► COALICIÓN DE LA CIUDAD DE PASSAIC REALIZA SU PRIMERA REUNIÓN COMUNITARIA

• Actividad se cumplió el 24 de septiembre con la participación del Alcalde Héctor Lora y representantes de importantes organizaciones

PASSAIC, SEPT 25 – La Coalición de la Ciudad de Passaic (The City of Passaic Coalition), realizó su primera reunión comunitaria este martes 24 de septiembre en la Union Baptist Church de la avenida Myrtle.

La actividad se cumplió con la presencia del Alcalde de Passaic, Héctor Lora, y representantes de importantes organizaciones comunitarias de la ciudad y el estado.

Durante la reunión se compartió información sobre una reciente encuesta entre jóvenes, así como del Consejo Juvenil del Alcalde Héctor Lora.

Se discutieron además los planes para desarrollar el Primer Directorio Comunitario de la Ciudad de Passaic y otros temas.

“Nuestra misión, como coalición, es prevenir y reducir el abuso de alcohol y droga entre los jóvenes y adultos del Condado de Passaic, ofreciendo entrenamientos, educación comunitaria, compartiendo recursos y animando la colaboración entre las diferentes comunidades”, remarcó Vanesa Apaza, coordinadora de la Coalición.

 

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► NuestraGenteEnTV entrevista a directora de la Coalicion de la Ciudad de Passaic

* THE PASSAIC CITY COALITION – Entrevistamos a la peruana Vanesa Apaza, directora de la coalición que tiene el objetivo de prevenir el abuso de drogas y alcohol entre los jóvenes estudiantes. Sus actividades y metas.

► «PASSAIC CITY COALITION» AIMS TO REDUCE CITY YOUTH’S ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY 10 PERCENT IN FIVE YEARS

• William Kernan, professor of public health, awarded $625,000 grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement positive change via county-wide coalition

 PASSAIC, OCT 03, 2018 – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a $625,000 grant to William Paterson University Professor of Public Health William Kernan for his proposal to help reduce the incidence of teen alcohol and marijuana use in the City of Passaic.

With this grant, Kernan – who also serves as research director for United for Prevention in Passaic County, housed at William Paterson University – will lead a coalition comprised of representatives from the city mayor’s office, school board, police department, and department of human services, along with the Lindsay Meyer Teen Institute. Teaming up with Kernan at the administrative level are colleagues Glen Sherman, William Paterson University Associate Vice President of Student Development, and Sherrine Schuldt, United for Prevention of Passaic County Coalition Director.

Named the “Passaic City Coalition,” Kernan’s group aims to reduce city youth’s alcohol and marijuana use by 10 percent in five years. Their proposed strategies include increasing both youth and parents’ knowledge about the risks of alcohol and marijuana, involving local youth in data collection and the development of drug prevention campaigns, community forums, and outreach and education to local alcohol merchants.

These objectives will be achieved by addressing the specific local conditions, root causes and risk factors present in the City of Passaic, home to more than 70,000 residents. With a large population and three-square-mile geographic footprint, the city is the 10th most densely populated in the United States.

“Drug-Free Community grants provide local agencies such as ours the opportunity to focus on youth from a specific municipality and tailor interventions that make sense for them in their environment, using their voices, and with them as equal partners,” Kernan explains.

That environment, the professor says, is one that is especially prone to underage drinking and drug use. One third of Passaic residents are under the age of 18, and of those, 42 percent live in poverty, increasing their risk of involvement in crime, violence, and gang activity, and subsequently, underage drinking and drug use, Kernan says. For that reason, based on a recent county-wide study, City of Passaic youth have been identified as “a particularly vulnerable subpopulation within Passaic County.”

The project, in addition to benefiting the residents of Passaic, will also pay dividends for students at William Paterson University.

“This new grant will provide many opportunities for our University’s public health students to take part in research and meaningful civic engagement experiences in the City of Passaic,” says Kernan, who  also serves as the chairperson for WP’s Department of Public Health. “Doing so continues the University’s long-standing commitment to working with local community leaders to address challenges, such as substance abuse, right here in our home of Passaic County.” 10/03/18

► ALCALDE DE PASSAIC CONVOCA A “CONCEJO JUVENIL”

Si crees que hay problemas por resolver, ésta es tu oportunidad de ser parte de la solución

PASSAIC, MAY 1 – El Alcalde de Passaic, Héctor Lora, convocó a la creación de un Concejo Juvenil animando la participación de estudiantes del Grado 8 al Grado 12 de la ciudad para una serie de actividades que incluyen entrenamiento en liderazgo, diversión y juegos, envolvimiento en la comunidad, trabajo en equipo y horas de servicio comunitario.

“Todo enfocado en la prevención del abuso de sustancias con el reconocimiento del Alcalde Héctor Lora”, indica un aviso de “UP The Passaic City Coalition”. “Entre los postulantes serán seleccionados 10 titulares y 10 alternos”, agrega.

Las solicitudes para convertirse en miembro del “Concejo Juvenil” deben ser completar un formulario y enviarlo antes del martes 21 de mayo a Kathy Martin de la Oficina del Alcalde (300 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ).

Para información adicional, comunicarse con Kathy Martin por email: kmartin@cityofpassaicnj.gov