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KILGORE TOGETHER The Kilgore Together Coalition is a partnership of parents, teachers, young people, law enforcement, health care providers, the faith-based community, business and civic leaders, elected officials and other concerned citizens whose mission is to make our community safe, healthy and drug free. Meetings occur bimonthly on odd months. Meetings take place at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church located on 401 E. Main in Kilgore. For more information contact Carolyn Martin at 903.984.5388.  GILMER STEPPIN’ UPThe Gilmer Steppin’ Up coalition was formed in 2001. The coalition began assessing the needs of Upshur County and in October of 2001 began its first project, the Youth Education Services (YES!) along with the YES! Parent Support group. Steppin’ Up is a Gilmer coalition that is in partnership with parents, teachers, young people, law enforcement, health care providers, the faith based community, businesses and civic leaders, elected officials and other concerned citizens whose mission is to make our community safe, healthy and drug free. The Gilmer Steppin’ Up adult group will resume meetings in March. Date and time will be announced soon. For more information contact Bill Butler at 903.806.7766. The Gilmer Steppin’ Up Youth Coalition continues to meet regularly. For more information contact Kathy Musick at Gilmer High School at 903.843.3021.  Partners In PreventionACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST UNDERAGE DRINKING Action Committee Against Underage Drinking is a collaboration of community resources with parents, school districts, law enforcements, judicial systems, churches, businesses, youth, community agencies, and anyone with an interest in reducing underage drinking. The committee meets monthly to raise awareness of the risk of underage drinking and challenge the norm that underage drinking is a harmless rite of passage. Meetings take place at noon on the last Thursday of every month at the Partners in Prevention Office in Longview, located at 140 E. Tyler St., Suite 400 - Glover Crim Building. For more information contact Brenda Buck with Partners in Prevention at 903.237.1258. PECAT 
Mission Statement:Promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle for East Texas Vision Statement: To reduce the health and economic impact of tobacco in East Texas through education PECAT is a tobacco coalition formed by a diverse group of people concerned about the use of tobacco in their communities. PECAT volunteers in communities throughout East Texas spend many hours each month educating their communities about the consequences of tobacco use. PECAT activities are held in many different venues including community-wide events and health fairs. In order to involve more youth, school-based groups have been established on local campuses. Campus PECAT allows students from elementary through high school to participate in peer education projects. Campus PECAT youth are also responsible for Operation Store Front, a tobacco retailer survey, as well as national awareness campaigns, Kick Butts Day (KBD), Great American Smokeout (GASO), and World No Tobacco Day. PECAT members are bilingual and provide important information in Spanish. A new PECAT activity is PECAT Prevention Puppetry used to present positive messages to K-3rd grade students. Performers are middle school - high school students.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS COALITION VISION: Together we can make a difference Realizing that in today’s complex community environment no one single agency can begin to combat the problems and issues associated with substance abuse, SCCADA joined alliances with other community agencies, organizations and members. The Community Partners Coalition is a regional collaborative of community agencies, law enforcement, media, health care agencies, social service agencies, parents, and youth. The primary focus of this coalition is to engage the communities and agencies in a partnership to address the problems of substance abuse by youth. In 2001, SCCADA was awarded the Drug Free Communities Support Program Grant sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). In 2006, SCCADA was awarded an additional five year grant from ONDCP and SAMHSA to continue the efforts of the coalition. Don Burrows Community Development Coordinator 100 Independence Place, Suite 414, Tyler, TX 75703 903-939-9250 |
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