Mission StatementThe Lac du Flambeau Coalition works collaboratively to prevent and reduce substance abuse, especially among youth,
by promoting healthy lifestyles.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTINUING EFFORTS
Environmental Strategies
Town Hall Meetings are held to inform participants on underage drinking data, distribute eduational awareness materials on substance abuse prevention, and to gather input to assist with prevention strategies to reduce underage drinking. Meetings were held in 2008, 2010, and are planned for 2012.
2010, 2011, & 2012 Party Patrols - Lac du Flambeau (LdF) Tribal Police Department has been contracted to implement Party Patrols to gather data on underage drinking.
Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, & 2012 Parents Who Host Lose the Most (PWHLTM) Campaign
PWHLTM Stickers placed on alcohol containers at LdF Smoke Shop
PWHLTM Yard Signs posted around the community
PWHLTM Logo with message printed on 8th grade promotion programs
PWHLTM Logo with message printed on Honor Pow-wow programs
Local Businesses put PWHLTM stickers on their products
Resolution passed by LdF Tribal Council to support the PWHLTM campaign
Resolution passed by LdF School Board to support the PWHLTM campaign
NEW for 2012! LdF Community Graduation Recognition Event June 22, 2012 @ LdF Campground
Educational Awareness Events
Booth with prevention literature at LdF Grade School at Parent/Teacher conferences
Booth with prevention literature at LdF Grade School in conjunction with book fair
Booth with prevention literature at Parents & Youth Connections EXPO March 28, 2012
Annual Winter Family Fun Day
Annual Winter Family Fun Day sponsored in February 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 at YMCA Camp Nawakwa to promote substance free family & community gatherings to help intergenerational bonding and communication, which is considered a protective factor against youth substance abuse. Attendance has increased each year. NEW in 2012 was the addition of Ojibwe Winter Games coordinated by the LdF Tribal Ojibwe Language Program.
2008 Park Restoration/Revitalization - In partnership with the Lakeland Assembly Church housing project playgrounds were cleaned and assessed for safety. Needs identified were: unsafe equipment needing replacement, signs need to be posted for non alcohol drug and tobacco use on the playgrounds, lighting needed in some areas of the playground.
2010, 2011, & 2012 Party Patrols - Lac du Flambeau (LdF) Tribal Police Department has been contracted to implement Party Patrols to gather data on underage drinking.
Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, & 2012 Parents Who Host Lose the Most (PWHLTM) Campaign
PWHLTM Stickers placed on alcohol containers at LdF Smoke Shop
PWHLTM Yard Signs posted around the community
PWHLTM Logo with message printed on 8th grade promotion programs
PWHLTM Logo with message printed on Honor Pow-wow programs
Local Businesses put PWHLTM stickers on their products
Resolution passed by LdF Tribal Council to support the PWHLTM campaign
Resolution passed by LdF School Board to support the PWHLTM campaign
NEW for 2012! LdF Community Graduation Recognition Event June 22, 2012 @ LdF Campground
Educational Awareness Events
Booth with prevention literature at LdF Grade School at Parent/Teacher conferences
Booth with prevention literature at LdF Grade School in conjunction with book fair
Booth with prevention literature at Parents & Youth Connections EXPO March 28, 2012
Annual Winter Family Fun Day
Annual Winter Family Fun Day sponsored in February 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 at YMCA Camp Nawakwa to promote substance free family & community gatherings to help intergenerational bonding and communication, which is considered a protective factor against youth substance abuse. Attendance has increased each year. NEW in 2012 was the addition of Ojibwe Winter Games coordinated by the LdF Tribal Ojibwe Language Program.
2008 Park Restoration/Revitalization - In partnership with the Lakeland Assembly Church housing project playgrounds were cleaned and assessed for safety. Needs identified were: unsafe equipment needing replacement, signs need to be posted for non alcohol drug and tobacco use on the playgrounds, lighting needed in some areas of the playground.
Education/Training
Prevention Specialist Certification Training - Four community service providers attended in preparation to be certificed as Prevention Specialists. One was certified in the summer 2009.
Substance Abuse Prevention Training - Coalition members have attended numerous trainings within the state and nationally to expand their knowledge of substance abuse prevention to assist the coalition with underage drinking prevention efforts.
LdF School Prevention Newsletter - Middle School students, with leadership from the guidance counselor, produced quarterly newsletters in both 2008/09 and 2009/10 school years which was sent out to all parents.
Substance Abuse Prevention Training - Coalition members have attended numerous trainings within the state and nationally to expand their knowledge of substance abuse prevention to assist the coalition with underage drinking prevention efforts.
LdF School Prevention Newsletter - Middle School students, with leadership from the guidance counselor, produced quarterly newsletters in both 2008/09 and 2009/10 school years which was sent out to all parents.
Social Media
2009 Launched Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition Website
2010 Established Facebook page for Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition - as of May 2012 we have 343 friends.
2010 Established Facebook page for Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition - as of May 2012 we have 343 friends.
Data Collection
Survey of Youth - Drug Free Communities Middle School Survey in collaboration with Positive Alternatives Coalition
Survey of Community Members - Community Needs Assessment
Survey of Community Members - Community Readiness
Survey of Coalition Members - Coalition Readiness
Survey of attendees at Family Fun Day - Event Evaluation
Survey of attendees at community awareness events - Event Evaluation
Community Needs Assessment “It’s The Norm” - Assessment of community needs relating to underage
substance abuse in Oneida and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin.
Survey of Community Members - Community Needs Assessment
Survey of Community Members - Community Readiness
Survey of Coalition Members - Coalition Readiness
Survey of attendees at Family Fun Day - Event Evaluation
Survey of attendees at community awareness events - Event Evaluation
Community Needs Assessment “It’s The Norm” - Assessment of community needs relating to underage
substance abuse in Oneida and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin.
AmeriCorps
Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps - At the end of the 2010-2011 school year, Lashawnda Maulson completed two years of AmeriCorps service assisting the Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition with underge drinking prevention efforts. Lashawnda was selected as an ambassador for the 2010 cohort of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Coalition Institute Ambassador Program.
Lashawnda remains committed to the coalition and is still a coalition member and attends monthly meetings when her schedule permits.
Tribal AmeriCorps - One member, Jeff Dunbar, completed one year of Tribal AmeriCorps at the end of the 2010-2011 school year serving the Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition. Currently, there are two members, Ruben Santiesteban and Richard Jack, serving for the 2011-2012 year.
Lashawnda remains committed to the coalition and is still a coalition member and attends monthly meetings when her schedule permits.
Tribal AmeriCorps - One member, Jeff Dunbar, completed one year of Tribal AmeriCorps at the end of the 2010-2011 school year serving the Minobimaadiziiwin Coalition. Currently, there are two members, Ruben Santiesteban and Richard Jack, serving for the 2011-2012 year.
