Current Members

What does it mean to be a member of HCC?

Being a member of HCC means that you actively engage in coalition initiatives and activities.  From participating in local events and representing HCC through community outreach, to attending our monthly General Committee meetings, or joining one of our sub-committees, there is something for everyone!

All members of the coalition are responsible for the following:

• Assisting in creating and following the HCC Bylaws
• Assisting in the formulation of HCC goals and objectives
• Oversight of program initiatives
• Helping to build capacity through recruitment of new members
• Assisting with the creation of the annual Strategic Action Plan and ensuring that it is being followed
• Work toward sustainability of the coalition
• Respecting the opinions of all members

You may also be interested in becoming a Sector Representative.  If so, you would be responsible for the following:

1. Being a community leader amongst the represented sector
2. Ensuring clear communication between the sector represented and the coalition
3. Acting as a positive role model for youth, families and peers
4. Supporting the coalition’s mission
5. Attending coalition meetings, which are held on a monthly basis
6. Participating on at least one subcommittee
7. Attending coalition sponsored trainings, town hall meetings, and community events
8. Contributing to the strategic planning process
9. Participating in sustaining the coalition’s capacity, involvement and goals
10. Preventing youth substance use through environmental strategies
11. Using his/her activities as match, if applicable
12. Other(s), etc

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Current Members click below to submit activities in the Activity Tracker.

We are constantly collecting data, and some of the important information that we collect is what activities our coalition members are doing.  This is also necessary information that we are required to collect for our bi-annual Progress Reports.  The following link is to our “Activity Tracker” and can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCCActivities2018:

​Countable activities for members are those that are directly related to a particular coalition initiative or those that you may participate in within your own agency or sector that help to work toward HCC’s goals in preventing substance use among Cattaraugus County Youth.  This can be any event or initiative that promotes safe, healthy, substance-free alternatives for local youth. For more information visit the orientation and review the 7 Strategies for Environmental Change.

SUBMIT NEW ACTIVITY

Use the HCC Elevator Speech to Talk to Others About the Coalition!

Healthy Cattaraugus County Drug Free Coalition and its local partners continue to work together in an effort to prevent youth substance use and abuse in our county.  Through environmental strategies, we aim to create healthy and positive social norms for all ages within Cattaraugus County.  As a coalition, our primary goal is to reduce use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana among local youth by educating about the risks and harm of substance use.  Our current focus is on activities that engage community-wide participation and the promotion of prevention messaging initiatives in multiple forms.  Major accomplishments to-date include revision of policies in some schools to include e-cigarettes as well as reducing or eliminating out-of-school suspensions for substance-related offenses.  Other successes include prevention programming and community education throughout the year.  Law Enforcement has also played a critical role in their continued support and participation in the coalition’s efforts.  The biggest challenge we face is being able to reach everyone in a county of 1300 square miles and multiple school districts.  But, what makes our coalition so unique as compared to others is the sense of togetherness, even though we are so widespread.  There is a strong sense of unity that is difficult to match in larger populations.