The purpose of this group is to identify current community services that address priority risk and protective factors, identify service delivery gaps and recommend solutions. Also, the group will design and monitor evaluation of the programs and policies implemented under the Community Action Plan.

Resource Buckets

•Law Enforcement

•JAC

•Victims Advocate

•Formal Education--Jeffco Schools

•Formal Education-- Higher Education

•Early Childhood

•PTA

•CYLC

•Human Services Child Welfare

•Human Services Community Assistance Division

•Lakewood City Management/ Policy

•Wheat Ridge City Management/ Policy

•Edgewater City Management/ Policy

•Jefferson County Management/ Policy

•Informal Education/Library

•Sport Leagues; Parks & Rec; YMCA

•Scouting, 4-H, DI and Similar

•Chambers of Commerce(s)

•Faith Based Community

•Involved Community Member

•High School Student/Youth

•Public Health

•Mental Health

•Drug and Alcohol Intervention & Treatment; Paid and Free

Draft of Letter to Identified Key CONTRIBUTORS

July, XX 2018

Dear XXXX,

The Jefferson County Communities That Care coalition is engaged in a structured, evidence-based community change process focused on preventing youth substance misuse, violence and hopelessness/anxiety.

Through a combination of state and federal grants, our coalition has the opportunity to select and implement or support action steps our community can take to help bolster protective factors and reduce risk factors among youth in Edgewater, Wheat Ridge and Lakewood. In order to effectively plan actions that will have the biggest impact, our coalition is conducting a resource assessment to accurately understand existing prevention efforts related to these topic areas. The resource assessment will consist of six workshops during which key contributors, nominated by key leaders in the Jefferson County Communities That Care coalition, will catalog rules, laws, regulations, resources and/or programs that protect youth from engaging in harmful behavior. The six resource assessment workshops include:

• Law enforcement
• Education
• Human services and assistance programs
• Laws, regulations, municipal programs
• Community-serving groups
• Physical and behavioral health

Please note that, although they vitally important to our community, this particular resource assessment will not focus on intervention or treatment for individuals who are already experiencing problems.

This resources assessment will help our coalition support existing efforts and avoid duplication.

You have been nominated by XXXX as a key contributor based on your involvement in one or more organizations serving the youth in our community in the category of (law enforcement, education, laws/regulation, community-serving groups, health). If you are willing to help the Jefferson County Communities That Care coalition in our resource assessment efforts, we would appreciate your attendance at a workshop at XXX in Lakewood on Aug. XXX, 2018 from 3 to 4:30 PM. At the workshop, we will compile resources

If you cannot help with this effort, would you please nominate someone else from within your organizations or contacts that could provide the information we need to be effective and accurate? If you have comments, questions or suggestions, please contact XXXX.

Sincerely,

Jefferson County Communities That Cares Resource Assessment Work Group

Sample Topics

1. Resources that address preventing family management problems.
2. Resources that address encouraging/supporting commitment to school among middle and/or high school students.
3. Systems. policies, campaigns or programs that prevent youth from obtaining alcohol from friends or relatives who are older than 21.
4. Systems. policies, campaigns or programs that prevent youth from selling marijuana to each other.
5. Systems, policies, campaigns or policies that ensure that prescription medication are not consumed by youth to whom they are not prescribed.
6. Systems, policies or programs that provide pro-social opportunities for youth to engage with their family.