Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO REDUCE AND PREVENT ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITHIN THE RIVERHEAD SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.
DURING ITS 37TH YEAR (2018-2019), OUR PULASKI STREET PREVENTION/EDUCATION PROGRAM (LIFE SKILLS TRAINING) DIRECTLY SERVED 847 FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS, A TOTAL OF 31 CLASSES EACH MONTH FOR EIGHT MONTHS. A PRE-POST TEST GIVEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2-YEAR DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED HIGHLY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES. THAT IS, STUDENTS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL, INCLUDING RISK FACTORS AND REFUSAL SKILLS, WHICH WERE DIRECTLY RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CONCLUED WITH THE 34TH ANNUAL SAY NO TO DRUGS MARCH IN WHICH OVER 1,100 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, DIGNITARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. IN ADDITION, CAP SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDED WEEKLY PEER LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO OVER 80 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TEACH THE MONTHLY PULASKI STREET PREVENTION/EDUCATION PROGRAM. CAP ALSO PROVIDED MONTHLY TRAINING TO 25 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH THE PROGRAM. PEER LEADERS EITHER ASSISTED THE VOLUNTEERS OR TOOK THE LEAD DURING THE LESSON WITH THE LESS EXPERIENCED PEER LEADERS ASSISTING. CAP ALSO PROVIDED A TWO-DAY SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR OVER 40 ADDITIONAL INCOMING MIDDLE SCHOOL PEER LEADERS, WITH HIGH SCHOOL PEER LEADERS FACILITATING THE ACTIVITIES AND A FULL DAY ALCOHOL WORKSHOP. CAP ALSO EXPANDED THE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM TO 204 4TH GRADE STUDENTS IN 2 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
DURING YEAR 6 OF THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT PERIOD (2018-2019) THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH GENERATED 960 ACCOMPLISHMENTS/OUTPUTS DIRECTED TOWARD REDUCING UNDERAGE DRINKING, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, UNDERAGE VAPE USE (E-CIGARETTES) AND MARIJUANA USE, AS WELL AS INCREASING COALITION CAPACITY. THESE INCLUDED 77 COMMUNITY ACTIONS DIRECTED TOWARDS CHANGING POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES; 47 COMMUNITY CHANGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE COMMUNITY ACTIONS; 99 SERVICES PROVIDED TO OVER 23,963 INDIVIDUALS; OVER 5.8 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS; AND 23 ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. AREAS OF SUCCESS INCLUDED: THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE YOUTH COALITION AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH COALITION DRIVEN ACTIVITIES; OUTREACH TO BUILD NEW RELATIONSHIPS TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY; STAFF MEMBERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING; PROVIDING TIPS TRAINING TO ALCOHOL SERVERS; STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND UNDERAGE DRINKING; DEVELOPING NEW COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE REACH IN THE COMMUNITY; STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF UNDERAGE VAPE USE IN THE COMMUNITY; EXPANDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG DROP OFF AWARENESS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESULTED IN THE COLLECTION OF 1,671 POUNDS OF UNWANTED AND UNUSED MEDICATIONS, AND EXPANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW COMMUNITY FAIR ORGANIZERS AND ALCOHOL SERVERS TO HELP IMPLEMENT NEW ALCOHOL RESTRICTIONS AND TRAIN SERVER.
DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, CAP SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRALS TO 83 STUDENTS IN RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 609 COUNSELING SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, 105 STUDENTS WERE SEEN IN 15 SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS (TYPICALLY USING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS) IN THE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AT LEAST 80% OF THE STUDENTS WHO CONTINUED WITH INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR FAMILY COUNSELING, OR WHO WERE SEEN FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION, SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN ONE OR MORE MEASURABLE AREAS. THE ROLE OF SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION COUNSELING IS TO ADDRESS RISK FACTORS FOR FUTURE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TO TEACH STUDENTS TO UTILIZE APPROPRIATE COPING STRATEGIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Felicia Scocozza | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $92,001 |
| Peter J Sabat | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Judith Miller | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jaqueline Brown | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carla Hanson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Agnes Stark | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| W Brian Stark | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeanmarie P Costello | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jean Lapinski | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| David J Hegermiller | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
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