joelle,

wow. thank you. what wonderful approaches, they really do go straight to the 
root causes. i'd love to learn more about that project.

ashley

----- Original Message -----
From: Joelle Lyons Everett
To: [email protected]
Sent: 6/6/2004 10:10:13 PM
Subject: Re: self-organizing community responses to a drug epidemic...a question


Chris--

I'm thinking about The Tipping Point--identifying things which are small enough 
to tackle, which work against entropy.

I'm not on my own computer at the moment, but when I am home I will send you   
an e-mail address for Laura Porter, so you can find out some of the innovative 
work she has done with small and large communities through the Family Support 
program in Washington State.

They have helped communities work against youth drug use by tackling some of 
the root causes.  One project worked to identify vulnerable kids and strengthen 
their network of relationships. One project worked against meth labs by a 
number of methods, including monthly family potlucks so families knew each 
other, and had a common perception of the problem.  Their program is based on 
solid research and principles, and keeps good track of outcomes.

Good luck!

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