December 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
Starting in mid 1995, the Task Force on Youth Violence formed by the National Parenting Association (NPA) sought to develop a set of strategies to help parents ensure the safety of their children and communities. Because of financial and political constraints, the task force's original goals were scaled down and merged into other NPA projects.
November 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America brought together leaders of national parent groups and drug prevention organizations to plan how a new generation of parents could develop a national parent movement to prevent youth drug use.
January 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.
May 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority created the Resident Education and Assistance Program to address problems of undiagnosed substance abuse among elderly residents living in subsidized public and private housing.
May 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
Work In America Institute, Inc., Scarsdale, N.Y., carried out a pilot project to provide parents in the workplace with skills to help their children more effectively avoid the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The Community Violence Prevention Program, at the Harvard School of Public Health, implemented a resource center that provided technical assistance and informational support to program operators of community-based violence prevention programs.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The National Black Women's Health Project, a self-help and advocacy organization committed to improving the health of African-American women, enhanced an existing 1991 demonstration project, "Walking for Wellness."
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The National Leadership Coalition on AIDS, Washington, sought to bring effective HIV/AIDS prevention and education activities to an expanded business audience.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The City of Baltimore's Needle Exchange Program purchased a mobile van to distribute clean needles to intravenous drug users to prevent the transmission of HIV, reduce AIDS deaths, and provide a way for addicts to obtain treatment.
September 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
Rock the Vote took advantage of the highly visible policy debate about health reform to educate young people (ages 16 to 24) about the health care system, various health reform proposals, and behaviorally linked health problems that disproportionately affect youth.
