Evaluating Community Mobilization

About CM

Community Mobilization Against Substance Abuse and Violence (CMASAV) was established in 1989 by the Washington State Legislature to address the issues of substance abuse and violence through organized and collaborative efforts of entire communities.

CMASAV provides funding for community mobilization and prevention programming in almost all counties in Washington State each biennium. Funding comes from the state Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement (VRDE) account and federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities grant.

Contractors advise on the direction of CMASAV by sitting on the Community Mobilization Advisory Committee (CMAC) and actively participating in subcommittees, including Evaluation, Annual Meeting, Legislative, and Strategic Planning subcommittees for 2007-2008.



 

Vision

Community Mobilization brings together community members to build and support healthy individuals and families, and safe communities.

Mission

Community Mobilization effectively addresses the problem of substance abuse and violence by promoting: Collaboration, Cooperation, Communication, Commitment, and Cultural Competency.

Goals as formulated by CMAC

1. To ensure sufficient and consistent funding for Community Mobilization.

2. To impact community norms so that prevention is accepted as an integral piece of social fabric, thereby increasing public and political support for Community Mobilization.

3. To influence community norms by facilitating and supporting community problem solving.

4. To build upon our history and communicate the story of our successful Community Mobilization efforts.

5. To increase the visibility of Community Mobilization as a viable and integral solution to address the root causes of substance abuse and violence.

6. To continue working together on the state and local levels by contributing the skill of community organizing to community based prevention.

7. To continually strengthen internal competencies and capabilities to advance our CM vision.

2005-2007 Priority Activities

Develop, implement and market Community Organizing Curriculum (CO sub-committee).

Continue to refine, develop and expand methods to report and share our successes (evaluation, leg, and PR sub-committees), including continuing to work on the CTED/OSPI data system.

Added by CMAC in 2007: Engage in strategic planning around positive social marketing of prevention.