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Item/Subject Resolve, Appropriating an 00,000 Grant from the Maine Office of Substance
Abuse for one purpose of Strengthening Substance Arise Prevandon Systems
in Penobscot and Piscau quis Counties
Responsible Department: Health & Welfare
Commentary:
Previously, the City Council authorized staff to apply for and accept funding from the Maine Office of
Substance Abuse for the purpose of strengthening substance abuse prevention systems in
Penobscot and Mscataquis counties. The attached oder woud appropriate the grant funds for
Phase 1 of the project. This collaboratFre effort will bring together representatives from Bangor
Healdt & Welfare, Piscataquls Pudic Health Council, S.P.R.I.N.T. for Life, the Katandin Area
Parorership, the River Coalition, Mayo Regional Hospital, thePennbscetCounty Sheriffs Department
and me Piscataquls County Sheriffs Department. The goals for phase 1 are W support strategic
planning to establish and/or strengthen a coordinated county -level prevention infrastructure and W
develop a leadership and coordination structure m engage/strengthen reladonships/coonlinate
efforts/ of local partners and m build capacity county -wide W Implemen[eNdence-based prevention
programs, policies and practices aI the local level.
The attached resolve will approprlate the grant funds to support the aforementioned goals and hire
a staff person to wok with non -profits, schools, municipalities, and county personnel W develop
strategic plans and Memorandums of Understandings swiffically to address substance abuse,
prticulady among young people. It is anddpated additional funding will be available in July 2007 to
implement the strategies that are developed.
Department Had
Recommend approval.
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Associated Information:
Hnance Director
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(TITLE.) Resolve, Appropriating an $88,000 Grant from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse for the
Purpose of Strengthening Substance Abuse Prevengon Systems in Penobscot and
Pisrataquis Counties
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR:
BE IT RESOLVED
That an $80,000 grant from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse Is hereby appropriated for the
Purpose of strengthening substance abuse systems in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties,
IN CLW COUNCIL
January 8. 2007
First Reading A Nefferal ,.
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JANUARY 22, 2007
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