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Port Townsend Empowered Teens Coalition
Meeting Minutes
February 22, 2022
3:30-4:30pm
Zoom Meeting
Purpose of meeting: Planning for Drug Take Back and Guiding Good Choices Spring 2022
Facilitator for this meeting: Lindsay Scalf
In attendance:
Sector Representative
Youth
Parents Alicia Reynolds
Businesses
Media
Law enforcement Josh Ley
Religious or fraternal organizations Albert Scalf
Schools Holly McIlvaine
Civic/Volunteer groups
Organizations serving youth Emily Abell
Cheryl Weinstein
Tanya Barnett
Healthcare Professionals Susan O’Brien
State, local, or tribal governmental agencies
Other organizations involved in reducing substance use Holly Gumm
Denise Banker
Andrew Fechenbach
Laura Tucker
Time Activity
3:30 Called meeting to order
Approve minutes: Al moved, Cheryl seconded, all in favor
Approve agenda: Cheryl moved, Laura seconded, all in favor
Introductions
3:35 Updates
1. Action Plan Updates:
CONNECT Program: Holly G, Alicia, and Lindsay presented a family connection
program to 6 youth and their parent/connected adult
Positive Social Norms/Public Awareness campaign: due to lack of candidates
interested in the Prevention Peer clerk-hire position, the workgroup met and
decided to suspend this strategy for now to avoid leaving funds on the table at the
end of the grant cycle, and re-allocate the funds toward medication lock boxes. We
will continue the Positive Social Norms campaign and Teen Mental Health
promotion among parents, and revisit the Prevention Peer strategy to develop
youth messaging when we have an SAP at PTHS
Minerva 2.0: launch is in progress, new database for all CPWI program data entry
2. Community Updates
Prevention Voices: Holly G updated the group on a few of the bills we’ve been
monitoring, we will send out an update at the end of the legislative session
A Way Home program: Emily updated the group on this program that is coming to
the peninsula, they are recruiting for youth with lived experience of housing
insecurity to become members of a youth advisory board. Members will be
compensated for their time. Lindsay will send out the flyers about this program.
Student Assistance Professional activities: Holly M updated the group about the
Coalition Club programs at Blue Heron. Affected Others group and other support
groups are in progress. Wednesdays at Blue Heron are now oriented towards pro-
social activities, with learning labs and student support throughout!
4:00 Planning for upcoming Drug Take Back April 30 10am-2pm
• Events will be hosted at QFC in PT, QFC in Port Hadlock, and Fire Station in Quilcene
• Discussed medication lock boxes/bags, Josh shared the process for distributing them
at the Port Angeles event last year
• Discussed distributing more lock boxes/bags with YMPEP funds, parent groups
discussed included: Nurse Family Partnership, Parent Teacher conferences, WIC
participants, Parents as Teachers participants
4:15 Planning for Spring Guiding Good Choices
Discussed hosting virtually or in-person, and locations for different sites: Recovery Café,
Blue Heron Commons. Lindsay, Drew, Holly G, Alicia, and Holly M will meet to discuss
planning for a virtual launch event, and 5 in-person sessions in each Guiding Good Choices
community (Chimacum, PT, and Quilcene)
4:20 Discussed Summer meeting schedule for 2022
Lindsay will be in Germany from May 28-July 3
Discussed meeting schedule for June, decided to skip June and then meet in July and August
to review data and finalize the action plan before its due date on September 1
4:30 Closed meeting
Next meeting: March 22, 2022 3:30-4:30pm via Zoom
Lindsay Scalf
Pronouns: she/her
Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Coordinator
Jefferson County Public Health