The Genesee County Prevention Coalition maintains regular office hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. If you need assistance outside of these hours, please call 810-285-9047 to make arrangements. Our primary goal is to maintain access to prevention services and resources to our community. Please reach out to us if we can be of assistance in providing information and support for addressing substance use and mental health concerns. |
GCPC Community Partner Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
8:30 am to 10:00 am
COMMUNITY PARTNER PRESENTATION
2-1-1 of Central Michigan
LeeAnn Mulligan, 211 Resource Specialist
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
UPCOMING WORKGROUP MEETINGS
Combined Workgroup Meeting: Tuesday, December 20th, 9:00-11:00am
Underage Drinking: Tuesday, January 3rd, 9:00-10:30am
Prescription Drug: Tuesday, January 17th, 9:00-10:30am
Marijuana/Vaping: Tuesday, January 24th, 9:00-10:30am
Workgroup meetings are held on Zoom. To join a work group contact Andrea Keller, Office Manager, at
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GCPC 7th Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Guest Speaker: Julia Felton, PhD
"Environmental Factors and the Impact on Parenting and Adolescent Development"
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Partners in Prevention Award Nominees
Individual Category:
Beth Luce
SNAP Outreach Lead, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Nominated by Leah Johnson
James Harper
Substance Counselor, Flint Odyssey House
Nominated by Jose Lopez
DeWaun E. Robinson
President, Black Lives Matter Flint
Nominated by Hubert Roberts and E. Taylor
Melissa Murphy
Pharmacist Specialist-Drug Use Policy and Education, Ascension Genesys Hospital
Nominated by Marc Guzzardo and Nadli Arabo
AWARD WINNER
Shearese Stapleton
Founder and Director, Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness, Inc.
Nominated by Josy Holstine
Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness, Inc. provides a trauma-informed approach to the parenting process while teaching restorative love. Programs such as support groups and workshops for parents, children, and teens include:
- HEAL – Helping, Educate, Action, Love
- Parenting in a Pandemic
- Intentional Parenting & Positive Parenting
Shearese Stapleton also serves as the Vice President of the GCPC Board of Directors.
Organization Category:
Traverse Place
Nominated by Betsy Wambaugh
513 Recovery Clubhouse
Nominated by Wanda Cole
AWARD WINNER
Flint Police Department
Nominated by Dante Jennings
The Flint Police Department stopped Cheers Party Store from selling liquor to underage youth. Even when the city council backed away from declaring the store a public nuisance the Flint Police Department continued to investigate until the State of Michigan revoked their liquor license. They heard the voice of the people and the people won when they stopped selling liquor to minors.
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GCPC New Board Member Introduction
Term of Service 2023-2025
Kristen Trevarrow
Director of Marketing, Liberty House Recovery Center
“I believe that my lived, academic, and professional experience can bring visibility to person(s) with SUD as well as advocate for policy change through the connections cultivated within the community."
Kelly Batsios
Therapist, Meridian Health Services
“I am passionate about helping other fellow addicts and our community better support addicts. I am hard working and dedicated to my commitments."
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GCPC Partners in Prevention Portal (PiPP)
Lunch and Learn
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GCPC is launching its Partners in Prevention Portal (PiPP), which will be an online resource portal populated with organizations that serve youth and their parents, mentors, and/or caregivers in Genesee County. All of the social determinants of health play a role in prevention, therefore, categories in the portal will include connections to services that can assist with housing, education, substance abuse prevention, mental health, transportation, pregnancy, disability, financial, and much more.
GCPC is excited to host these in-person at our office and provide a light lunch as well as an opportunity to network and register your services in the new portal. Please complete the registration form to reserve a spot at the next lunch and learn listed below.
Wednesday, January 25th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 15th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION
at our Community Partner Meeting
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We are inviting organizations to sign-up to present at a future GCPC Community Partner meeting. As a representative of your organization simply complete the sign-up form by clicking on the link below. Once we receive your request, we will follow-up to confirm the actual date/month for your presentation. March 2023 to year end is open. We are Looking forward to learning more about the awesome work you are doing and how we can better support your efforts. |
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December Events & Opportunities |
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CALLING ALL DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS
The new issue of Youth Connections Magazine is now available!
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Click on the cover photo to view the new issue of the GCPC Youth Connections Magazine!
Join our community partner distribution team to share this valuable free resource with your organization's network. For more information contact Andrea at AKeller@theGCPC.org or call 810-285-9047.
Thank you to our community partner advertising sponsors:
- Genesee Health System
- Voices for Children Advocacy Center
- Flint Registry
- Flint/Genesee Job Corps Center
- WOW Outreach
- St. Mark Community Outreach Center
- Nana Darcele Stories
- Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness, Inc.
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Let's work together to prevent impaired driving.
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December 5th is National Communicate with your Kids Day. Check out the latest “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign resources and encourage parents to talk to their kids:
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Youth Mental Health First Aid |
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.
Select the best training option for you:
In-person – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 5.5-hour, Instructor led training.
In- Person with 2 dates - Learners will receive their training split in 2 consecutive days: Please select both when registering.
Blended/Virtual – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 5.5-hour, Instructor-led virtual training.
Training December 2022
- December 9th - Blended/Virtual (8AM-1:30PM)
- December 13th - Blended / In person (9AM-2:30PM)
- December 13th AND 14th - Blended/ In Person (3:30PM-6:00PM)
All in person trainings will take place at Center for Countywide Programs
If you have any questions: please contact Alexis Sharpe asharpe@geneseeisd.org
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Warm holiday wishes from the GCPC team!
Staff: Lisa, Anthony, Andrea, Erin & Nadli
Board: Erin, Shearese, Carrie, Josy, Ronnie, Darcele, Danny, Tenesa & Aisha
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