MCSAP meeting notes,$2,500 mini grant and more!

October 1, 2021

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MCSAP September Meeting Notes

I want to thank everyone who attended yesterday's hybrid-style coalition meeting. Below you will find the meeting notes and presentations.

Full coalition meeting notes here

Addiction and Stigmatizing Language presentation here

Whip-it Project presentation here

Whip-it Presentation here

If you have any questions or concern,s please email akohn@communityadvocates.net

MCSAP Member Questionnaire

We want to know more about you! We want to know what you like to do or what talents or skill sets you have. Please fill out our membership profile survey so we can understand who we have at our table. The responses will be shared with coalition staff to learn more about our members and best utilize your experience, skills, talents, and passion to reduce substance misuse in our communities.

Take the survey here

MCSAP Mini Grant

MCSAP coalition members, we are offering an opportunity for your organization to receive a mini grant award estimated up to $2,500. Upon availability of funds, approximately up to 10 community Mini Grants will be issued.

If your organization is interested in applying for MCSAP community funds, please complete the attached application using the budget forms provided. Please email a PDF of your completed application to Alex Kohn at akohn@communityadvocates.net. Email verification of receipt of application will be provided.

Your application must be received via email by Friday, October 11, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Notice of award will be made via email no later than Friday, October 15, 2021.

You can find the application HERE

Logic plan model HERE

Budget Work sheet HERE

Meet Gloria Marfo

MCSAP's New Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator

Meet Gloria Marfo, our new Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator. Gloria began her career in public health in Baltimore, where she focused on violence prevention and substance use intervention. Most recently, she served as Program Coordinator of the Supporting Male Survivors of Violence grant at the Baltimore City Health Department. In that capacity, she facilitated community events, including weekly S.E.L.F. Community Conversations with young males of color and their families and the Summer Youth Engagement Program for young men of color. Gloria also served as a Trauma Programs Intern in Baltimore’s Office of Violence Prevention and as a Substance Use Programming and Educational Resources Peer Educator at the University of Maryland Health Center. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Community Health, Special Populations, from the University of Maryland. She and her husband currently serve as the youth leaders in their local church and in her spare time, you can find Gloria admiring the natural beauty that this world has to offer! You can get in touch with Gloria at gmarfo@communityadvocates.net.

MCSAP's Real Talk Friday:

Honest Conversation on Recovery

Check Out MCSAP’s New Website

MCSAP has upgraded and enhanced our website with new resources, videos, calendar, and blog to provide better engagement with our partners and community members. Take a look at mcsapcoalition.org. And don’t forget to Like MCSAP on Facebook, where you’ll find continually updated news and resources.

DEA Alert: Fake Pills

September 27, 2021 – The US Drug Enforcement Administration warns the American public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. International and domestic criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills, falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills, and killing unsuspecting Americans.

Pills purchased outside of a licensed pharmacy are illegal, dangerous, and potentially lethal. This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by pharmacists. Click here to learn more.

Quiz of the Month

This Word Quiz Gets Really Hard Really Quickly

Pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions, oh my!

Take the quiz here

Let's Stay in Touch

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The MCSAP Newsletter is brought to you by the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. For more information about each of our prevention programs, click here.

Alexandria Kohn | akohn@communityadvocates.net | ppi.communityadvocates.net