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Program Results describe RWJF’s interest in the area and strategy for addressing the problem for those working in the field or interested in undertaking similar efforts. They explain the problem addressed; the activities undertaken; the results or findings from the work; lessons for the field; any post-grant activities—by the grantee or RWJF—and they include a bibliography of material produced during the project or program.

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New Retail Site in South Central Los Angeles Markets Itself as Host of Alcohol-Free Family Events

May 1, 2005 | Program Result

Staff at the Esperanza Community Housing Corporation developed a marketing plan to raise awareness within South Central Los Angeles of the Mercado La Paloma as a venue for alcohol-free celebrations.

A School-Based Health Center Gives Children a Healthy Place

November 12, 2004 | Program Result

The Plainfield Health Center, operating under the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services, established a comprehensive school-based health center at Washington Elementary School in Plainfield, N.J., in 2000.

Funding Provides Mental Health Support for Hispanic Community Affected by September 11 Attacks

July 1, 2004 | Program Result

In 2002-03, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, New York, provided and trained other community groups to provide, group mental health sessions to Latinos affected by the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.

Bringing Health Education to Latino Immigrants Where They Work

November 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Worksite Wellness Project developed and implemented a model for improving the health of uninsured, low-wage workers in Los Angeles by increasing their awareness of basic health care and linking them to existing providers.

In Puerto Rican Community, Families Help Others Combat Drug Abuse Through Head Start

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

Aspira de Puerto Rico developed a family-to-family peer mentoring model of substance abuse prevention based on the Latino concept of compadres (godparents).

Creating Safe Spaces for Children in Schools in Compton, Calif.

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.

An Overlooked Group in the Fight to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

October 1, 2002 | Program Result

East Side House, Inc., a social services agency in the Bronx, N.Y., replicated its Community-Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, developed in 1997 in collaboration with Planned Parenthood of New York City.

"Friends for Life" are Friends Indeed for Homebound Elderly in Waco, Texas

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.

Reaching Out to Meet Spiritual Needs of AIDS Patients in Waterbury, Conn.

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Starting in March 1998, clergy in Waterbury, Conn. developed the Waterbury AIDS Outreach Ministries Program, a project to create a series of retreats and a buddy system for people with AIDS.

Having a Good Senior Moment: Older Volunteers Help Frail Elderly and Disabled in Northwest Iowa

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Northwest Iowa Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in Estherville, Iowa, expanded its program to include people with serious disabilities.