November 18, 2021

LaShawn Hawkins—I can Breathe and I Will Speak is seeking donations for weekend groups; LaShawn will send a follow up on types of materials needed.

-Will be holding the Christmas Car Sleigh again this year; the cars will be delivering gifts to children who are registered; seeking volunteers

Cassandra will be sending a Doodle poll for the next meeting; through our contract with I Heart Radio, we have almost 200,000 impressions on social media

Meeting in early December, look for a doodle poll; discussing a movie showing/panel

Completed the tri-ethnic survey scoring; Gloversville is at a stage 4; the action team will be meeting to discuss where to go next in order to push towards stage 5; the Capacity Building Action team is in need of new members, contact Bonnie to join

NEU is on hold until 2022;

GPD participated on a long-term investigation with other local, state and federal agencies resulting in the arrest of 41 people of the 54 indicted for drug sales yesterday. We hope this reduces the amount of people youth have available to get illegal substances from.

GPD is in the process of facilitating a Juvenile Response Team with GESD, Probation, DA’s, The Family Counseling Center, Mental Health Association of Fulton and Montgomery County, St Anne Institute, DSS and the County Attorney’s to collectively support our community juveniles in need and address frustrations we all experience in the juvenile justice system. We’ve had two meetings and are developing a mission statement, action plan, etc.

Sector Representative Update

We ask that these people be active members of the coalition. Attend meetings, serve on one or more work groups, plan and take part in activities of the coalition, bringing their expertise and knowledge from their sector and possibly even help educate on and recruit more stakeholders and community members from their sector to the coalition.

Thank you to Nicole Walrath (Business), Anthony Clay (Law Enforcement), Joyce Royal (Religious/fraternal organizations),Sally Baker (State/Local/Tribal Government) for signing and returning the agreements. We have several (8 to be exact) that I still haven’t gotten back.

In addition , we some we need to replace with new reps and some that we MAY need to replace. Volunteers or suggestions would be appreciated.

Civic/Volunteer Organization: currently lists Aimee Riccardi, who is no longer at the Gloversville Senior Center.

Healthcare Professionals:

Media: Cailin Brown from The Leader Herald…said yes but hasn’t met with me yet.

Parent:

Schools: Rich DeMallie

Substance Abuse Organizations:

Youth Serving Organizations: Tricia Terlecky from ATFC (Reality Check)

Creation of Marijuana Policy Ad Hoc Work Group: Bonnie and Tricia are looking for people to join a short term work group for a plan surrounding the marijuana policy and dispensaries in the city. Please contact Bonnie to join.

PAX Possibilities: AHI can provide funding for PAX trainings for Gloversville School District. Would be looking to implement in September of 2022

Recreation Commission Meeting: Bonnie would like to attend their meeting in either December (possibly the 23^rd) or January to educate them about the coalition and discuss ways we can work together. Would like someone from the coalition to attend with her as well. Please contact Bonnie for more info

Social Host Law: Thank you to Chad Brown for finding the Gloversville City Law which is in “Chapter 74-4” and prohibits consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors on private property. It is pretty lengthy, so if you would like a copy of it, let me know. The bottom line is, there is a fine of $250 or imprisonment of 15 days for each occurrence. We, as a coalition should work to support the enforcement of the law and education of parents and other adults who may not realize it’s existence.

Risk Factor of the Month: Family Domain: Family Conflict: From the Family Domain, is Family Conflict.41.5 % of our youth are at risk of  substance use because their families have a high level of conflict. This affect them even if the conflict doesn’t directly involve them. What kinds of efforts can we engage in that will help families reduce domestic conflict?

Protective Factor of the Month: Belief in the Moral Order: 50.4% of our youth are protected by their belief in “what is right” and “What is wrong.” Those who feel a sense of morality are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. As you can see, just over ½ of our kids fell into that category. What can be done to increase their feelings of moral order? It often stems from parenting and how they are taught right from wrong.

Community Service Project for the Holidays? The coalition is looking for a community service project; either food collection or something similar.