Coalition History
NyE Communities Coalition originated in December 2000, when the Nye County
School District (NCSD) contracted with Community Intervention, Inc. to provide
training on the process of Community Intervention.  The 21st Century
Community Learning Center SAFE Schools and the NCSD Safe & Drug-Free
Schools grants supported the group, originally known as the Pahrump
Awareness League.

In July 2002, NyE Communities Coalition was funded and accredited by the
Nevada Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse as one of 11 statewide prevention
coalitions.  NyE Communities Coalition has evolved from a group of concerned
citizens in Pahrump to a non-profit coalition of concerned and energetic
individuals representing a combined, cooperative Nye and Esmeralda Counties.
NyE Communities Coalition currently consists of numerous members & partner
agencies, representing a wide variety of sectors and engaging youth and adults
across the two counties.  The efforts of the coalition membership have
resulted in science-based prevention programming in communities that had not
previously had any concerted prevention efforts.  NyECC has increased
professionalism, knowledge and skills in the prevention organizations and
created comprehensive preventative efforts across Nye and Esmeralda
Counties.

Activities of the coalition have included:

Professional trainings for the community
Assistance and information regarding grants
Data collection of youth problem behaviors and the completion of a
comprehensive community prevention plan
Removal of  barriers for agencies that limits their potential for securing resources
Promotion of coordination and communication between community agencies and
organizations
Funding of prevention programming in the community

Currently, NyE Communities Coalition provides over $200,000 in funding for prevention efforts to partner agencies serving Nye and Esmeralda Counties.  
This funding and other coalition effort has resulted in many achievements
including the following:  

Collection, compilation, and distribution of data and information
Distribution of a Community Prevention Plan where gaps, resources and
prioritized risk and protective factors for youth are identified
Monthly youth substance free activities
Community Awareness events and trainings
Hispanic Advocate Position at Even Start, providing dozens of interpretations
translations, and advocacy on a monthly basis
Leveraging of and access to resources that would be unattainable without the
collaboration of coalition members
Development of a Youth Component of the coalition (YO - Youth Organization
which provides for youth leadership and involvement in prevention activities
Alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention programming for youth and/or
their parents in Beatty, Amargosa, Tonopah, Gabbs, Round Mountain, Goldfield
and Pahrump
Professional trainings related to non-profit management and grant-writing
Promotion of the social norming message among youth regarding the reality that
the majority of youth in Nye and Esmeralda do not use drugs

Of all of the successes in the last couple of years, the one with the strongest
potential for future benefits to the communities has been the development and
nurturing of relationships among individuals throughout the two counties.
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