representatives from the Governor’s office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Social and Health Services and its Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, the Parent Teacher Association, the State Patrol, the Liquor Control Board and others, RUaD provides local underage drinking prevention mini-grants, creates statewide media campaigns, and promotes state and local policy change.

Describe the Coalition’s plan for involving the broader community in Coalition efforts and initiatives, including outreach strategies and how the Coalition will seek input.

how will you will bring the community-at-large into coalition efforts not just push out. Can you provide more detail about how you will bring others into your efforts in specific ways?

The Coalition’s plan to engage the broader community includes involvements in ethnic and health fairs/festivals, law enforcement and other community coalitions, participation in community and coordinate meeting with community stakeholders and/or policy makers one-on-one. Our coalition members, and partner organizations linkage partners can

help distribute our prevention strategies throughout their network system. The Coalition can seek input from the broader community at coalition meetings, through client satisfaction surveys, phone/email contact with coalition staff and coalition members, Facebook, community survey, focus group and other forms of community inputs.

Explain how the Coalition will involve Key Leaders who are not Coalition members in planning and implementation.

Coalition can involve Key Leaders through one-on-one meetings, invitation to the coalition community meetings/events and town halls, letter campaign drives and phone calls and emails.

What sis the value of KL? How can they help the coalition? Why have them involved? How can the coalition help KL? Etc…

Training/Technical Assistance

Identify the training/technical assistance the Coalition staff has completed related to the Coalition’s Plan.

The Coalition staff has completed the following trainings:

Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) and Train the Trainer Training

CADCA’s National Leadership Training National Institute Academy Washington State Prevention Summit Washington State Spring Youth Forum Power of Parents Training Monthly Community Learning by Washington State DBHR PRI - Cohort 2 Workshop Series: Conducting a Resources

Assessment and Gaps Analysis PRI-Cohort 2 Workshop Series: Incorporating Resources

Assessment Information into your Strategic Plan PRI-Cohort 2 Workshop Series (#3): Fine Tuning your Logic Model HYS 101: Your HYS results and how to talk about them (Beginner) HYS 201: Your HYS results and how to talk about them (Advance) Pri coordinator Orientation?? Task Category guide review?

Describe future training/technical assistance to be completed related to the Coalition’s Plan for the Coalition staff, including how the Coalition determined the need for this training, who will be trained, who will provide the training, when, how often, and resources available to complete it.

We value training for staff and encourage staff to participate in professional development as much as they are able to while balancing their required work and existing training resources. Staff have discussed and identified the follow training needs::

Yearly cultural competency training (trainer and date of training TBA). All staff should attend the training.

Logic Model Development by WA State DBHR can be recorded to be reviewed as needed. Coalition Coordinator, Manager and Project Director and selected coalition members should be attend this training.

CADCA’s Mid-Year – yearly training conducted by CADCA. If funding allows, a coalition staff should this yearly training in July of every year.

Monthly Community Learning conducted WA State DBHR. All staff should attend this training every first Thursday of the month.

Washington State Prevention Summit- yearly training conducted by WA DBHR. All staff should attend this training every October/November of the year in Yakima.

Washington State Spring Youth Forum – yearly training conducted by WA DBHR. Coordinator should attend this training in May.

Prevention curriculum training related to the coalition strategies/ logic model (i.e. Guiding Good Choices, Strengthening Families).

Describe what training/technical assistance the Coalition members have completed related to the Coalition’s Plan.

Two Coalition members and 8 staff has received training at the CADCA National Leadership Conference, and WA State PRI Monthly Community Learning Webinars, which included information on environmental prevention strategies, needs assessment, evaluation and prevention programming.

Describe future training/technical assistance to be completed related to the Coalition’s Plan for the Coalition members, including how the Coalition determined the need for this training, who will be trained, who will provide the training, when, how often, and resources available to complete it.

Training opportunities will be announced at each Coalition meeting as well as sent out via email between meetings encouraging Coalition members to participate in the follow trainings/technical assistance as well as others that are identified or offered in the future:

Cultural competency training (offered Coalition annually)) Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) and Train

the Trainer Training, provided by the Prevention Specialist

Certification Board of Washington (annually)WA State Pr. Substance abuse prevention and youth organization sectors should attend.

CADCA’s National Leadership Forum (Annually)). Substance abuse, youth and school sector members should attend.

CADCA National Coalition Academy Tacoma National Guard (3 weeks offered annually)).

Washington State Prevention Summit provided by WA State DBHR (annually).

Washington State Spring Youth Forum conducted by WA State DBHR (Annually) MADD Power of Parents facilitator training provided by Neighborhood House Staff (Annually or as needed) – parent and parent/youth provider sector members (TBA).

Monthly PRI Learning Community Webinars provided by Washington State DBHR – recorded webinar- via AthenaForum.org

PRI - Cohort 2 Workshop Series: Conducting a Resources Assessment and Gaps Analysis- recorded webinar via AthenaForum.org

PRI-Cohort 2 Workshop Series: Incorporating Resources Assessment Information into your Strategic Plan recorded webinar via AthenaForum.org

HYS 101: Your HYS results and how to talk about them (Beginner) – recorded webinar via AthenaForum.org

HYS 201: Your HYS results and how to talk about them (Advance)- recorded webinar via AthenaForum.org

For this section please explain a little more about why these trainings would be taken by members? What would you expect from them after?

Describe what training/technical assistance the broader community has completed related to the Coalition’s Plan.

Promotional, marketing and youth engagement training have been provided to the broader community.

Describe future training/technical assistance to be completed related to the Coalition’s Plan for the broader community, including how the Coalition determined the need for this training, who will be trained, who will provide the training, when, how often and resources available to complete it.

Outreach, promotion, marketing, youth/community engagement and advocacy training can be completed by the broader community.

Cultural Competency in Capacity Building

Our SE Seattle P.E.A.C.E. coalition follows non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity policies in hiring, purchasing and contracting for all services. Our outreach effort will address factors such as age, race, ethnicity, culture, language, sexual orientation, disability, literacy, religion, and gender of our targeted population. Key project staff and coalition members should be experienced and/or reflect the race and ethnic groups targeted. Additionally, coalition staff and consultants are trained in cultural competence and sensitive to our diverse clients’ economic and social circumstances. We strive to provide all services in ways that respect our clients’ culture and provide them equal access to services.

The coalition is budgeted and staffed to ensure delivery of services in clients’ preferred language, with written materials provided in all target languages (English, Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromiffa, Somali, Khmer, Spanish and Vietnamese). Because some of our target population may be preliterate in their primary language, our coalition will ensure that they verbally receive accurate and timely information by utilizing our bilingual staff, partner organizations and paid interpreters.. All our materials should be age and gender-appropriate.

The East African, Cambodian, Hispanic, and Vietnamese communities we target have limited English proficiency furthering the need for culturally and linguistically competent alcohol and substance abuse prevention services. Our facilities are held at neutral public locations near public transit for those who lack cars.

Coalition staff and members will participate in annual cultural competency training. These trainings will be offered during a regular coalition meeting and/or offered by other partner organizations.

Sustainability in Capacity Building It is expected that all tasks associated with PRI include sustainability planning and implementation. Describe the Coalition’s policies and procedures that support the Coalition efforts for the long-term. Pending

Describe the policies and procedures, among partner agencies/ organizations and the broader community, which support the Coalition efforts for the long-term.

Our partner agencies/organizations and the broader community can support our coalition efforts by involving in the following activities:

Environmental strategies such as integration of culturally and linguistically appropriate substance abuse and youth violence prevention materials, provision of transportation to scheduled programs and events, US Department of Housing Urban Development’s HOPE IV public housing renovation related issues, and translation services to ensure complete and meaningful participation from community members.

Explain how the Coalition will involve the key leaders and broader community members in promoting and continuing Coalition efforts.

Pending

ASSESSMENT

Needs Assessment Process: Explain the process used for collecting, compiling, and reviewing data.

The P.E.A.C. E. Coalition needs assessment process involved multiple methods. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected, compiled, reviewed and analyzed involving diverse community members. Collected information included demographic data for SE Seattle general population, SE Seattle Public School students and Aki Kurose Middle School Students, overview of substance abuse problems in SE Seattle and Aki Kurose Middle School Students, risk and protective factors, environmental condition and services/resources needed.

Processes/ Methods:

1. Reviewed and compiled findings from literatures, reports and web-based search of the following demographic and health data:

a. Annual School Report 2011-2012 http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/strategicplan/schoolreports/2011/SchoolReport_2011_130.pdf

b. OSPI Report Card 2011-2012http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?schoolId=1124&OrgType=4&reportLevel=School&year=2011-12

c. School Climate Survey 2011-2012 http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/siso/studclimate/2012/climatesurvey_2012_130.pdf

d. Continual School Improvement Plan 2012-2014.  http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/csip/akikurose.pdf?sessionid=1ae0759db51f7afbc96ceb971f53a1d4

e. Seattle Public School (SPS) website www.seattleschool.org

f. Public Health Seattle & King County, King County City Health Profile Seattle Report, December 2012. SE Health Planning Area for 2010 and 2008 – Closest match to our geographic area.

g. U.S Census Data http://www.census.gov/regions/

h. WA State AthenaForum website.

i. Mapping – Geographical Information System (GIS) of outlets and licenses.

2. Reviewed, compiled and analyzed the following school and substance abuse surveys and data:

- Beacon/SE Seattle Aki Kurose HYS Results for 2008, 2010, 2012- Aki Kurose HYS from data book for 2008 and 2010- Compliance Check data for King County (Alcohol/Tobacco)- Hard Liquor Licenses in Zip codes 98118, 98108 and 98144    2011

vs present (before and after privatization)

3. Collected and Analyzed Parent and Community surveys:

This survey is designed for an anonymous self-administered and/or self-completed without identifiers, to yield cross-sectional data with variables, including: age, age of children in the household, gender, ethnicity, knowledge on problem about tobacco use, alcohol use, marijuana use, depression, suicide and youth violence among SE Seattle youth, perception of alcohol use, and whether law enforcement are effective when response to calls and requests about underage drinking and drug use at parties or gatherings. Surveys were conduced by individual interview (for non English speakers), self-administered and on-line. Only a few surveys came from on-line respondents. Most respondents came from eight surveyors in the African American, Asian, East African, and Latino communities. The survey was conducted in Amharic, Tigrinya, Khmer, Khmu, Laotian, Spanish, and Vietnamese languages.

4. Collected Key Informant Interviews for Resources and Gap Assessment—local substance abuse prevention, youth, health care and care service providers. (see Resource and Gap Assessment section below)

5. Group Discussion:Small group discussion that focused on specific topics (i.e. logic model, parent/community survey and data review)

Describe who (Coalition/workgroup) was involved in this review process, how they were involved, and how they were trained to do the work.

Our coalition members comprised of school officials, parent participants, community leaders, and other key stakeholders were involved and participate in all phases of the data collection process assuring full participation, community involvement and accountability. Coalition member activities included: review of data and data analysis, participation in the design and collection of community/parent surveys, data analysis of the Washington Healthy Youth Surveys 2008, 2010 and 2012, collected and participated in the key informant interviewers through resources and gap assessment and implementation, prioritized risk and protective factors, identified problem statement and other factors for the logic model, review of results/findings and assurance that the community’s priorities and interests remain at the forefront of substance abuse prevention strategies and activities, dissemination/reporting of findings to community members, conduct community need assessment, pilot test evaluation instruments, prepare publication articles and identify areas and strategies for improvements. Trainings and selection of mission statement, values, vision, logic model and data collection were included in the coalition meetings and in small workgroup meetings. As well, coalition members were encouraged to participate in monthly learning community webinars conducted by Washington State Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Describe what data was used (for example, the epidemiological data, local community data, community survey and/or other information used for review of the community regarding substance use and abuse, attitudes, and behaviors relating to substance use and trends over time).

See above section

Describe what information was used in the review of the data to clarify and articulate the scope and nature of the substance abuse problem in the community (for example, prevalence rate, trends, economic impact, social impact, health disparities based on demographics, etc.).

See section above for samples of data of used

Key Findings: Identify important and/or significant data that demonstrates areas to focus substance abuse efforts (for example, substance of choice, deficiency of protective factor or high prevalence of a risk factor). Provide summary of key data findings that led to the Coalition’s priorities. (Include detailed data in an appendix to the Strategic Plan.)

School data were focused on three zip codes (98144, 98108 and 981) in the Southeast Seattle catchment area. The middle schools located in these catchment zip codes included Aki Kurose and Mercer and Washington. High schools in the catchment area were Cleveland, Franklin, Rainier

Beach. This catchment area also included three alternative schools (Orca, South Lake High School and Southshore).

Table 1 provides the total students, their ethnic breakdown and the percentage of students on free or reduced lunch from the 2010-2011 school year. This data was obtained from the Seattle Public School (SPS) website www.seattleschool.org which provided a school report for each of the schools in the Seattle Public School District. Free or reduced lunch was being used as a proxy for income level by the SPS. Table 1 showed that Aki Kurose MS had the largest percentage of students on free or reduced lunch at 85% followed by Mercer MS at 72%. For High Schools Rainier Beach HS had the highest rate of free or reduced lunch at 74%, followed by Cleveland HS 69% and Franklin HS at 67%.

Table 1

SchoolTotal Students

Free/ Reduced Lunch (%) Ethnicity

Black APIHispanic

Native American White

Aki Kurose 588 83% 47% 35% 12% 1% 3%Mercer 807 72% 26% 53% 15% 1% 5%Cleveland 738 69% 43% 37% 12% 2% 5%Franklin 1,301 67% 33% 53% 8% 1% 4%

Rainier Beach 425 74% 59% 20% 13% 1% 7%

Orca K-8 316 27% 18% 10% 7% 0% 53%Southlake 165 71% 51% 29% 17% 2% 1%Southshore 395 53% 39% 32% 8% 1% 12%