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Safer Isla Vista

Channel Island YMCA
889 Camino del Sur
Isla Vista, CA 93117
(805) 685-9170
Leonor Reyes, IV Teen Center Director

Project Name:
IV Parent Neighborhood Group

Project Description:
The Isla Vista Teen Center will act as community liaison for Latino residents in Isla Vista to participate in the Isla Vista AOD Council. The Community Liaison will help to develop a Neighborhood Group comprised of Parents and Teens to monitor alcohol use in IV Parks.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

HOZHO Institute
UCSB
Embarcadero Hall
(805) 570-5599
Onolee Zwicke, Project Director
onolee2@cox.net

Project Name:
Residential Risk Management

Project Description:
The HOZHO Institute and the Isla Vista AOD Council will implement on component of the "Safer Isla Vista" project. The HOZHO Institute will implement the Residential Risk Management project which includes residential risk assessment, social host training, and strengthening lease agreements.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

Isla Vista Foot Patrol
(805) 681-4108
Sol Linver, Station Commander
sml0409@sbsheriff.org

Project Name:
Landlord Notification

Project Description:
The IV Foot Patrol office will continue to issue landlord notification letters to property managers and landlords whose property address receives nuisance related calls. The IV Foot Patrol will work with HOZHO Institute to strengthen lease agreements in Isla Vista.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 965-0581
Susan Broderick, R.N., Director Student Health Services
broderic@sbcc.edu

Project Name:
Isla Vista Alternative Activity Promotion

Project Description:
Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) will provide additional promotions for alternative events occurring in Isla Vista. This will include coordination with other community based organizations that are conducting events, host a website promoting the events, and producing media pieces about events.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

UCB ISSC
950 Gilman St. #210
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 526-6001
Fried Wittman, Program Director
fwittman@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Project Name:
SIG Evaluation

Project Description:
UCB will be conducting program evaluation of "Safer Isla Vista". UCB will be providing technical assistance with "Safer Isla Vista" partners to develop an integrated plan for "Safer Isla Vista" projects as well as develop an overall program evaluation.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

UCSB Office of Student Health
Student Health Service
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
(805) 893-2263
Lan Kaminsky, PhD., Director Alcohol and Drug Program
lan.Kaminsky@sa.ucsb.edu

Project Name:
SBIR

Project Description:
UCSB Student Health Services will provide Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral Services for clients utilizing emergency room services with alcohol or drug related trauma. The SBIR program will also include a voluntary survey that will collect events that occurred prior to the injury. This data gathered from the voluntary survey will be utilized by the "Safer Isla Vista" project to help identify high risk drinking patterns in Isla Vista.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista


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Alternatives

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
232 E. Canon Perdido
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-1433
Sara Burton, County Coordinator FNL/CL
www.sbcada.com
 
Project Name:
Friday Night Live & Club Live Program

Project Description:
This program encourages an alcohol and drug free lifestyle by providing sober activities, community awareness and leadership opportunities to high school and junior high youth.

Communities To be Served:
Countywide

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Channel Islands YMCA
Isla Vista Teen Center
Isla Vista, CA
685-9170
Leonor Reyes, Program Director
 
Project Name:
Isla Vista Alcohol Prevention Group

Project Description:
This program encourages an alcohol and drug free lifestyle by providing sober activities, community awareness and leadership opportunities to high school and junior high youth.

Communities To be Served:
Isla Vista

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Community Based Process

Domestic Violence Solutions
418 N. "H" St.
Lompoc, CA 93436
264-1992
Marina Ross, Program Director
www.dvsolutions.org
 
Project Name:
Family Violence Prevention

Project Description:
Domestic Violence Solutions, DVS, will assist in linking alcohol & drug treatment services with domestic violence counseling services. These linkages in systems will help to better serve families in need of both alcohol or drug treatment and domestic violence services. DVS will also cross train alcohol & drug and domestic violence counselors in serving special population clients.

Communities to be Served:
Countywide

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Isla Vista Alcohol & other Drug Prevention Council
UCSB
Embarcadero Hall
893-4910
Onolee Zwicke, Program Director
 
Project Name:
Isla Vista/UCSB Substance Abuse Prevention Project

Project Description:
As a community coalition, the Isla Vista AOD Council focuses on environmental strategies to reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs in Isla Vista. The Council will: 1) identify, develop, and implement environmental/prevention strategies, and 2) review and/or endorse initiatives proposed or currently under consideration by UCSB, County of Santa Barbara, Isla Vista Foot Patrol, or the Isla Vista Safety Committee.

Communities to be Served:
Isla Vista

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Environmental Prevention

Carpinteria Policy Panel to Reduce Youth Access to Alcohol
c/o Santa Barbara County Alcohol and Drug Program
300 Santa Antonio Rd. #1
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 681-5440/ Fax (805) 681-5413

 
Project Name:
Carpinteria Policy Panel

Project Description:
The Carpinteria Policy Panel will conduct an assessment of the community regarding youth access to alcohol, develop policy recommendations, and present recommendations to policy-making bodies.

Communities to be Served:
Carpinteria

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City of Santa Barbara, Teen Programs
100 E. Carrillo
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
(805) 897-2650
Jeff Hurley, Project Coordinator
 
Project Name:
Santa Barbara Teen Alcohol Prevention Coalition

Project Description:
The Santa Barbara Teen Council is a leadership project aimed at developing and sustaining a youth voice within the City of Santa Barbara. The Teen Council will conduct alcohol & drug assessment of their neighborhood, develop and present policy recommendations the legislative body. In addition, the Teen Council will produce a Youth Summit around alcohol & drug issues that concern youth in Santa Barbara.

Communities to be Served:
Santa Barbara

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Future Leaders of America
506 Morrison
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 925-1010
Christopher Martinez, Executive Director
www.flacorp.org
 
Project Name:
Future Leaders of America

Project Description:
Future Leaders of America is a leadership training program for youth and their families. This project will conduct an assessment of the environment regarding substance abuse, develop policy recommendations, and present recommendations to policy-making bodies.

Communities to be Served:
Santa Maria Valley and Santa Ynez

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Future Leaders of America
506 Morrison
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 925-1010
Patricia Solorio, Project Access Coordinator
projectaccess@latinoleaders.org

Project Name:
Santa Maria Project Access Prevention Coalition

Project Description:
Future Leaders of America will coordinate a youth coalition comprised of students living the Santa Maria Valley to address youth access to alcohol in the community of Santa Maria. Youth will be actively collecting data, developing strategies aimed at impacting youth access to alcohol.

Communities to be Served:
Santa Maria
 
U.C. Berkeley ASIPS/ GIS Mapping
837 Folger Ave.
Berkley CA 94710
Friedner Wittman, Ph.D.
(510) 540-4717/ Fax (510) 540-4731
 
Project Name:
Alcohol Sensitive Information Planning System, ASIPS

Project Description:
On a quarterly basis, UC Berkeley will provide alcohol sensitive data maps to help local communities use data to target prevention alcohol & drug prevention efforts.

Communities to be Served:
Santa Barbara, Isla Vista and Lompoc, Santa Maria

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Mentoring

Family Service Agency
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-1001
www.fsacares.org
Project Manager:
Sonia Kroth

Sites:

• 201 S. Miller Ste. #101
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 925-1100

• 110 S. "C" St.
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 735-4376
 
Project Name:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program

Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a mentoring program for at-risk youth. The Big Brothers Big Sisters program will be provided for youth who are in treatment or whose family member is in treatment at the Youth & Family Center as well as other at-risk youth interested in having a mentor.

Communities to be Served:
Three projects in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc will serve the county.

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Guadalupe Police Department
4490 Tenth Street
Guadalupe, CA 93434
(805) 343-2112
Project Manager:
Rico Lopez
 
Project Name:
GLADIATORS

Project Description:
Guadalupe Police Department will provide a peer to peer mentoring program for fifth and sixth grade youth, an education program for retail alcohol outlets on reducing sales to minors and other responsibilities, and a community-wide media campaign designed to address alcohol and drug issues in Guadalupe.

Communities to be Served:
Guadalupe

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School Based Counseling

Family Service Agency
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-1001
www.fsacares.org
Project Manager:
Sonia Kroth

Sites:

• 201 S. Miller Ste. #101
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 925-1100

• 110 S. "C" St.
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 735-4376
 
Project Name:
School Based Counseling Program

Project Description:
The School Based Counseling Program is a counseling, alcohol and other drug education and skills training program for high-risk elementary aged youth. Two projects have been funded, serving youth in Lompoc and Santa Barbara.

Communities to be Served:
Lompoc Santa Barbara

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Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center
105 N. Lincoln
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 928-1707
Project Manager:
Tony Huffacker
 
Project Name:
School-Based Counseling Program

Project Description:
The School-Based Counseling Program is a substance abuse intervention program for elementary and junior high school students. Counseling includes resistance skills training, personal and social skills training, social competence, problem solving and autonomy.

Communities to be Served:
Santa Maria Valley

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