North oakland community coalition stop underage drinkingthis project will provide enhanced services to prevent underage drinking in the communities of lake orion and oxford, michigan. - north…

North oakland community coalition stop underage drinkingthis project will provide enhanced services to prevent underage drinking in the communities of lake orion and oxford, michigan. - north oakland community coalition stop underage drinking project abstract the north oakland community coalition (nocc), an established prevention coalition serving the communities of oxford and lake orion, michigan, will utilize funding from the stop act grant to increase capacity and infrastructure to meet the needs of the community following the tragic school shooting at oxford high school on november 30TH, 2021. This act of violence created an immediate need to work closely with community partners to increase the protective factors that will support youth and their families through the healing and recovery process, while also reduce risk factors that lead to youth and family misuse of alcohol. This project will support the entire orion/oxford community with a population of 60,625 individuals, with an emphasis on youth aged 12-20 and their parents, a target population of 27,584 people every year. Throughout the five years of the project, the nocc expects to impact 60,000 individuals. Nocc will address the following goals and objectives: goal 1: strengthen prevention capacity/infrastructure at the community level objective 1: by 9/29/2026, increase community capacity for underage drinking prevention by increasing community prevention initiatives by 10% as measured by the number of prevention activities and campaign that are implemented at the local level. Goal 2: reduce youth alcohol use among 6TH-12TH grade students. Objective 1: by 09/29/2026, alcohol use among 6TH-12TH grade students will decrease by 5% as evidenced by the nocc student survey. Goal 3: increase perception of risk of alcohol use among 6TH-12TH grade students. Objective 1: by 09/29/2026, increase perception of risk of alcohol use among 6TH-12TH grade students by 5% as evidenced by the nocc student survey. Goal 4: reduce teen access to alcohol among 6TH-12TH grade students. Objective 1: by 09/29/2026, reduce teen access to alcohol among 6TH-12TH grade students by 8% as evidenced by the nocc student survey. The nocc will accomplish these goals utilizing the strategic prevention framework, rich in evidence-based best practices, to partner with local schools, organizations, parents and youth to create an implementation plan that serves the unique needs of our community. Our diversity, equity, and inclusion plan will inform our work to ensure this project serves all, and special focus will be placed on serving our disparate populations identified in 2020 and 2022 youth data surveys. The action plan will include all seven strategies for prevention and will be continually monitored for necessary changes to meet community needs. Continual assessment will allow US to identify areas and populations of greatest need and our planning will remain fluid to meet these needs. Evaluation will be conducted through student surveys, parent/community surveys, and focus groups directed by our data analyst and data will be shared with all community stakeholders through annual key findings reports and throughout the year to the greater community.