Community Involvement: Community Leadership Training & the Mini-Grant Process

1. Community Involvement:Community Leadership Training& the Mini-Grant Process

2. Community Leadership Training • To provide community members with education, resources, tools, and strategies to effectively address the methamphetamine problem in their community

3. Steps in Planning Community Leadership Training • Determine locations • Determine dates (consider location availability, speaker availability, notice to participants) • Develop registration materials (brochure, database) • Distribute training information to possible participants • Publicity

4. Community Leadership Training Agenda

5. Meth Prevention Kit Contents

6. Manual Contents

7. Meth Kit CD Contents

8. Steps in Planning the Mini-Grant Process • Determine funding limits • Develop application guidelines, form, deadline • Set up review committee • Develop & maintain database • Communication • Follow-up

9. Mini-Grant Guidelines

10. Mini-Grant Application

11. Mini-Grant Report Form

12. Mini-Grant Report Form, cont

13. Other Elements of Effective Meth Prevention • Public Awareness • Retail • Rural • School/Youth • Media • Drug Endangered Children • Advocacy

14. Building Capacity

15. Capacity to Address Meth in Kansas • Lead agency for Meth Watch that contributed a staff person • Infrastructure existed for prevention and evaluation • Model project in one county that could be adapted • Experts from different fields • Continuity of staff

16. Capacity to Address Meth In Kansas • Organization to provide training and technical assistance • Collaboration and relationships- agencies were willing to commit resources • Those working on the Project have expertise, knowledge and passion

17. Who do you see as the key partners in your state?

18. What agencies can you see taking the lead in your state?

19. Do you have specific people in mind to recruit to assist with your efforts?Who could assist with trainings in your state?

20. Does your state have an existing infrastructure for prevention and evaluation?If so, how do you see tying in Meth Watch and other initiatives?

21. Identifying Resources

22. What funds are available at the federal level?What funds are available at the state level?

23. What foundations in your states might be potential funding sources?

24. What organizations or businesses might you receive private donations from?What types of donations besides dollars might be helpful?

25. What agencies do you see contributing in-kind resources?What types of in-kind resources have you already accessed?

26. What data sources will you access in your state?

27. Other resource ideas?

28. Creating a State Plan

29. Steps for Creating a State Plan • Develop partnerships • Retail Associations • Retailers • State agencies • Community organizations • Determine a lead agency/person to coordinate • Hold regular meetings

30. Steps for Creating a State Plan • Plan community leadership training(s) • When will trainings be held? • Who will assist with planning? • What will the agenda include? • Plan awareness efforts • Determine resource needs and plan to access • Determine a timeframe

31. Contact Information for the Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project Cristi Cain, Coordinator 2209 SW 29th Street Topeka, KS 66611 (785) 266-8666/Fax: (785) 266-3833 ccain@parstopeka.com www.ksmethpreventionproject.org

32. Contact Information for Sheriff Steve Bundy Rice County Sheriff 1482 U.S. 56 Lyons, KS 67554 (620) 257-7876 smbundy@hotmail.com