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Cooperative Agreement NH28CE002975
Award Date
12/31/20
Completion Date
9/29/25
Dollars Obligated
$625K
Overview
Activity
7
Transactions
7
Subawards
Funding Federal Agency
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Financial Resources
Awardee
County OF, Skamania (QGNENMA6UFU7)
Federal Grant Program
93.276
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Washington, USA
Description
Update #1
ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY
Posted 12/10/20, 12:00 AM
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Reason For Modification
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ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE (OPA) IS A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED IN 1996 TO ADDRESS RISING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. OPA WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE YOUTH WHO ARE AND WILL BECOME STUDENTS IN THE STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN OUR COUNTY, MANY ARE SERVING VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL SEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO STEVENSON, GIVING OPA THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH NEARLY EVERY YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF STEVENSON (POP. 1,583), THE CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE (POP. 1,000) AND THE CARSON RIVER VALLEY (POP. 2,116). NEARLY HALF (49%) OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. SKAMANIA COUNTY HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF JUST OVER 12,083. 93% ARE WHITE, 6.3% ARE LATINO, 1.9% ARE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.0% ARE ASIAN AND 0.2% ARE NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 19 MAKE UP 18.5% OF THE POPULATION. THOSE OVER 65 MAKE UP 21%. THE POPULATION DENSITY IS 6.7 PER SQUARE MILE, MAKING US A DESIGNATED FRONTIER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, SKAMANIA COUNTY IS SITUATED 40 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IS OUR COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER. THREE PEAKS OF THE RUGGED AND REMOTE CASCADES MOUNTAINS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES. THIS IS WHERE BIGFOOT REPORTEDLY ROAMS! COVERING 1,672 SQUARE MILES, OVER 86% OF THE COUNTY IS UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE OWNERSHIP. THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, BONNEVILLE DAM, AND MOUNT ST. HELENS VOLCANIC MONUMENT MAKE UP MOST OF THE FEDERAL HOLDINGS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE LAND AREA IS WITHIN THE MAJESTIC COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. THE REMAINING LAND IS COMPRISED OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RAILROAD PROPERTY. OF THAT, JUST 2% IS ASSESSED AND TAXED AT FULL VALUE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $58,598 AND 11.7% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BEFORE SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS SETTLED BY EARLY EXPLORERS FOLLOWING IN LEWIS AND CLARK'S FOOTSTEPS, FOUR DISTINCT TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS FLOURISHED, MAKING USE OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE FOUR TRIBES HAVE MAINTAINED MANY CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING TREATY BASED IN-LIEU SITES ALONG THE COLUMBIA USED FOR TRADITIONAL FISHING AND RESIDENTIAL USE. SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF LOGGING, SALMON FISHING, AND INEXPENSIVE HYDRO-POWER FROM COLUMBIA RIVER DAMS. HOWEVER, IN THE MID-1980S LOGGING ESSENTIALLY CEASED AND SALMON RUNS CRASHED. THEN MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTED, TAKING WITH IT OVER 100,000 ACRES OF TAXABLE LAND. ALREADY REELING FROM THE LOSS OF LOGGING AND FISHING INCOMES, OUR SCHOOLS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING CUTS, RESULTING IN REDUCED SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND RESOURCES. THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW ECONOMIC TRANSITION TO TOURISM, BUT OUR COMMUNITY STILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT ITSELF. THERE IS LITTLE TO DO AND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM RUNS ON A VERY LIMITED SCHEDULE. BROADBAND AND CELL SERVICE ARE UNRELIABLE AND COSTLY. WITH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ARE OFTEN PRICED OUT OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LEAVING THEM WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO. IN RECENT YEARS, OUR REGION HAS SEEN PRONOUNCED GROWTH OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, AND SALES ALONG WITH THE STATE-WIDE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND A VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE TO ALLOW SPIRITS IN GROCERY STORES. THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A FALSE SENSE OF NORMALIZATION AND ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. OPA IS WORKING HARD TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
$125.0k
6/22/23
Not listed
ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE (OPA) IS A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED IN 1996 TO ADDRESS RISING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. OPA WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE YOUTH WHO ARE AND WILL BECOME STUDENTS IN THE STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN OUR COUNTY, MANY ARE SERVING VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL SEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO STEVENSON, GIVING OPA THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH NEARLY EVERY YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF STEVENSON (POP. 1,583), THE CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE (POP. 1,000) AND THE CARSON RIVER VALLEY (POP. 2,116). NEARLY HALF (49%) OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. SKAMANIA COUNTY HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF JUST OVER 12,083. 93% ARE WHITE, 6.3% ARE LATINO, 1.9% ARE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.0% ARE ASIAN AND 0.2% ARE NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 19 MAKE UP 18.5% OF THE POPULATION. THOSE OVER 65 MAKE UP 21%. THE POPULATION DENSITY IS 6.7 PER SQUARE MILE, MAKING US A DESIGNATED FRONTIER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, SKAMANIA COUNTY IS SITUATED 40 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IS OUR COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER. THREE PEAKS OF THE RUGGED AND REMOTE CASCADES MOUNTAINS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES. THIS IS WHERE BIGFOOT REPORTEDLY ROAMS! COVERING 1,672 SQUARE MILES, OVER 86% OF THE COUNTY IS UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE OWNERSHIP. THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, BONNEVILLE DAM, AND MOUNT ST. HELENS VOLCANIC MONUMENT MAKE UP MOST OF THE FEDERAL HOLDINGS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE LAND AREA IS WITHIN THE MAJESTIC COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. THE REMAINING LAND IS COMPRISED OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RAILROAD PROPERTY. OF THAT, JUST 2% IS ASSESSED AND TAXED AT FULL VALUE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $58,598 AND 11.7% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BEFORE SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS SETTLED BY EARLY EXPLORERS FOLLOWING IN LEWIS AND CLARK'S FOOTSTEPS, FOUR DISTINCT TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS FLOURISHED, MAKING USE OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE FOUR TRIBES HAVE MAINTAINED MANY CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING TREATY BASED IN-LIEU SITES ALONG THE COLUMBIA USED FOR TRADITIONAL FISHING AND RESIDENTIAL USE. SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF LOGGING, SALMON FISHING, AND INEXPENSIVE HYDRO-POWER FROM COLUMBIA RIVER DAMS. HOWEVER, IN THE MID-1980S LOGGING ESSENTIALLY CEASED AND SALMON RUNS CRASHED. THEN MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTED, TAKING WITH IT OVER 100,000 ACRES OF TAXABLE LAND. ALREADY REELING FROM THE LOSS OF LOGGING AND FISHING INCOMES, OUR SCHOOLS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING CUTS, RESULTING IN REDUCED SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND RESOURCES. THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW ECONOMIC TRANSITION TO TOURISM, BUT OUR COMMUNITY STILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT ITSELF. THERE IS LITTLE TO DO AND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM RUNS ON A VERY LIMITED SCHEDULE. BROADBAND AND CELL SERVICE ARE UNRELIABLE AND COSTLY. WITH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ARE OFTEN PRICED OUT OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LEAVING THEM WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO. IN RECENT YEARS, OUR REGION HAS SEEN PRONOUNCED GROWTH OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, AND SALES ALONG WITH THE STATE-WIDE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND A VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE TO ALLOW SPIRITS IN GROCERY STORES. THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A FALSE SENSE OF NORMALIZATION AND ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. OPA IS WORKING HARD TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE H
$125.0k
7/9/22
Not listed
ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE (OPA) IS A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED IN 1996 TO ADDRESS RISING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. OPA WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE YOUTH WHO ARE AND WILL BECOME STUDENTS IN THE STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN OUR COUNTY, MANY ARE SERVING VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL SEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO STEVENSON, GIVING OPA THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH NEARLY EVERY YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF STEVENSON (POP. 1,583), THE CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE (POP. 1,000) AND THE CARSON RIVER VALLEY (POP. 2,116). NEARLY HALF (49%) OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. SKAMANIA COUNTY HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF JUST OVER 12,083. 93% ARE WHITE, 6.3% ARE LATINO, 1.9% ARE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.0% ARE ASIAN AND 0.2% ARE NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 19 MAKE UP 18.5% OF THE POPULATION. THOSE OVER 65 MAKE UP 21%. THE POPULATION DENSITY IS 6.7 PER SQUARE MILE, MAKING US A DESIGNATED FRONTIER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, SKAMANIA COUNTY IS SITUATED 40 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IS OUR COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER. THREE PEAKS OF THE RUGGED AND REMOTE CASCADES MOUNTAINS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES. THIS IS WHERE BIGFOOT REPORTEDLY ROAMS! COVERING 1,672 SQUARE MILES, OVER 86% OF THE COUNTY IS UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE OWNERSHIP. THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, BONNEVILLE DAM, AND MOUNT ST. HELENS VOLCANIC MONUMENT MAKE UP MOST OF THE FEDERAL HOLDINGS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE LAND AREA IS WITHIN THE MAJESTIC COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. THE REMAINING LAND IS COMPRISED OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RAILROAD PROPERTY. OF THAT, JUST 2% IS ASSESSED AND TAXED AT FULL VALUE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $58,598 AND 11.7% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BEFORE SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS SETTLED BY EARLY EXPLORERS FOLLOWING IN LEWIS AND CLARK'S FOOTSTEPS, FOUR DISTINCT TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS FLOURISHED, MAKING USE OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE FOUR TRIBES HAVE MAINTAINED MANY CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING TREATY BASED IN-LIEU SITES ALONG THE COLUMBIA USED FOR TRADITIONAL FISHING AND RESIDENTIAL USE. SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF LOGGING, SALMON FISHING, AND INEXPENSIVE HYDRO-POWER FROM COLUMBIA RIVER DAMS. HOWEVER, IN THE MID-1980S LOGGING ESSENTIALLY CEASED AND SALMON RUNS CRASHED. THEN MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTED, TAKING WITH IT OVER 100,000 ACRES OF TAXABLE LAND. ALREADY REELING FROM THE LOSS OF LOGGING AND FISHING INCOMES, OUR SCHOOLS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING CUTS, RESULTING IN REDUCED SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND RESOURCES. THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW ECONOMIC TRANSITION TO TOURISM, BUT OUR COMMUNITY STILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT ITSELF. THERE IS LITTLE TO DO AND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM RUNS ON A VERY LIMITED SCHEDULE. BROADBAND AND CELL SERVICE ARE UNRELIABLE AND COSTLY. WITH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ARE OFTEN PRICED OUT OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LEAVING THEM WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO. IN RECENT YEARS, OUR REGION HAS SEEN PRONOUNCED GROWTH OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, AND SALES ALONG WITH THE STATE-WIDE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND A VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE TO ALLOW SPIRITS IN GROCERY STORES. THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A FALSE SENSE OF NORMALIZATION AND ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. OPA IS WORKING HARD TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE H
$125.0k
7/9/22
Not listed
ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE (OPA) IS A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED IN 1996 TO ADDRESS RISING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. OPA WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE YOUTH WHO ARE AND WILL BECOME STUDENTS IN THE STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN OUR COUNTY, MANY ARE SERVING VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL SEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO STEVENSON, GIVING OPA THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH NEARLY EVERY YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF STEVENSON (POP. 1,583), THE CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE (POP. 1,000) AND THE CARSON RIVER VALLEY (POP. 2,116). NEARLY HALF (49%) OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. SKAMANIA COUNTY HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF JUST OVER 12,083. 93% ARE WHITE, 6.3% ARE LATINO, 1.9% ARE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.0% ARE ASIAN AND 0.2% ARE NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 19 MAKE UP 18.5% OF THE POPULATION. THOSE OVER 65 MAKE UP 21%. THE POPULATION DENSITY IS 6.7 PER SQUARE MILE, MAKING US A DESIGNATED FRONTIER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, SKAMANIA COUNTY IS SITUATED 40 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IS OUR COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER. THREE PEAKS OF THE RUGGED AND REMOTE CASCADES MOUNTAINS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES. THIS IS WHERE BIGFOOT REPORTEDLY ROAMS! COVERING 1,672 SQUARE MILES, OVER 86% OF THE COUNTY IS UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE OWNERSHIP. THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, BONNEVILLE DAM, AND MOUNT ST. HELENS VOLCANIC MONUMENT MAKE UP MOST OF THE FEDERAL HOLDINGS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE LAND AREA IS WITHIN THE MAJESTIC COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. THE REMAINING LAND IS COMPRISED OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RAILROAD PROPERTY. OF THAT, JUST 2% IS ASSESSED AND TAXED AT FULL VALUE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $58,598 AND 11.7% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BEFORE SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS SETTLED BY EARLY EXPLORERS FOLLOWING IN LEWIS AND CLARK'S FOOTSTEPS, FOUR DISTINCT TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS FLOURISHED, MAKING USE OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE FOUR TRIBES HAVE MAINTAINED MANY CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING TREATY BASED IN-LIEU SITES ALONG THE COLUMBIA USED FOR TRADITIONAL FISHING AND RESIDENTIAL USE. SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF LOGGING, SALMON FISHING, AND INEXPENSIVE HYDRO-POWER FROM COLUMBIA RIVER DAMS. HOWEVER, IN THE MID-1980S LOGGING ESSENTIALLY CEASED AND SALMON RUNS CRASHED. THEN MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTED, TAKING WITH IT OVER 100,000 ACRES OF TAXABLE LAND. ALREADY REELING FROM THE LOSS OF LOGGING AND FISHING INCOMES, OUR SCHOOLS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING CUTS, RESULTING IN REDUCED SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND RESOURCES. THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW ECONOMIC TRANSITION TO TOURISM, BUT OUR COMMUNITY STILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT ITSELF. THERE IS LITTLE TO DO AND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM RUNS ON A VERY LIMITED SCHEDULE. BROADBAND AND CELL SERVICE ARE UNRELIABLE AND COSTLY. WITH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ARE OFTEN PRICED OUT OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LEAVING THEM WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO. IN RECENT YEARS, OUR REGION HAS SEEN PRONOUNCED GROWTH OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, AND SALES ALONG WITH THE STATE-WIDE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND A VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE TO ALLOW SPIRITS IN GROCERY STORES. THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A FALSE SENSE OF NORMALIZATION AND ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. OPA IS WORKING HARD TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE H
$0
11/8/21
Not listed
ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - ONE PREVENTION ALLIANCE (OPA) IS A COALITION OF VOLUNTEERS FORMED IN 1996 TO ADDRESS RISING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY. OPA WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE YOUTH WHO ARE AND WILL BECOME STUDENTS IN THE STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS IN OUR COUNTY, MANY ARE SERVING VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL SEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO STEVENSON, GIVING OPA THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH NEARLY EVERY YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF STEVENSON (POP. 1,583), THE CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE (POP. 1,000) AND THE CARSON RIVER VALLEY (POP. 2,116). NEARLY HALF (49%) OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. SKAMANIA COUNTY HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF JUST OVER 12,083. 93% ARE WHITE, 6.3% ARE LATINO, 1.9% ARE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.0% ARE ASIAN AND 0.2% ARE NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 19 MAKE UP 18.5% OF THE POPULATION. THOSE OVER 65 MAKE UP 21%. THE POPULATION DENSITY IS 6.7 PER SQUARE MILE, MAKING US A DESIGNATED FRONTIER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, SKAMANIA COUNTY IS SITUATED 40 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IS OUR COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER. THREE PEAKS OF THE RUGGED AND REMOTE CASCADES MOUNTAINS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 30 MILES. THIS IS WHERE BIGFOOT REPORTEDLY ROAMS! COVERING 1,672 SQUARE MILES, OVER 86% OF THE COUNTY IS UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE OWNERSHIP. THE GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, BONNEVILLE DAM, AND MOUNT ST. HELENS VOLCANIC MONUMENT MAKE UP MOST OF THE FEDERAL HOLDINGS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE LAND AREA IS WITHIN THE MAJESTIC COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. THE REMAINING LAND IS COMPRISED OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RAILROAD PROPERTY. OF THAT, JUST 2% IS ASSESSED AND TAXED AT FULL VALUE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $58,598 AND 11.7% OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018. BEFORE SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS SETTLED BY EARLY EXPLORERS FOLLOWING IN LEWIS AND CLARK'S FOOTSTEPS, FOUR DISTINCT TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS FLOURISHED, MAKING USE OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE FOUR TRIBES HAVE MAINTAINED MANY CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING TREATY BASED IN-LIEU SITES ALONG THE COLUMBIA USED FOR TRADITIONAL FISHING AND RESIDENTIAL USE. SKAMANIA COUNTY WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF LOGGING, SALMON FISHING, AND INEXPENSIVE HYDRO-POWER FROM COLUMBIA RIVER DAMS. HOWEVER, IN THE MID-1980S LOGGING ESSENTIALLY CEASED AND SALMON RUNS CRASHED. THEN MOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTED, TAKING WITH IT OVER 100,000 ACRES OF TAXABLE LAND. ALREADY REELING FROM THE LOSS OF LOGGING AND FISHING INCOMES, OUR SCHOOLS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING CUTS, RESULTING IN REDUCED SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND RESOURCES. THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW ECONOMIC TRANSITION TO TOURISM, BUT OUR COMMUNITY STILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT ITSELF. THERE IS LITTLE TO DO AND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM RUNS ON A VERY LIMITED SCHEDULE. BROADBAND AND CELL SERVICE ARE UNRELIABLE AND COSTLY. WITH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL YOUTH ARE OFTEN PRICED OUT OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES LEAVING THEM WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO. IN RECENT YEARS, OUR REGION HAS SEEN PRONOUNCED GROWTH OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, AND SALES ALONG WITH THE STATE-WIDE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND A VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE TO ALLOW SPIRITS IN GROCERY STORES. THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A FALSE SENSE OF NORMALIZATION AND ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. OPA IS WORKING HARD TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES AND PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE H
$0
11/8/21