1. Training of Leaders to Build
Community Coalitions
Presented by CADCA’s International Program

2. Training of Leaders to Build Community Coalitions
Year 1 Training Objectives
Describe the concepts of prevention and coalition building
Assess the community to identify priority issues
Identify comprehensive strategies
Identify next steps for their coalitions and communities
Access resources available to support their efforts

3. Training of Leaders to Build Community Coalitions
Year 1 Training Agenda
Monday: Introductions, Overview & Forming a Coalition
Tuesday: Assessment & Prioritizing
Wednesday: Strategies & Implementation
Thursday: Building Connections &
Coalition Capacity
Friday: Taking It Home

4. What is CADCA?
An independent, non-partisan non-governmental organization (NGO)
Founded in 1992, CADCA is one of the world’s leading substance abuse prevention organizations.
CADCA’s Mission is to:
Develop and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create communities that are safe, healthy and drug free.

5. CADCA International Programs
CADCA assists governmental and non-governmental organizations in developing effective community coalitions to prevent and reduce rates of illicit drug use.

6. International Programs Latin America and Caribbean:
Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Haiti and Uruguay
Africa:
Cape Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal,
South Africa, Tanzania
Central Asia:
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Asia Pacific: The Philippines
Middle East: Iraq
Europe: Italy

7. Training of Leaders to Build Community Coalitions
The goal of the Training of Leaders initiative is to increase the number of anti-drug community coalitions in five countries:
1. Republic of Mexico
2. Republic of Peru
3. Republic of Ghana
4. Republic of Tajikistan
5. Republic of the Philippines

8. Training of Leaders to Build Community Coalitions
Year 1 Timeline
Pre-Training Preparation
On-Site Training
Coalition Building Support
0 ….. 1….. 2 ….. 3 ….. 4….. 5 ….. 6 ….. 7 ….. 8 … Months

9. Introductions In 5 Minutes each community please describe:
Community Name / Location
Population of your community
Your names and occupations
Share your Pre-Training Questionnaire:
1. Definition of Community.
2. The Substance abuse and related problems
3. Community Resources
4. Key Stakeholders / Core Team

10. What is our planning process?
Overview
What is prevention?
What is our planning process?
What is a coalition?

11. What is Prevention?

12. Public Health Approach to Prevention
Agent
Strategies
Host
Environment

13. Public Health Approach to Prevention
Agent?
Host?
Environment?
Strategies?

14. Example Agent = Flu Host = 10 year old George Environment = School
Strategies?

15. Example Agent = Cocaine Host = 21 year old Nicole
Environment = Local Bar
Strategies?

16. Public Health Approach to Prevention Strategies will impact all three!
Agent
What drugs are being abused?
What are related problems?
Who is abusing the drugs?
Where are people getting the drugs?
Where and how are the drugs being abused?
Host
Environment
Strategies will impact all three!

17. Drug abuse: Levels of Strategies
POLICIES
(National, State, and Local Laws and Regulations)
COMMUNITY
(Norms, Systems, Relationships between Organizations)
ORGANIZATIONS
(Organizations, Social Institutions)
INTERPERSONAL
(Families, Friends, Social Networks)
INDIVIDUALS
(Biology, Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills)
Based on Social-Ecological Model
(Bronfenbrenner, 1979)

18. Activity: Levels of Strategies
Nicole is in a bar where cocaine is being sold. Her friends are buying the cocaine and using it at the bar.
What might be some prevention strategies at each level to prevent Nicole from using cocaine:
Individual
Interpersonal
Organizational
Community
Policies

19. What is a Coalition?

20. Coalition…
A formal, voluntary arrangement for cooperation and collaboration between groups or sectors of a community, in which each group retains its identity but all agree to work together toward a common goal of building a safe, healthy and drug free community.

21. Community Involvement
Coalitions involve all members of a community:
Youth and parents
Community residents
Government
Agencies and organizations

22. Community Sectors Youth Parents Businesses Media
Education (public and private)
Youth-serving NGOs
Law Enforcement
Religious/fraternal organizations
Civic organizations
Government agencies
Health care providers
Other NGOs involved in reducing substance abuse

23. What is Our Planning Process?

24. Assessment Assessment answers the questions:
What drugs are being used?
Who is abusing the drugs?
Where are people getting the drugs?
Where and how are the drugs being abused?
Agent
Host
Environment

25. Assessment How do we answer the questions?
Collect data Conduct interviews / Community
Surveys Observations

26. Planning
Planning involves developing comprehensive strategies to impact the agent, host and environment.
Coalition sectors develop comprehensive strategies including:
Education
Programs
Policies and laws
Enforcement
Intervention and Referral

27. Implementation Implementation involves: Prioritizing strategies
Developing Action Plans
Getting to WORK!

28. Coalition Capacity Building
An effective coalition includes:
Leadership
Organization
Members
Resources

29. Planning Products – Year 1
ACTION
Community
Assessment
Road
Map
Comprehensive
Strategies
Action
Plans

30. Summary: What Do Coalitions Do?
Assess the community and implement comprehensive strategies
Impact all levels of the community
Achieve Positive Outcomes
Engage All Sectors of the Community

31. Elevator Speech So….. You are involved with a coalition…
What does a coalition do?
NEWSPRINT – ways to engage your coalition:
Work group
Retreat
One element per meeting
Internship – local college class
Goal is to be intentful….

32. Community TOL Examples
Insert Examples from Successful TOL Communities

33. Results from the Pindamonhangaba Community Coalition in Brazil
Research from the Federal University of São Paulo compared the sale of alcohol to minors in three cities in Brazil.
Paulínia %
Diadema %
Pindamonhangaba 56.0%

34. Evaluation findings of the community coalition initiative in Peru
From 2006 – 2011, community coalitions in Lima, Peru successfully targeted illicit drug use and crime.
REDUCTIONS IN GANGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME
Gang related problems (-32.9% reduction)
Overall neighborhood crime (-6.7% reduction)

35. Evaluation findings of the community coalition initiative in Peru
REDUCTIONS IN DRUG USE AND ACCESS
Buying and selling of drugs in the
neighborhood (-25.1%)
Drug Use in neighborhoods (-10.5%)
REDUCTIONS IN ALCOHOL USE AND ACCESS
Minors’ Use of Alcohol (-52%)
Minors’ Access to Alcohol (-9.4%)
18-24 year olds Use of Alcohol (-12.1%)
Source: PERU COALITION EVALUATION; Michigan State University and the University of Kansas, August 10, 2012.

36. TOL “Action Steps” Provide a step-by-step guide for doing the work
Used to identify additional training and technical assistance
Report progress to In-Country Coordinator
NEWSPRINT – ways to engage your coalition:
Work group
Retreat
One element per meeting
Internship – local college class
Goal is to be intentful….

37. CADCA Training Of Leaders (TOL) Action Steps
Getting Started
Form A Coalition
Conduct Initial Meetings
Community “Kick Off”
Regular Coalition Meetings
Community Assessment
Form an Assessment Committee
Plan to Collect Data
Collect Data
4. Community Assessment Report
Sustainability
Determine What to Sustain
Engage Volunteers and Partners
Build a Credible Process
Ensure Relevancy
Create a Sustainability Plan
Building Coalition Capacity
Develop Coalition Structure
Membership & Outreach
Resources
Evaluation
Prepare for Evaluation
Map Data to You “Road Map”
Document Your Coalition’s Work
Tell Your Coalition’s Story
Prioritizing
Review Assessment Results
Prioritize Substances to Address
Identify Local Conditions
Share “Road Map”
Implementation
Prioritize Strategies
Develop Action Plans
Implement Action Plans
Plan Strategies
Review Prioritization
Develop Strategies
Identify Resources 37

38. Action Steps - Products
Action Steps – Year 1 Products
Getting Started Timeline, Action Plans
Build Coalition Capacity Capacity Plans
III. Community Assessment Assessment Report
IV. Prioritize Road Map
V. Plan Strategies Strategies
VI. Implementation Action Plans
Action Steps – Year 2
VII. Evaluation Evaluation Plan
VIII. Sustainability Sustainability Plan
NEWSPRINT – ways to engage your coalition:
Work group
Retreat
One element per meeting
Internship – local college class
Goal is to be intentful….

39. Expectations NEWSPRINT – ways to engage your coalition: Work group
Retreat
One element per meeting
Internship – local college class
Goal is to be intentful….

40. CADCA Training Of Leaders (TOL) Action Steps
Getting Started
Form A Coalition
Conduct Initial Meetings
Community “Kick Off”
Regular Coalition Meetings
Community Assessment
Form an Assessment Committee
Plan to Collect Data
Collect Data
4. Community Assessment Report
Sustainability
Determine What to Sustain
Engage Volunteers and Partners
Build a Credible Process
Ensure Relevancy
Create a Sustainability Plan
Building Coalition Capacity
Develop Coalition Structure
Membership & Outreach
Resources
Evaluation
Prepare for Evaluation
Map Data to You “Road Map”
Document Your Coalition’s Work
Tell Your Coalition’s Story
Prioritizing
Review Assessment Results
Prioritize Substances to Address
Identify Local Conditions
Share “Road Map”
Implementation
Prioritize Strategies
Develop Action Plans
Implement Action Plans
Plan Strategies
Review Prioritization
Develop Strategies
Identify Resources 40

41. Action Steps: Getting Started
Form the Coalition
Conduct Initial Coalition Meetings
Hold a Community Kick Off Event
Establish Regular Coalition Meetings 41

42. Step 1: Form A Coalition Engage the “Core Team”
Confirm the community to be addressed
Prepare information to share:
One-Page Coalition Description
Committee Descriptions
Talking points for recruiting new members
Invite new members
Schedule the first Coalition Meeting 42

43. Conducting a Coalition Meeting
Agenda
“Action-Orientation”
Roles
Invitations
Follow-up 43

44. Step 2: Conduct Initial Coalition Meetings
Complete the following during the first Coalition meetings:
Create a Vision and Mission Statement
Develop a 6-Month Timeline
Establish Committees
Plan for the Community Kick Off Event 44

45. Vision
The Vision Statement describes what the coalition seeks to accomplish.
It provides a “picture” of what your community will look like in the future.
Example:
“The Vision for Acme County is a safe, healthy, vibrant and alcohol, tobacco and other drug-free community for our youth.”

46. Mission
The Mission Statement describes the organization’s role in making the vision a reality.
It explains the unique role the coalition plays in building collaboration to planning and implement prevention strategies.
Example:
“The Acme Coalition engages community residents in planning and implementing effective prevention strategies.”

47. Develop a 12-Month Timeline

48. Establish Committees Create new Committees: Membership and Outreach
Community Assessment
Adolescents/Youth
Communication
Resource 48

49. Step 3: Community Kick Off Event
Objectives
Agenda
Speakers
Invitations
Follow up 49

50. Activity: Community Kick Off Event
Draft an Agenda for a Community Kick Off Event. 50

51. Step 4: Establish Regular Coalition Meetings51

52. Action Steps: Getting Started
Form a Coalition
Conduct Initial Coalition Meetings
Community Kick Off Event
Establish Regular Coalition Meetings 52

53. Tuesday Community Meeting Community Assessment Prioritizing
Developing a “Road Map”
NEWSPRINT – ways to engage your coalition:
Work group
Retreat
One element per meeting
Internship – local college class
Goal is to be intentful….