The Pinal County Sheriff's Office, a member of the Pinal County Anti-Meth Coalition, recently gave $50,000 in RICO funds to area agencies to help build their anti-meth programs through education, treatment, & prevention. The 6 agencies awarded funds are the Adelante Juntos Coalition, the Casa Grande Alliance, Coolidge Youth Coalition, the MASH Anti-Substance Abuse Coalition, the Eloy Governor's Alliance Against Drugs & the Superior Substance Abuse Coalition.
The Adelante Juntos Coalition is using the funds to implement a Neighborhood Meth Watch Project, to recruit & coordinate participant neighborhoods & nominate neighborhood leaders, & to conduct quarterly block meetings for progress reporting & recognition of neighborhood achievements. Superior Substance Abuse Coalition is implementing a program logic model, conducting town hall meetings & hosting an art contest. With its funds, the Casa Grande Alliance is developing a Casa Grande Youth Coalition to be part of the CGA, training & educating students in key prevention concepts & information & implementing a student-driven anti-meth communication & activity plan for campus & community.
The Coolidge Youth Coalition is using funds for prevention, community education & awareness & capacity building. Eloy Governor's Alliance Against Drugs is using funds to plan, organize & implement an anti-meth town hall community meeting & public awareness campaign. The MASH Anti-Substance Abuse Coalition is funding public information & social marketing.