{"id":17405,"date":"2016-12-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cadca1stg.wpengine.com\/resource\/coalitions-in-action-achieving-dreams-through-dream-of-hattiesburg\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:00:00","slug":"coalitions-in-action-achieving-dreams-through-dream-of-hattiesburg","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.cadca.org\/fr\/resource\/coalitions-in-action-achieving-dreams-through-dream-of-hattiesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalitions in Action: Achieving Dreams through DREAM of Hattiesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cadca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/co12_8_16.png\" style=\"height:422px; width:562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">DREAM of Hattiesburg (DOH) tagline \u2013 \u201cPrevention For Everyone. Everyone For Prevention.\u201d \u2013 is very fitting. Its comprehensive prevention approach ensures the engagement of community leaders who are pivotal in helping children and young people grow into healthy adults. For the past 30 years, this community-based substance abuse prevention agency has been working to prevent and\/or reduce the abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in this southeastern Mississippi community of 46,805.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">This week, CADCA had opportunity to interview Ieshia Donaldson, DOH\u2019s Prevention Coordinator. We talked about the coalition\u2019s vision, challenges and initiatives which are making a difference in the lives of Hattiesburg\u2019s children and youth. DOH creates and implements a cadre of initiatives, designed to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Improve academic performance<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Develop leadership skills<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Educate children on how to live healthy, drug-free lifestyles<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Garner community support around drug and alcohol abuse prevention<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">\u201cI am very proud to be DOH\u2019s Prevention Coordinator because the work we do is truly creating the leaders of tomorrow, helping to ensure that our community remains healthy well into the future,\u201d affirms Donaldson. Spotlighted programs include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em><u>It Starts with Us<\/u><\/em>: This annual youth conference, which is supported by DOH\u2019s Superintendent Committee, provides critical opportunities for middle and high school students to obtain and share information about suicide prevention, bullying and cyber bullying, and alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse. \u201cEvery February, we invite about 200 students from different schools in the Pine Belt, and we rotate participation between our high schools and middle schools. Student response has been excellent,\u201d confirms Donaldson. \u201cIn 2017, we\u2019ll be hosting 20 students from each of our 10 high schools (both public and private). <em>It Starts with Us<\/em> is a great way to educate our youth on approaches to prevent being a part of the problem by becoming a part of the solution.\u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em><u>DREAM Team! and Junior DREAMers<\/u><\/em>: 30 high school and middle school students who have pledged to be drug free are learning how to be tomorrow\u2019s leaders. Says Donaldson, \u201cThey take on community service projects of their own choosing. They volunteer at a local animal shelter, collecting donated toys for foster children to commemorate the winter holidays, host their own benefit concert to raise money for future projects and star in a commercial for a suicide prevention campaign. The DREAM Team! &#038; Junior DREAMers are role models to their peers and are making our community a better and safer place to live.\u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em><u>Underage drinking prevention<\/u><\/em>: Research data indicates that Hattiesburg\u2019s biggest drug-related challenge is underage drinking. As such, DOH has integrated Project Northland\u2019s curriculum into the community\u2019s school system, with a particular emphasis on working with grades 4-6. \u201cThis six-week program trains over 300 students per year. DOH also recognizes Red Ribbon Week annually where we go into schools across the Pine Belt to deliver substance abuse prevention presentations to students. We get a lot of help from community volunteers, too. This year DOH and our committed volunteers were able to reach 6,739 students in grades K-6 during Red Ribbon Week,\u201d affirms Donaldson. \u201cDoing programs such as these helps us reach more youth in our community as well as get community members and leaders involved in prevention efforts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">DOH also promotes a campaign called \u201cSticker Shock,\u201d a national campaign sponsored by MAAUD (Mississippians Advocating Against Unhealthy Decisions). This campaign aims to reach those individuals over age 21 who legally purchase alcohol and then illegally provide it to minors. The campaign consists of stickers being adhered to multi-packs of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine coolers, etc.) in participating retail stores to provide important reminders about the penalties associated with selling to minors, social hosting and zero tolerance statues.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">\u201cOur ability to bring the right people to the table who have their hands on the pulse of how to keep our young people safe and are committed to doing so is perhaps our greatest asset,\u201d concludes Donaldson.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 DREAM of Hattiesburg (DOH) tagline \u2013 \u201cPrevention For Everyone. Everyone For Prevention.\u201d \u2013 is very fitting. 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