Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation supports nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of people experiencing disadvantage in the United States and communities around the world.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. Since 1972, RWJF has supported research and programs targeting some of America’s most pressing health issues, from substance abuse to improving access to quality health care.
West Care Pacific Islands
“WestCare’s first priority is to provide the highest quality services possible and to make them accessible to those in need. We are responsible to our employees, the men and women who work with us throughout the world. We must be good citizens – support good work and charities, and bear our fair share of civic responsibility.”
Making the Case through Media Advocacy: A Toolkit
A compilation of tips and talking points for making the case for community prevention. They are based on Prevention Institute’s daily analysis of how the media is (and isn’t) framing community prevention. Using this information, you can expand and shift the frame of how the media depicts community prevention, to ensure that the whole picture is shown and that community prevention is framed accurately and comprehensively
The Sweet Potato Program
The Sweet Potato program at the West Fresno Family Resource Center is a prevention program that aims to prevent and/or reduce school drop-out, gang involvement, and substance use initiation for African American youth ages 12-15 by decreasing internalized oppression, hopelessness, and low collective efficacy, while increasing engagement in collective economic activity, college intentions, mentoring, and leadership development. It is designed to address the Phase I African American strategic recommendations to focus PEI on community-based efforts specifically addressing African American culture and to address the co-occurrence of mental health conditions and socioeconomic challenges.
Addiction 101
Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.