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All Federal Grant Awards
Cooperative Agreement NH28CE002977
Award Date
12/31/20
Completion Date
9/29/25
Dollars Obligated
$875K
Overview
Activity
18
Transactions
18
Subawards
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Funding Federal Agency
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Financial Resources
Awardee
Whatcom Family & Community Network (M45TD676H3H8)
Federal Grant Program
93.276
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Bellingham, WA, USA
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MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY
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MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF MOUNT BAKER SERVICE AREA, WASHINGTON: MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION SERVES THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT (MBSD) #507 IN NW WA. ENCOMPASSING 649 SQUARE MILES, THE AREA SPANS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER (NORTH), TO SKAGIT COUNTY (SOUTH), INTO THE MT. BAKER NATIONAL FOREST (EAST). THE WESTERN EDGE IS 5 MILES FROM BELLINGHAM, THE NORTHERNMOST MAJOR CITY IN THE US ALONG I-5. THE VASTLY RURAL ECONOMY, CENTERED ON FORESTRY & AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STANDING ATTITUDES FAVORABLE TO MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL USE. INCREASINGLY, RESIDENTS TRAVEL 20+ MI. TO THE CITY FOR WORK AND NECESSITIES. POVERTY, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND OTHER FACTORS ADD BARRIERS TO ACCESS THESE NATURAL ASSETS FOR RESIDENTS. MORE THAN 10 SEPARATE, DIVERSE, ISOLATED AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES COMPRISE THIS AREA. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ACME, KENDALL AND HARMONY) AND A SHARED SECONDARY CAMPUS FOR JUNIOR HIGH (GRADES 7 & 8) AND SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 9 TO 12) SERVES 1857 STUDENTS (MBSD, MAY. 2020). THE JR/SR. HIGH CAMPUS, CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DEMING, AND OTHER SCHOOLS SERVE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THE POPULATION HERE IS 14,542 (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). ESTIMATES SAY THAT 24% OF THOSE IN THE DISTRICT ARE UNDER AGE 18-APPROX. 3,494 YOUTH. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI), THE MAJORITY OF ENROLLED STUDENTS (71.5%) ARE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), ALTHOUGH ONE IN SEVEN REPRESENTS A MINORITY RACE (28.5%). THIS IS A SHIFT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM 14%. HISPANIC RESIDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 14% OF THE POPULATION, A SHIFT FROM 6% IN 2017. NATIVE AMERICANS COMPRISE 5% OF THE ENROLLED STUDENT BODY, MOSTLY MEMBERS OF THE NOOKSACK TRIBE. A LARGE SLAVIC POPULATION, WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) GROUP. CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, CULTURAL NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE HISPANIC, TRIBAL AND SLAVIC COMMUNITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR CULTURAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HISTORICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS (METH LAB EXPLOSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ARRESTS AT GUN-POINT, CULTURAL INEQUITIES, ETC.) AND ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO NECESSARY SERVICES, IMPACT OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR MANY FAMILIES AND MAKE EQUITY AN ISSUE. POVERTY RATES ARE DOUBLE COMPARED TO THE REST OF WHATCOM COUNTY (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). POVERTY RATES SHOW 56.2% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT, ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WHILE THE LOW-INCOME FAMILY STATUS OF JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IS 63.7%. (WASHINGTONSTATEREPORTCARD.OSPI.K12.WA.US, 2019-20). WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE, THE LONG-RANGE VISION OF THIS WORK, IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH PREVENTION SCIENCE STRATEGIES WHICH SHIFT COMMUNITY NORMS AND TURN THE CORNER ON SIGNIFICANT RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MOST DEEPLY IMPACTED BY POVERTY, TRAUMA, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SUBSTANCES. WE AIM TO SHIFT THE COMMON NARRATIVE TO ABUNDANCE, CONNECTION, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH, WHILE IMMEDIATELY DECREASING MISPERCEPTIONS AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOR/PATTERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NORMS AND USE OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL IN THE MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
$125.0k
8/16/24
Not listed
MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF MOUNT BAKER SERVICE AREA, WASHINGTON: MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION SERVES THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT (MBSD) #507 IN NW WA. ENCOMPASSING 649 SQUARE MILES, THE AREA SPANS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER (NORTH), TO SKAGIT COUNTY (SOUTH), INTO THE MT. BAKER NATIONAL FOREST (EAST). THE WESTERN EDGE IS 5 MILES FROM BELLINGHAM, THE NORTHERNMOST MAJOR CITY IN THE US ALONG I-5. THE VASTLY RURAL ECONOMY, CENTERED ON FORESTRY & AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STANDING ATTITUDES FAVORABLE TO MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL USE. INCREASINGLY, RESIDENTS TRAVEL 20+ MI. TO THE CITY FOR WORK AND NECESSITIES. POVERTY, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND OTHER FACTORS ADD BARRIERS TO ACCESS THESE NATURAL ASSETS FOR RESIDENTS. MORE THAN 10 SEPARATE, DIVERSE, ISOLATED AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES COMPRISE THIS AREA. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ACME, KENDALL AND HARMONY) AND A SHARED SECONDARY CAMPUS FOR JUNIOR HIGH (GRADES 7 & 8) AND SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 9 TO 12) SERVES 1857 STUDENTS (MBSD, MAY. 2020). THE JR/SR. HIGH CAMPUS, CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DEMING, AND OTHER SCHOOLS SERVE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THE POPULATION HERE IS 14,542 (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). ESTIMATES SAY THAT 24% OF THOSE IN THE DISTRICT ARE UNDER AGE 18-APPROX. 3,494 YOUTH. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI), THE MAJORITY OF ENROLLED STUDENTS (71.5%) ARE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), ALTHOUGH ONE IN SEVEN REPRESENTS A MINORITY RACE (28.5%). THIS IS A SHIFT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM 14%. HISPANIC RESIDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 14% OF THE POPULATION, A SHIFT FROM 6% IN 2017. NATIVE AMERICANS COMPRISE 5% OF THE ENROLLED STUDENT BODY, MOSTLY MEMBERS OF THE NOOKSACK TRIBE. A LARGE SLAVIC POPULATION, WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) GROUP. CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, CULTURAL NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE HISPANIC, TRIBAL AND SLAVIC COMMUNITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR CULTURAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HISTORICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS (METH LAB EXPLOSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ARRESTS AT GUN-POINT, CULTURAL INEQUITIES, ETC.) AND ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO NECESSARY SERVICES, IMPACT OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR MANY FAMILIES AND MAKE EQUITY AN ISSUE. POVERTY RATES ARE DOUBLE COMPARED TO THE REST OF WHATCOM COUNTY (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). POVERTY RATES SHOW 56.2% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT, ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WHILE THE LOW-INCOME FAMILY STATUS OF JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IS 63.7%. (WASHINGTONSTATEREPORTCARD.OSPI.K12.WA.US, 2019-20). WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE, THE LONG-RANGE VISION OF THIS WORK, IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH PREVENTION SCIENCE STRATEGIES WHICH SHIFT COMMUNITY NORMS AND TURN THE CORNER ON SIGNIFICANT RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MOST DEEPLY IMPACTED BY POVERTY, TRAUMA, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SUBSTANCES. WE AIM TO SHIFT THE COMMON NARRATIVE TO ABUNDANCE, CONNECTION, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH, WHILE IMMEDIATELY DECREASING MISPERCEPTIONS AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOR/PATTERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NORMS AND USE OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL IN THE MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
$0
7/11/24
Not listed
MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF MOUNT BAKER SERVICE AREA, WASHINGTON: MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION SERVES THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT (MBSD) #507 IN NW WA. ENCOMPASSING 649 SQUARE MILES, THE AREA SPANS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER (NORTH), TO SKAGIT COUNTY (SOUTH), INTO THE MT. BAKER NATIONAL FOREST (EAST). THE WESTERN EDGE IS 5 MILES FROM BELLINGHAM, THE NORTHERNMOST MAJOR CITY IN THE US ALONG I-5. THE VASTLY RURAL ECONOMY, CENTERED ON FORESTRY & AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STANDING ATTITUDES FAVORABLE TO MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL USE. INCREASINGLY, RESIDENTS TRAVEL 20+ MI. TO THE CITY FOR WORK AND NECESSITIES. POVERTY, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND OTHER FACTORS ADD BARRIERS TO ACCESS THESE NATURAL ASSETS FOR RESIDENTS. MORE THAN 10 SEPARATE, DIVERSE, ISOLATED AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES COMPRISE THIS AREA. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ACME, KENDALL AND HARMONY) AND A SHARED SECONDARY CAMPUS FOR JUNIOR HIGH (GRADES 7 & 8) AND SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 9 TO 12) SERVES 1857 STUDENTS (MBSD, MAY. 2020). THE JR/SR. HIGH CAMPUS, CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DEMING, AND OTHER SCHOOLS SERVE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THE POPULATION HERE IS 14,542 (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). ESTIMATES SAY THAT 24% OF THOSE IN THE DISTRICT ARE UNDER AGE 18-APPROX. 3,494 YOUTH. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI), THE MAJORITY OF ENROLLED STUDENTS (71.5%) ARE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), ALTHOUGH ONE IN SEVEN REPRESENTS A MINORITY RACE (28.5%). THIS IS A SHIFT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM 14%. HISPANIC RESIDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 14% OF THE POPULATION, A SHIFT FROM 6% IN 2017. NATIVE AMERICANS COMPRISE 5% OF THE ENROLLED STUDENT BODY, MOSTLY MEMBERS OF THE NOOKSACK TRIBE. A LARGE SLAVIC POPULATION, WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) GROUP. CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, CULTURAL NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE HISPANIC, TRIBAL AND SLAVIC COMMUNITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR CULTURAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HISTORICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS (METH LAB EXPLOSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ARRESTS AT GUN-POINT, CULTURAL INEQUITIES, ETC.) AND ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO NECESSARY SERVICES, IMPACT OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR MANY FAMILIES AND MAKE EQUITY AN ISSUE. POVERTY RATES ARE DOUBLE COMPARED TO THE REST OF WHATCOM COUNTY (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). POVERTY RATES SHOW 56.2% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT, ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WHILE THE LOW-INCOME FAMILY STATUS OF JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IS 63.7%. (WASHINGTONSTATEREPORTCARD.OSPI.K12.WA.US, 2019-20). WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE, THE LONG-RANGE VISION OF THIS WORK, IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH PREVENTION SCIENCE STRATEGIES WHICH SHIFT COMMUNITY NORMS AND TURN THE CORNER ON SIGNIFICANT RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MOST DEEPLY IMPACTED BY POVERTY, TRAUMA, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SUBSTANCES. WE AIM TO SHIFT THE COMMON NARRATIVE TO ABUNDANCE, CONNECTION, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH, WHILE IMMEDIATELY DECREASING MISPERCEPTIONS AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOR/PATTERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NORMS AND USE OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL IN THE MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
$0
7/11/24
Not listed
MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF MOUNT BAKER SERVICE AREA, WASHINGTON: MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION SERVES THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT (MBSD) #507 IN NW WA. ENCOMPASSING 649 SQUARE MILES, THE AREA SPANS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER (NORTH), TO SKAGIT COUNTY (SOUTH), INTO THE MT. BAKER NATIONAL FOREST (EAST). THE WESTERN EDGE IS 5 MILES FROM BELLINGHAM, THE NORTHERNMOST MAJOR CITY IN THE US ALONG I-5. THE VASTLY RURAL ECONOMY, CENTERED ON FORESTRY & AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STANDING ATTITUDES FAVORABLE TO MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL USE. INCREASINGLY, RESIDENTS TRAVEL 20+ MI. TO THE CITY FOR WORK AND NECESSITIES. POVERTY, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND OTHER FACTORS ADD BARRIERS TO ACCESS THESE NATURAL ASSETS FOR RESIDENTS. MORE THAN 10 SEPARATE, DIVERSE, ISOLATED AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES COMPRISE THIS AREA. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ACME, KENDALL AND HARMONY) AND A SHARED SECONDARY CAMPUS FOR JUNIOR HIGH (GRADES 7 & 8) AND SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 9 TO 12) SERVES 1857 STUDENTS (MBSD, MAY. 2020). THE JR/SR. HIGH CAMPUS, CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DEMING, AND OTHER SCHOOLS SERVE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THE POPULATION HERE IS 14,542 (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). ESTIMATES SAY THAT 24% OF THOSE IN THE DISTRICT ARE UNDER AGE 18-APPROX. 3,494 YOUTH. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI), THE MAJORITY OF ENROLLED STUDENTS (71.5%) ARE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), ALTHOUGH ONE IN SEVEN REPRESENTS A MINORITY RACE (28.5%). THIS IS A SHIFT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM 14%. HISPANIC RESIDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 14% OF THE POPULATION, A SHIFT FROM 6% IN 2017. NATIVE AMERICANS COMPRISE 5% OF THE ENROLLED STUDENT BODY, MOSTLY MEMBERS OF THE NOOKSACK TRIBE. A LARGE SLAVIC POPULATION, WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) GROUP. CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, CULTURAL NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE HISPANIC, TRIBAL AND SLAVIC COMMUNITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR CULTURAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HISTORICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS (METH LAB EXPLOSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ARRESTS AT GUN-POINT, CULTURAL INEQUITIES, ETC.) AND ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO NECESSARY SERVICES, IMPACT OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR MANY FAMILIES AND MAKE EQUITY AN ISSUE. POVERTY RATES ARE DOUBLE COMPARED TO THE REST OF WHATCOM COUNTY (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). POVERTY RATES SHOW 56.2% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT, ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WHILE THE LOW-INCOME FAMILY STATUS OF JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IS 63.7%. (WASHINGTONSTATEREPORTCARD.OSPI.K12.WA.US, 2019-20). WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE, THE LONG-RANGE VISION OF THIS WORK, IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH PREVENTION SCIENCE STRATEGIES WHICH SHIFT COMMUNITY NORMS AND TURN THE CORNER ON SIGNIFICANT RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MOST DEEPLY IMPACTED BY POVERTY, TRAUMA, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SUBSTANCES. WE AIM TO SHIFT THE COMMON NARRATIVE TO ABUNDANCE, CONNECTION, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH, WHILE IMMEDIATELY DECREASING MISPERCEPTIONS AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOR/PATTERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NORMS AND USE OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL IN THE MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
$0
2/22/24
Not listed
MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY - MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION PROJECT FOR A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW OF MOUNT BAKER SERVICE AREA, WASHINGTON: MT. BAKER COMMUNITY COALITION SERVES THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT (MBSD) #507 IN NW WA. ENCOMPASSING 649 SQUARE MILES, THE AREA SPANS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER (NORTH), TO SKAGIT COUNTY (SOUTH), INTO THE MT. BAKER NATIONAL FOREST (EAST). THE WESTERN EDGE IS 5 MILES FROM BELLINGHAM, THE NORTHERNMOST MAJOR CITY IN THE US ALONG I-5. THE VASTLY RURAL ECONOMY, CENTERED ON FORESTRY & AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STANDING ATTITUDES FAVORABLE TO MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL USE. INCREASINGLY, RESIDENTS TRAVEL 20+ MI. TO THE CITY FOR WORK AND NECESSITIES. POVERTY, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND OTHER FACTORS ADD BARRIERS TO ACCESS THESE NATURAL ASSETS FOR RESIDENTS. MORE THAN 10 SEPARATE, DIVERSE, ISOLATED AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES COMPRISE THIS AREA. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (ACME, KENDALL AND HARMONY) AND A SHARED SECONDARY CAMPUS FOR JUNIOR HIGH (GRADES 7 & 8) AND SENIOR HIGH (GRADES 9 TO 12) SERVES 1857 STUDENTS (MBSD, MAY. 2020). THE JR/SR. HIGH CAMPUS, CENTRALLY LOCATED IN DEMING, AND OTHER SCHOOLS SERVE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THE POPULATION HERE IS 14,542 (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). ESTIMATES SAY THAT 24% OF THOSE IN THE DISTRICT ARE UNDER AGE 18-APPROX. 3,494 YOUTH. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI), THE MAJORITY OF ENROLLED STUDENTS (71.5%) ARE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), ALTHOUGH ONE IN SEVEN REPRESENTS A MINORITY RACE (28.5%). THIS IS A SHIFT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FROM 14%. HISPANIC RESIDENTS REPRESENT NEARLY 14% OF THE POPULATION, A SHIFT FROM 6% IN 2017. NATIVE AMERICANS COMPRISE 5% OF THE ENROLLED STUDENT BODY, MOSTLY MEMBERS OF THE NOOKSACK TRIBE. A LARGE SLAVIC POPULATION, WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) GROUP. CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, CULTURAL NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE HISPANIC, TRIBAL AND SLAVIC COMMUNITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR CULTURAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HISTORICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS (METH LAB EXPLOSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ARRESTS AT GUN-POINT, CULTURAL INEQUITIES, ETC.) AND ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO NECESSARY SERVICES, IMPACT OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR MANY FAMILIES AND MAKE EQUITY AN ISSUE. POVERTY RATES ARE DOUBLE COMPARED TO THE REST OF WHATCOM COUNTY (CENSUSREPORTER.ORG, 2018). POVERTY RATES SHOW 56.2% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT, ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WHILE THE LOW-INCOME FAMILY STATUS OF JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS IS 63.7%. (WASHINGTONSTATEREPORTCARD.OSPI.K12.WA.US, 2019-20). WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE, THE LONG-RANGE VISION OF THIS WORK, IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH PREVENTION SCIENCE STRATEGIES WHICH SHIFT COMMUNITY NORMS AND TURN THE CORNER ON SIGNIFICANT RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MOST DEEPLY IMPACTED BY POVERTY, TRAUMA, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SUBSTANCES. WE AIM TO SHIFT THE COMMON NARRATIVE TO ABUNDANCE, CONNECTION, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH, WHILE IMMEDIATELY DECREASING MISPERCEPTIONS AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOR/PATTERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NORMS AND USE OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL IN THE MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
$0
2/22/24