2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 A N N U A L R E P O R T

The Power of COMMUNITY

NCADD • HUDSON

Letter from President and Executive Director

This past year has certainly been one of great conflict and change in our county and throughout the world. However, in the midst of divisiveness and discord, there are often opportunities for growth, learning, and the occasion to respond in a way that builds up, rather than tears down. When we work together, acting thoughtfully and purposefully, we create a greater positive outcome than when we go it alone and react impulsively.

This is the Power of Community, something that the Board, staff, and volunteers at Partners in Prevention strive for each day in our mission to better Hudson County, the State of New Jersey, and our Country. That mission to combat and defeat alcoholism and drug abuse in the community is carried out through a variety of programs, services, and advocacy efforts that we cannot do alone.

Our Hudson County Coalition unites a wide variety of community sectors in order to change broad community norms to reduce the negative impact of alcohol, tobacco, prescription and other drug misuse and disorders. PIP’s Education Department works collaboratively with local school districts, businesses, parents, and government to provide prevention information - - to those across the lifespan - that is accurate and has shown demonstrated impact. Our Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute brings together volunteers from around New Jersey to train future young leaders how to create change within their schools and communities, and provide positive role modeling for teens to live a healthy, substance-free life.

The power of each of their services is detailed in the pages of this annual report. But none of this would be possible without the support of a dedicated community of funders, donors, volunteers, and other friends of Partners in Prevention. For those of you who are already an integral part in the work we do, THANK YOU! And for those of you new to Partners in Prevention, we invite you to learn more about that work, and to join us in creating the Power of Community.

Sincerely,

Officer William James Doug BrattonBoard President Executive Director

Persons of the Year Gala On May 12, 2016 Partners in Prevention held its Persons of the Year Gala which honors those who have made significant contributions in their work and lives to support PIP’s mission to combat and defeat alcoholism and drug abuse. Our award recipients were Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli as our Person of the Year, and the Pro Bono Partnership as Organization of the Year of Secaucus.

Since 2014, Mayor Gonnelli has implemented many key community based-strategies to counter drug misuse/abuse through the formation of the Secaucus Coalition. The Secaucus Coalition has secured $625,000 in federal funds via the Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant to support its efforts. Some of the prevention programs Mayor Gonnelli has helped launch include the installation of permanent Rx drug drop boxes in the Secaucus Police Department, improvement in local underage drinking enforcement efforts, expansion of alcohol vendor service training, and support of related policy initiatives that institutionalize the long term sustainability of these efforts. Mayor Gonnelli has also volunteered his time to support the work of Partners in Prevention throughout Hudson County. He assisted the agency in securing and expanding its office in Secaucus, and identified and recruited Trustees and other volunteers to provide governance, service and support.

The Pro Bono Partnership provides free business and transactional legal services to nonprofits serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Over the past few years, Pro Bono Partnership and its volunteer attorneys Meir A. Lewittes and Evan Konstantinou (law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP), Owen Orr Denby (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP), Laura M. DeVito ( Jacobs Levy Equity Management), Michael Hughes (The Prudential Insurance Company of America), and John D. LaRocca and Kevin M. Silk (Dechert LLP) have been integral in assisting PIP to fulfill its mission by offering legal guidance in many key organizational projects. These include updating PIP’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, and Employee Handbook; negotiating a lease for new office space; and a facilitating a legal program transfer, wherein PIP added the Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute as a new service of the agency.

Partners in Prevention is grateful to have the backing of these visionary leaders who have dedicated their work and lives to the betterment of our communities. In 2017, PIP will continue the tradition of recognizing excellence in civic service by acknowledging the efforts of Jersey City Council President, Rolando Lavarro and The Lindsey Meyer Memorial Foundation. We invite you to join us in celebrating these exceptional persons.

Partners in Prevention educates residents of Hudson County on topics pertaining to the overall health of the community. Our educational programs touch the lives of individuals on all levels.

Our program’s participants start as young as the age of 4, with our Prehistoric Pal’s puppet program. The Prehistoric Pals consists of six half-hour lessons designed for Pre K-Kindergarten students. The Pre-Pals program aims to demonstrate to students that unacceptable behaviors, like violence and victimization, can be replaced by cooperation, concern and civility. Throughout the course, five prehistoric puppets offer the audience

positive alternatives to violence and victimization that are practical and easy to understand.

Following our pre-historic pals program, we offer the Footprints for Life curriculum for our 2nd and 3rd grade population. The goal of Footprints for Life is to help children build a strong foundation of life skills rooted in key social competencies. Footprints addresses planning and decision-making,

interpersonal skills, cultural competence, peer pressure, and peaceful conflict resolution - assets identified as promoting positive attitudes and behaviors.

Programs for middle school students include Life Skills, Keys to Inner Visions and We Are Not Buying It 2.0. Botvin Life Skills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program that reduces the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. Keys to Innervisions (KIV) is a curriculum about change, specifically changing the beliefs and behaviors that lead to violence, drug abuse, dependency, criminal behavior, and school and social failure. This program emphasizes that for anyone to make lasting and meaningful changes in behavior there is one critical element: he or she must be willing to change. We Are Not Buying It 2.0 (WNBI), is a substance abuse prevention program that focuses on developing media literacy skills for students in sixth to eighth grade. WNBI uses researched and evaluated prevention education strategies to reduce early use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription and

over-the-counter medications. WNBI 2.0 is a recent addition to our agency. Identifying that media consumption by youth has shifted dramatically helped Partners in Prevention in the decision to acquire this new program. The program incorporates popular music, television, movies and social media such as YouTube and Facebook to raise awareness of messages about substance abuse that often go unnoticed by our youth.

Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND) targets high school youth, ages 14 to 19. TND focuses on building students’ motivation, social skills, and decision making that predict tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence-related behaviors, and other problem behaviors among youth.

Since caregivers are a critical force in guiding the lives of their children, Partners in Prevention (PIP) added the Strengthening Families Program (SPF). SPF is an evidence-based prevention program for parents and children in higher risk families. It consists of parenting skills, children’s life skills, and family skills training courses taught together in 2-hours group sessions, preceded by a meal that includes informal family practice time and group leader coaching. We also offer a Military Nights version of SFP. This program is specifically designed to recruit and retain families of returning veterans.

As we advance in age, we experience different needs. For the senior population we offer the Wellness Initiative for Senior Education Program (WISE). The WISE program is a wellness and prevention program designed to help celebrate healthy aging, make wholesome lifestyle choices and avoid substance abuse. It provides valuable educational services on topics such as nutrition, exercise, medication use, stress management, depression and substance abuse.

Education Programs “ I was actually very impressed

with the content of the course and how the students rose to the subject matter. The kids were actively involved and loved it.”

-Ms. Fasolino, Footprints at Phillip G. Vroom in Bayonne

Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute The Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute (LMTI) is a statewide leadership program that focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention. The Teen Institute program has existed in New Jersey since 1987, but was renamed in honor of Lindsey Rose Meyer, a passionate Teen Institute leader who passed away in 2001. LMTI’s mission is to guide young people to realize their leadership potential and become empowered to create positive changes in themselves, their schools, and their communities.

At LMTI, we are dedicated to providing young people with opportunities to become strong leaders. We firmly believe that New Jersey youth are not the leaders of tomorrow, but rather they are the leaders of today. New Jersey students know best what challenges exist in their schools and communities; they are the ones who walk through the hallways and down the streets each day. Accordingly, they must be the ones to create change.

Through LMTI, students learn to look at challenges not as roadblocks to be feared or ignored, but as opportunities to be embraced and overcome. Furthermore, students are given the chance to work in a climate that puts them in control with adults as guides and advocates for their vision. Students leave LMTI programs with a sense of confidence, purpose, and motivation that continues on throughout the school year and throughout their lives.

Annually, about 2,700 middle school, high school, and college students are trained by LMTI. Through youth designed and implemented prevention initiatives, 8,700 students are impacted each year.

LMTI offers many different training opportunities for middle school, high school, and college students, including:

Summer Leadership Conference & Follow-Up ServicesThe cornerstone of LMTI is a year round program for high school students that kicks off with a five-day Summer Leadership Conference at Camp Ralph Mason in beautiful Hardwick, NJ. The goal of the Summer Leadership Conference is to provide student leaders with an experiential learning environment that allows them to develop confidence in themselves and their abilities and capabilities. With a renewed sense of purpose and an enhanced knowledge base, students work throughout the week to develop prevention strategies to create change in their communities and schools. The LMTI staff works closely with students throughout the school year to provide support and motivation as needed through technical assistance and follow up activities.

College Track

LMTI’s College Track program is designed specifically for high school seniors who are graduating and moving on to college or the next phase of their lives. The main objective of College Track is to help students gain insight into how to make healthy choices for themselves after high school. Students participate in activities that are designed to challenge each individual and to help them understand the importance of making positive personal decisions during their collegiate years.

Custom Programs

LMTI also works with many schools and communities to develop custom prevention programming that directly meets the goals and needs of specific groups. These programs range from experiential workshops to multi day trainings and focus on a wide variety of topic areas.

The Hudson County Coalition for a Drug Free Community

The Hudson County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community (HCCDFC) is comprised of professionals and volunteers working to reduce youth substance use in Hudson County. Partners in Prevention is the Coalition’s fiscal agent, which diligently seeks funding opportunities to magnify the scope and reach of the coalition. The current grants that directly comprise the HCCDFC are the Drug-Free Communities Support Grant, DFC Mentoring, Regional Coalition, and the Partnerships for Success Grant.

In recent years, the Coalition has expanded its mentoring model to help other coalitions collaboratively improve prevention efforts in their communities. Since its launch, HCCDFC has successfully mentored the Rutherford Coalition and Union City Prevention Coalition and

prepared them for DFC eligibility. In addition, HCCDFC assisted the Secaucus Alliance to apply and receive the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Grant. In October 2015, we were awarded the opportunity to mentor the Kearny

Prevention Coalition. We are privileged to support and mentor coalitions as opportunities arise.

The HCCDFC has also established connections at schools and other youth serving organizations. The groundwork for future task forces was set by creating an instructive guide depicting innovative and impactful activities youth can carry out in their respective schools or communities. In 2015-2016 we were able to partner with established youth groups in the schools or communities to bring elements of prevention and are working to create sustainable youth and/or college task forces in many municipalities in our county.

The coalition drives its efforts through data and assessing the various needs of our county. We are fully immersed in the planning and implementation phases of the Strategic Prevention Framework.

The following are many of the strategies we’ve undertaken in Hudson County to reduce access to underage drinking and limit availability/misuse of prescription drugs as well as other substances:

• Held a total of 9 meetings in several locations throughout the county. We have now secured a regular meeting space in Jersey City in an effort to be inclusive, reduce barriers for our members with transportation and parking issues, and increase attendance and involvement in coalition efforts.

• Collaborated with key stakeholders such as: police departments, businesses, local politicians, school personnel, and other key community members to gain Coalition support.

• Hosted Techniques of Alcohol Management (TAM) trainings in Harrison, Jersey City and Kearny.

• Promoted the Private Property Ordinance and informed students of non-emergency phone numbers to report underage drinking parties in Harrison and North Bergen.

• Carried out “Sticker Shock” campaigns reminding adults not to provide alcohol to people under 21.

• Created a College Task Force at NJCU to reduce underage drinking and prescription misuse on campus.

• Distributed “We Check ID” signs and identification checking guides to help vendors spot legitimate versus counterfeit age identification.

• Promoted the DEA and American Medicine Chest “Take Back Days.”

• Created a pharmacy bag with prevention messages and proper Rx disposal locations and tips.

• Advocated for more permanent prescription drop boxes across the county to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications.

• Sponsored coalition trainings to increase member knowledge and to enhance coalition productivity.

• Offered tobacco trainings and developed tobacco reduction action plans.

• Developed print and social media campaigns, regarding underage drinking and prescription misuse/abuse in English and Spanish.

• Expanded our data collecting efforts by conducting the following surveys: West Hudson ID Check, Quality of Life Surveys, Focus groups, Annual College Survey, and Hookah/vape Survey.

The Hudson County Coalition persistently implements cutting edge prevention initiatives and collaborates with area partners to create community-level change. Anyone who has a desire and a passion to address underage drinking and prescription drug abuse is welcome to join.

FOR A DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY

HUDSON COUNTY COALITION

FOR A DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY

HUDSON COUNTY COALITION

Our ImpactFrom July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Education

# of CADC Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

# of participants in CADC Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

# of Footprints for Life Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

# of participants in Footprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1094

# of Keys to InnerVisions Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

# of participants in KIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709

# of Project Towards No Drug Abuse Classes . . . . . 8

# of participants in PTND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

# of WISE classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

# of participants in WISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

# of SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

# of families in SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

# of Life Skills classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

# of participants in Life Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

# of WNBI 2.0 programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

# of participants in WNBI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

# of Parent Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

# of participants in Parent Workshops . . . . . . . . . 227

# of Prehistoric Pals classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

# of participants in Prehistoric pals . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

# of TAM Trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

# of participants at TAM trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Hudson County Coalition

# of TAM trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

# of TAM participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

# of PPO flyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1900

# of Sticker Shock campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

# of Stickers placed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200

# of table tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1600

# of We Check ID signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

# of ID guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

# of permanent drop boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

# of temporary locations for take back days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

# of pharmacy bags distributed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24000

# of original Media Campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

# of media impressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,140,697

# of college task force meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

# of youth task force meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

# of Quality of life surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

# of college surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778

West Hudson ID Check-3rd Year . . . . . . .14 stores - 79% compliance

Hookah/Vape Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LMTI

# of Volunteer Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,486

# of Students Impacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000

# of Students Trained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

# of schools participating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

East Newark

PP Prehistoric Pals

Towards No Drugs

Certi�ed Drug Counseling Certi�cation

Parents Workshop

PP

College Track

Custom Programs

Sussex

PassaicBergen

HudsonEssex

Union

Morris

Warren

Hunterdon

Somerset

Middlesex

MonmouthMercer

BurlingtonOcean

Camden

Gloucester

Atlantic

Cumberland

CapeMay

Salem

Summer Leadership Conference

LMTI Programs

Our FundingHudson County Coalition

# of TAM trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

# of TAM participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

# of PPO flyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1900

# of Sticker Shock campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

# of Stickers placed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200

# of table tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1600

# of We Check ID signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

# of ID guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

# of permanent drop boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

# of temporary locations for take back days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

# of pharmacy bags distributed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24000

# of original Media Campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

# of media impressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,140,697

# of college task force meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

# of youth task force meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

# of Quality of life surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

# of college surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778

West Hudson ID Check-3rd Year . . . . . . .14 stores - 79% compliance

Hookah/Vape Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LMTI

# of Volunteer Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,486

# of Students Impacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000

# of Students Trained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

# of schools participating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Hudson County Coalition ($442,847) (coordinated substance abuse prevention and policy efforts)

• Hosted Alcohol Vendor ID Trainings for local store vendors

• Provided community education about the consequences of substance abuse through monthly meetings and media campaigns

• Promoted the establishment of permanent drop boxes for unused or expired prescription drugs

General & Administrative ($132,984)

Youth & Family Prevention Education ($449,181)

• Used evidence based prevention programs for youth, parents, and older adults

• Offered certification classes for addiction professionals

LMTI ($127,425)

• Provided prevention education and leadership trainings for middle school, high school & college students.

Total Expense: $1,152,437

Revenue for July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Expenses for July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Contracts$209,519

Federal Grants$185,334

State of NJ Grants$581,197

LMTI $137,317

Individual & Foundation

$24,845

General$132,984

Coalition$442,847

Youth & Family Programs$449,181

LMTI $127,425

State of NJ Grants

• Block Grant Funding, Family Domain ($275,600)

• Regional Coalition ($196,500)

• Partnerships for Success ($109,097)

Federal Grants

• Drug Free Communities Support /Mentee ($185,334)

LMTI ($137,317)

Individual & Foundation ($24,845)

Contracts• Jersey City Alliance ($50,499)• Hoboken Family Alliance ($27,905)• Bayonne Alliance ($15,000)• West New York Alliance ($18,800)• Secaucus DFC ($30,687)• Union City Alliance ($10,905)• Union City DFC ($13,500)• Guttenberg Alliance ($1,500)• Sandy Grant ($17,500)• Military Family Nights ($20,000)• Christ Hospital Funds ($3,222)

Additional Funds Received ($26,958)

Total Revenue: $1,175,171

Additional Funds

$26,958

NCADD • HUDSON

Board of Trustees

Officer William James, Board President

Dr. Richard Bleecker, Vice President

Michael Shuchman, Treasurer

Sean O’Beirne, Secretary

La-Trenda Ross

Richard Fairman

Akisia Grigsby

Dr. Ruchi Mehta

Leo Ospina

Dave Johnston

Wayne Meyer

37 Harmon Cove TowersSecaucus, NJ 07094(201) 552-2264 Ext. 10partners-in-prevention.com

Thank You to Our Funders and Donors

The Christ Hospital Foundation

Lindsey Meyer Memorial Foundation

State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services

State of New Jersey Governor’s Council of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)

Office of National Drug Policy, The White House (ONDCP)

Bayonne Municipal Alliance

Guttenberg Municipal Alliance

City of Hoboken Municipal Alliance

Jersey City Alliance to Combat Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services

Town of Secaucus Municipal Alliance

Union City Alliance Committee Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

West New York Alliance Committee Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

New Jersey Prevention Network (NJPN)

All Star Pediatrics and Sports Medicine

Cook & Associates

Fraternity Meadows

Hartz Mountain

Microexcel Inc.

Xchange at Secaucus Junction

Yerba Buena Fund

Partners in Prevention Board of Trustees

Individual Donors