1. National Drug Court Month Florida In Osceola County we started doing charitable acts to be sure our clients were giving back to their community. People who are addicted get used to taking, and we wanted to help them become more familiar with the idea and the act of giving.

2. National Drug Court Month Florida TYPES OF DRIVES FOOD DRIVE “We CAN do it” “Drug Court Goes Food Court” SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE “Push for Pencils” “Pack it Up” TOY & GAME DRIVE “Games to Give” SOAP DRIVE “Getting Clean with Drug Court”

3. National Drug Court Month Florida Take a look at event calendars for your town, or county. Contact them and offer your services. Make sure you have GOOD releases of information filled out for each of your clients who participates. Make it worth something to your clients. What can their reward for participation be? Credit for a self help? A shout out from the Judge?

4. National Drug Court Month Florida Our clients are able to participate in charity drives to offset MINOR infractions in our program (like being late). We always make sure our clients’ needs are met first when we conduct any charity drive. What is important in YOUR community? What are the direct needs of YOUR clients? Where can you make a difference? We often go head to head with another court based program for stronger overall results. By helping local agencies we have built a network of stakeholders for our program.

5. National Drug Court Month Florida T. Michelle Jones Adult Drug Court Coordinator Osceola County 2 Courthouse Square Kissimmee, FL 34744 407-742-2431 ctdcmj1@ocnjcc.org