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All Federal Grant Awards
Cooperative Agreement NH28CE002950
Award Date
12/31/20
Completion Date
9/29/25
Dollars Obligated
$741K
Overview
Activity
9
Transactions
9
Subawards
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Funding Federal Agency
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Financial Resources
Awardee
Belchertown Public Schools (YM3XDFHHXGR7)
Federal Grant Program
93.276
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Belchertown, MA 01007, USA
Update #1
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BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT
Posted 12/21/20
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BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW BELCHERTOWN OVERCOMING ADDICTION TOGETHER (BOAT) AND THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND TO REDUCE TEEN SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. NAMED FOR JONATHAN BELCHER, ROYAL COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN THE 1730'S, BELCHERTOWN IS IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF BOSTON AND 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY. BELCHERTOWN HAS A POPULATION OF 14,906 AND PERCHES ATOP A HILL OVERLOOKING THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WEST AND THE QUABOAG VALLEY TO THE EAST; ITS NEW ENGLAND CHURCH SPIRES ARE VISIBLE FOR MILES. THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (IN NEIGHBORING AMHERST) DRAW THOUSANDS TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. BELCHERTOWN IS A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY; MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, AND HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT ALMOST 60 SQUARE MILES IN LAND MASS, IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST TOWN IN THE STATE. OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOMES, AND RESTAURANTS, SOME DATING BACK MORE THAN 250 YEARS, ENCIRCLE THE LARGE FIVE-ACRE TOWN COMMON, THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL BELCHERTOWN FAIR. THE FAIR CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE, MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN SEPTEMBER. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, BELCHERTOWN'S POPULATION IS 95% WHITE; 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 3% ASIAN; 2% LATINO; 0% NATIVE AMERICAN; AND 0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER. ALMOST 2% OF RESIDENTS ARE TWO OR MORE RACES. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, 52% IS FEMALE AND 48% IS MALE; WITH RESPECT TO AGE, 23% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; 19% IS OVER THE AGE OF 62. THERE ARE ALMOST 6,000 HOUSING UNITS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $74,221 AND 8% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY POVERTY THAT MAY BE LESS VISIBLE; THERE ARE 3 FOOD PANTRIES AND MONTHLY FREE CONGREGATE MEALS SPONSORED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN. THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE SCHOOLS: COLD SPRING SCHOOL (GRADES PK-K), SWIFT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GRADES 1-3), CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GRADES 4-6), JABISH BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8), AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12). APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS; 18% OF STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND 18% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. WHILE NEARLY 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WHITE, FAMILIES REPRESENT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 11 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS. ALMOST 3% OF 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, OR OTHER GENDER NON-CONFORMING. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE DIVERSE THAN THE TOWN-WIDE POPULATION - 6% OF STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN, AND 7% LATINO. LIKE MANY SMALL TOWNS, WE STRUGGLE TO FULLY SUPPORT ALL YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO HELP TEENS REACH OPTIMUM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AS THEY GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO AND THEIR REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. MASSACHUSETTS LEGALIZED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA IN 2016; AT LEAST 2 MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES WILL OPEN IN BELCHERTOWN IN 2020. OUR DATA POINTS TO A DEFINITE RELAXATION IN STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND HARM, AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE. BOAT CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT GROWING RATES OF YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION AND MARIJUANA USE VIA VAPING DEVICES. UNMET YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE PREVALENT AND MAY BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT ADULT OPIOID USE, BEING LOCATED NEAR MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND BORDERING A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA). BOAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH NEARBY CURRENT AND FORMER DFC-FUNDED PROJECTS; OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS SERIOUS, DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON ADOLES
($9k)
4/13/26
Not listed
BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW BELCHERTOWN OVERCOMING ADDICTION TOGETHER (BOAT) AND THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND TO REDUCE TEEN SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. NAMED FOR JONATHAN BELCHER, ROYAL COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN THE 1730'S, BELCHERTOWN IS IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF BOSTON AND 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY. BELCHERTOWN HAS A POPULATION OF 14,906 AND PERCHES ATOP A HILL OVERLOOKING THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WEST AND THE QUABOAG VALLEY TO THE EAST; ITS NEW ENGLAND CHURCH SPIRES ARE VISIBLE FOR MILES. THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (IN NEIGHBORING AMHERST) DRAW THOUSANDS TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. BELCHERTOWN IS A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY; MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, AND HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT ALMOST 60 SQUARE MILES IN LAND MASS, IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST TOWN IN THE STATE. OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOMES, AND RESTAURANTS, SOME DATING BACK MORE THAN 250 YEARS, ENCIRCLE THE LARGE FIVE-ACRE TOWN COMMON, THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL BELCHERTOWN FAIR. THE FAIR CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE, MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN SEPTEMBER. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, BELCHERTOWN'S POPULATION IS 95% WHITE; 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 3% ASIAN; 2% LATINO; 0% NATIVE AMERICAN; AND 0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER. ALMOST 2% OF RESIDENTS ARE TWO OR MORE RACES. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, 52% IS FEMALE AND 48% IS MALE; WITH RESPECT TO AGE, 23% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; 19% IS OVER THE AGE OF 62. THERE ARE ALMOST 6,000 HOUSING UNITS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $74,221 AND 8% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY POVERTY THAT MAY BE LESS VISIBLE; THERE ARE 3 FOOD PANTRIES AND MONTHLY FREE CONGREGATE MEALS SPONSORED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN. THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE SCHOOLS: COLD SP RING SCHOOL (GRADES PK-K), SWIFT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GRADES 1-3), CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GRADES 4-6), JABISH BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8), AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12). APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS; 18% OF STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND 18% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. WHILE NEARLY 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WHITE, FAMILIES REPRESENT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 11 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS. ALMOST 3% OF 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, OR OTHER GENDER NON-CONFORMING. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE DIVERSE THAN THE TOWN-WIDE POPULATION - 6% OF STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN, AND 7% LATINO. LIKE MANY SMALL TOWNS, WE STRUGGLE TO FULLY SUPPORT ALL YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO HELP TEENS REACH OPTIMUM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AS THEY GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO AND THEIR REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. MASSACHUSETTS LEGALIZED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA IN 2016; AT LEAST 2 MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES WILL OPEN IN BELCHERTOWN IN 2020. OUR DATA POINTS TO A DEFINITE RELAXATION IN STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND HARM, AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE. BOAT CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT GROWING RATES OF YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION AND MARIJUANA USE VIA VAPING DEVICES. UNMET YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE PREVALENT AND MAY BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT ADULT OPIOID USE, BEING LOCATED NEAR MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND BORDERING A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA). BOAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH NEARBY CURRENT AND FORMER DFC-FUNDED PROJECTS; OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS SERIOUS, DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON ADOLES
$125.0k
9/9/24
Not listed
BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW BELCHERTOWN OVERCOMING ADDICTION TOGETHER (BOAT) AND THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND TO REDUCE TEEN SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. NAMED FOR JONATHAN BELCHER, ROYAL COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN THE 1730'S, BELCHERTOWN IS IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF BOSTON AND 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY. BELCHERTOWN HAS A POPULATION OF 14,906 AND PERCHES ATOP A HILL OVERLOOKING THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WEST AND THE QUABOAG VALLEY TO THE EAST; ITS NEW ENGLAND CHURCH SPIRES ARE VISIBLE FOR MILES. THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (IN NEIGHBORING AMHERST) DRAW THOUSANDS TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. BELCHERTOWN IS A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY; MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, AND HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT ALMOST 60 SQUARE MILES IN LAND MASS, IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST TOWN IN THE STATE. OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOMES, AND RESTAURANTS, SOME DATING BACK MORE THAN 250 YEARS, ENCIRCLE THE LARGE FIVE-ACRE TOWN COMMON, THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL BELCHERTOWN FAIR. THE FAIR CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE, MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN SEPTEMBER. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, BELCHERTOWN'S POPULATION IS 95% WHITE; 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 3% ASIAN; 2% LATINO; 0% NATIVE AMERICAN; AND 0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER. ALMOST 2% OF RESIDENTS ARE TWO OR MORE RACES. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, 52% IS FEMALE AND 48% IS MALE; WITH RESPECT TO AGE, 23% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; 19% IS OVER THE AGE OF 62. THERE ARE ALMOST 6,000 HOUSING UNITS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $74,221 AND 8% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY POVERTY THAT MAY BE LESS VISIBLE; THERE ARE 3 FOOD PANTRIES AND MONTHLY FREE CONGREGATE MEALS SPONSORED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN. THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE SCHOOLS: COLD SP RING SCHOOL (GRADES PK-K), SWIFT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GRADES 1-3), CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GRADES 4-6), JABISH BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8), AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12). APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS; 18% OF STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND 18% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. WHILE NEARLY 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WHITE, FAMILIES REPRESENT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 11 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS. ALMOST 3% OF 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, OR OTHER GENDER NON-CONFORMING. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE DIVERSE THAN THE TOWN-WIDE POPULATION - 6% OF STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN, AND 7% LATINO. LIKE MANY SMALL TOWNS, WE STRUGGLE TO FULLY SUPPORT ALL YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO HELP TEENS REACH OPTIMUM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AS THEY GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO AND THEIR REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. MASSACHUSETTS LEGALIZED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA IN 2016; AT LEAST 2 MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES WILL OPEN IN BELCHERTOWN IN 2020. OUR DATA POINTS TO A DEFINITE RELAXATION IN STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND HARM, AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE. BOAT CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT GROWING RATES OF YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION AND MARIJUANA USE VIA VAPING DEVICES. UNMET YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE PREVALENT AND MAY BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT ADULT OPIOID USE, BEING LOCATED NEAR MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND BORDERING A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA). BOAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH NEARBY CURRENT AND FORMER DFC-FUNDED PROJECTS; OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS SERIOUS, DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON ADOLES
$125.0k
8/25/23
Not listed
BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW BELCHERTOWN OVERCOMING ADDICTION TOGETHER (BOAT) AND THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND TO REDUCE TEEN SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. NAMED FOR JONATHAN BELCHER, ROYAL COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN THE 1730'S, BELCHERTOWN IS IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF BOSTON AND 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY. BELCHERTOWN HAS A POPULATION OF 14,906 AND PERCHES ATOP A HILL OVERLOOKING THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WEST AND THE QUABOAG VALLEY TO THE EAST; ITS NEW ENGLAND CHURCH SPIRES ARE VISIBLE FOR MILES. THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (IN NEIGHBORING AMHERST) DRAW THOUSANDS TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. BELCHERTOWN IS A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY; MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, AND HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT ALMOST 60 SQUARE MILES IN LAND MASS, IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST TOWN IN THE STATE. OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOMES, AND RESTAURANTS, SOME DATING BACK MORE THAN 250 YEARS, ENCIRCLE THE LARGE FIVE-ACRE TOWN COMMON, THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL BELCHERTOWN FAIR. THE FAIR CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE, MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN SEPTEMBER. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, BELCHERTOWN'S POPULATION IS 95% WHITE; 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 3% ASIAN; 2% LATINO; 0% NATIVE AMERICAN; AND 0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER. ALMOST 2% OF RESIDENTS ARE TWO OR MORE RACES. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, 52% IS FEMALE AND 48% IS MALE; WITH RESPECT TO AGE, 23% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; 19% IS OVER THE AGE OF 62. THERE ARE ALMOST 6,000 HOUSING UNITS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $74,221 AND 8% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY POVERTY THAT MAY BE LESS VISIBLE; THERE ARE 3 FOOD PANTRIES AND MONTHLY FREE CONGREGATE MEALS SPONSORED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN. THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE SCHOOLS: COLD SP RING SCHOOL (GRADES PK-K), SWIFT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GRADES 1-3), CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GRADES 4-6), JABISH BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8), AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12). APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS; 18% OF STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND 18% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. WHILE NEARLY 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WHITE, FAMILIES REPRESENT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 11 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS. ALMOST 3% OF 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, OR OTHER GENDER NON-CONFORMING. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE DIVERSE THAN THE TOWN-WIDE POPULATION - 6% OF STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN, AND 7% LATINO. LIKE MANY SMALL TOWNS, WE STRUGGLE TO FULLY SUPPORT ALL YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO HELP TEENS REACH OPTIMUM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AS THEY GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO AND THEIR REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. MASSACHUSETTS LEGALIZED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA IN 2016; AT LEAST 2 MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES WILL OPEN IN BELCHERTOWN IN 2020. OUR DATA POINTS TO A DEFINITE RELAXATION IN STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND HARM, AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE. BOAT CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT GROWING RATES OF YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION AND MARIJUANA USE VIA VAPING DEVICES. UNMET YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE PREVALENT AND MAY BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT ADULT OPIOID USE, BEING LOCATED NEAR MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND BORDERING A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA). BOAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH NEARBY CURRENT AND FORMER DFC-FUNDED PROJECTS; OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AN
$125.0k
9/8/22
Not listed
BELCHERTOWN DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW BELCHERTOWN OVERCOMING ADDICTION TOGETHER (BOAT) AND THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND TO REDUCE TEEN SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. NAMED FOR JONATHAN BELCHER, ROYAL COLONIAL GOVERNOR IN THE 1730'S, BELCHERTOWN IS IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF BOSTON AND 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY. BELCHERTOWN HAS A POPULATION OF 14,906 AND PERCHES ATOP A HILL OVERLOOKING THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WEST AND THE QUABOAG VALLEY TO THE EAST; ITS NEW ENGLAND CHURCH SPIRES ARE VISIBLE FOR MILES. THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (IN NEIGHBORING AMHERST) DRAW THOUSANDS TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. BELCHERTOWN IS A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY; MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, AND HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. AT ALMOST 60 SQUARE MILES IN LAND MASS, IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST TOWN IN THE STATE. OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOMES, AND RESTAURANTS, SOME DATING BACK MORE THAN 250 YEARS, ENCIRCLE THE LARGE FIVE-ACRE TOWN COMMON, THE SITE OF THE ANNUAL BELCHERTOWN FAIR. THE FAIR CELEBRATES AGRICULTURE, MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN SEPTEMBER. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, BELCHERTOWN'S POPULATION IS 95% WHITE; 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 3% ASIAN; 2% LATINO; 0% NATIVE AMERICAN; AND 0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER. ALMOST 2% OF RESIDENTS ARE TWO OR MORE RACES. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, 52% IS FEMALE AND 48% IS MALE; WITH RESPECT TO AGE, 23% IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; 19% IS OVER THE AGE OF 62. THERE ARE ALMOST 6,000 HOUSING UNITS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $74,221 AND 8% OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY POVERTY THAT MAY BE LESS VISIBLE; THERE ARE 3 FOOD PANTRIES AND MONTHLY FREE CONGREGATE MEALS SPONSORED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN. THE BELCHERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE SCHOOLS: COLD SP RING SCHOOL (GRADES PK-K), SWIFT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GRADES 1-3), CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (GRADES 4-6), JABISH BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8), AND BELCHERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12). APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS; 18% OF STUDENTS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND 18% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. WHILE NEARLY 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WHITE, FAMILIES REPRESENT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 11 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS. ALMOST 3% OF 8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, OR OTHER GENDER NON-CONFORMING. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE DIVERSE THAN THE TOWN-WIDE POPULATION - 6% OF STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN, AND 7% LATINO. LIKE MANY SMALL TOWNS, WE STRUGGLE TO FULLY SUPPORT ALL YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELLNESS. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO HELP TEENS REACH OPTIMUM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AS THEY GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. WE ARE CHALLENGED TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO AND THEIR REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. MASSACHUSETTS LEGALIZED COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA IN 2016; AT LEAST 2 MARIJUANA RETAIL STORES WILL OPEN IN BELCHERTOWN IN 2020. OUR DATA POINTS TO A DEFINITE RELAXATION IN STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND HARM, AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE. BOAT CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT GROWING RATES OF YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION AND MARIJUANA USE VIA VAPING DEVICES. UNMET YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE PREVALENT AND MAY BE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT ADULT OPIOID USE, BEING LOCATED NEAR MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND BORDERING A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA). BOAT HAS COLLABORATED WITH NEARBY CURRENT AND FORMER DFC-FUNDED PROJECTS; OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AN
$125.0k
9/8/22