SEABHS NEW TURF PREVENTION
Cochise County Coalition
Network Breakfast
November 2, 2005
Volume 1, Issue 42 Parent Resource Network Offers Birth to Five Programs
Coalition Meetings
Melodi Polach, SEABHS curriculum. If you are not ages 14 to 20. We work
New Turf, Parent Re- familiar with this call if with any youth that wants to
Cochise Networking Meeting 1st source Network Coordi- and I can get you a flyer. make a change in their
Contact: Susan Richards Wed.
(520) 459-6377 nator— I work with fami- Please distribute through- community. The YES group
lies and caregivers of out your organization and (Youth Empowered for Suc-
Graham Networking Meeting 2nd children birth to 5. We to anyone you think might cess) we do the Teen Insti-
Contact: Kathy Grimes Wed.
(928) 428-6051 have three programs that be interested. 459-6377. tute which is a week long
were rolling out, the melodi.polach@yahoo.co leadership skills training. I
Greenlee Networking Meeting 3rd Warm Line is a m currently have a group in
Contact: Jennifer Sabin Thurs.
(928) 428-6051 toll free number Buena which has officially
Helen Lacey, WIC Pro-
that people can made itself a club within
gram—This is a supple-
Santa Cruz County Community 3rd call and ask ques- the school and they are do-
Resource Center Fri. mental nutrition program
tions about the ing very well. 459-6377.
Contact: Yara Sanchez for women and children.
(520) 287-4030 or normal health & develop- bassmaster23@msn.com
There are conditions to
Liz Collier @ (520) 761-1840 ment of their kids as well
meet but if you know of Art Piper, Juvenile Justice
as resources. Also we
Patagonia Coalition Meeting 2nd anyone System, Citizen Advisory
Contact: Julie Holding Fri. have the Happiest Baby
please refer Board & the Elfrida Youth
(520) 394-9424 on the Block, it is a tech-
to us for de- Center—Mainly I work
nique that Dr. Harvey
Benson Networking Meeting 2nd termination. with the juvenile drug court
Contact: Gloria Durgin Wed. Karp from UCLA wrote
We also have our com- program and if anyone is
(520) 294-1197 (cell) which described how to
modes food program for interested let me know and
teach parents to calm
Santa Cruz County Networking Last individual ages 60 and up I will be glad to talk your
Meeting Tues. their crying babies and
who would qualify for a ear off about it. I also rep-
Contact: Yara Sanchez help their baby sleep
food box once a month. resent the Elfrida Youth
(520) 287-4030 longer. America is the
378-4683. Center. The Halloween
only culture where colic
hlacey@co.cochise.az.us Night went over well and
baby exist. Out of all the
we’re getting
babies only 2% are diag- Jack Petty, SEABHS New
ready for the
nosed as having colic. Turf— I work with the
Bike Rally and
We are also certified to Youth Action/YES Teams.
the big Christ-
train for the Love & Logic They are youth groups
mas Party.
WIC—A Supplemental Nutrition Program
When I say I am glad to premature at 1pd, 3 oz. collect throughout the
be here is still August and as of yesterday he is year, if you have a need
my life has been very now 7 pds. In September for these please help
dull. In August we had I had to have a little sur- yourself. 520 642-
to make an emergency gery to get my heart fixed 9304.planeart@theriver.c
trip to Hawaii for our first up and last month we om
grandson who was born moved. Lately I have an
abundance of cards that I
Renee Lee, Cochise them, be a buddy, find 9462.
County Health Depart- where resources are and rlee@co.cochise.az.us
ment—I work with the just reinforcement for the
Gene Kastner, Shaolin
Adolescent/Maternal parents. We are looking
Training Center, St.
Child Health for referrals in the Sierra
David – We teach Yoga,
Program. The Vista Area. I also work on
quieting the
first thing I the Children’s Justice Pro-
mind, we teach
have to say is ject. It’s a group of profes-
meditation. In the
the Happiest Baby on the sionals who get together to
past we taught
Block training is really find ways to better handle
marital arts and
cool, we’ve been passing child abuse cases. We
we probably will
the DVD around the office have a protocol for dealing
UNSUNG HERO again. I also wear a hat for
and I would recommend with child abuse and were
Angels Mercy which is a
The man who first that training. We also got revising it. We are going
non-profit organization.
ate a tomato to $6,000 to put on another to offer training on forensic
Our goal is to help the
prove they Teen Maze and we even interviewing showing the
needy, mostly in Mexico.
weren’t poison- have a powerpoint pres- process and how it all
ous. This won him
We will be having a
entation to show schools works. Also I wanted to
so much fame, he Christmas Canavan into
what is involved. We mention the Naco Wellness
decided to go on Agua Prieta. 520 720 9510.
have a program where Clinic that offers free pre-
to debunk other kastner@theirver.com
Lay Health Workers fol- ventive checking. To find
myths...so he ate lows the pregnancy or out all services they offer Lisa Hill, District VI Ad-
a toadstool.
within the first two years contact the clinic. Finally if visory Council – I am the
...mmmm of the baby life. The idea your partnering with us new Administrative Assis-
behind this is to help please let us know. 432- tant and I work for Eileen
Free Services at Naco Wellness Clinic
Tucker and she will intro- see the kind of people we Every 5 years the Gover-
duce our organization. interface with. One of the nor’s Council has to make
520 586-0050. things I wanted you to a plan on what kinds of
know is we really been problems needs to be
Eileen Tucker, District
trying to do a lot in the solved in the State of Ari-
VI Advisory Council –
disability community and zona. One of problems we
Lisa has just joined us and
every year have seen more and more
she has a strong adminis-
we work is funding coming less and
trative background. One
under the less into the rural commu-
of the reason I wanted to
governor’s nity. So we have set up in
bring her here today is to
council. the communities is a forum
Welcome Lisa Hill
where they can give the them to this forum. We will ist. My job is to work with
Governor’s Council infor- also be offering a forum in ESL students and GED
mation on what is needed. Douglas in December. 520 students who are ready to
The next forum is sched- 586-0050. dsadvi- transition to the college. I
uled in Sierra Vista on sory@qwest.net just started this position in
Wednesday, November May. 515-5456. ke-
Beth Colburn, Cochise
16th from 6pm to 8pm at the lart@yahoo.com
College Adult Education –
SV Police Department
I teach English as a Tracy Howard, Cochise
Training Center. Also if
second language College Adult Education
you have resources that
and I also am the – Our classes start in Janu-
you want to reach this
Transition Special- ary and we expect the
population please bring
Page 2 Cochise County Coalition Network Breakfast
flyers to be teacher on special assign- people from SEABHS
out soon. We ment. I reorganized and New Turf doing the Teen
are interested restructured the secon- Institutes, Youth Advo-
in getting dary program in a very cates and youth leader-
guest speak- large district of St. Paul, ship programs. I try to
ers and hope you will Minnosota with a task- get involved as that as I
consider talking with our force. I also built and ran can because the proba-
students. We also work the secondary ESL sum- tion kids can seems like
with case workers who mer programs for that never ending sad stories
have students in our pro- district as well. Prior to and its fun to work in
gram. We are looking to that I ran a boy club for other venues. I work
hiring an ESL and/or at-risk youth. 520 586- with the San Pedro Fam- ENTHUSIASM
GED teacher for 35 hrs 7253. miacash- ily Resource Council do-
per week. 515-5456. man@theirver.com ing children abuse fam-
howardt@cochise.edu ily education and I work Enthusiasm is the
Sepp Sprietson, OCJCS greatest asset in
with Cochise College
Mia Cashman, ESL Benson Schools Proba- the world. It
two nights a week teach-
Teacher Looking for tion Officer – I work with beats money and
ing GED in Benson, pre-
Employment in the Area kids from kindergarten to power and influ-
viously teaching ESL in
– I’ve been a teacher for grades 12 and also with ence. Single-
Willcox. I work
13 years, half of that was the Charter High School handed the enthu-
with Art on and siast convinces
in the classroom and half teaching law related edu-
off on projects and dominates
in an adminstrative job cation. I work a lot with
and with Jack where the wealth
accumulated by a
small army of
Congratulation to the Pigeon Project Youth workers would
scarcely raise any
interest.
on the summer programs. speakers. Also bird (BB Speckeled Head)
520 586-2213, x 647. I would like to has come in first out of all
sspriets@bensonsd.k12.a give a Pigeon the old timer lofts, we
z.us Update. The have the king. Anyone
kids built a pigeon loft who is interesting in see-
Sara McCauley,
behind the probation de- ing the loft can contact
Cochise County Juve-
partment and they have me. The program is go-
nile Detention Center –
homing pigeons that they ing strong and the kids
First of all I would like to
race every weekend are having fun. The other
thank you all for helping
which started around Sep- thing I wanted to mention
out with my call for
tember/October. Our was that we now have a
Foster Care Home Needed
Character Counts Team spread it out in probation something
in detention. It is a char- and maybe in colloborat- really excit-
acter building circulum ing agencies. Were start- ing…one of our
that helps kids with deci- ing small and were start- foster parents
sion making and under- ing in detention 803-3022. partnered with a group of
standing of self and the smccaule@courts.sp.state spouses from the Fort
world and how they affect .az.us. who do community out-
the world around them. reach. They got together
Adrienne Kuntz, Catho-
Carlos is heading up this and decided that one of
lic Community Ser-
team and his hope is to the things foster kids
vices, Foster Care Con-
establish the program in need is suitcases. So
nection Program—I
detention and than many kids come into fos-
wanted to start off with
Volume 1, Issue 42 Page 3
ter care carrying possessions in setup by local government and Si- vember from 10am to 1pm. It is a
garage bags. This group gath- erra Vista just had a very successful family fun day at Lynn Roberts
ered 800 suitcases which was CODI luncheon where we brought Park in Sierra Vista. If you have
very impressive. Another thing I in a national speaker who is from any questions or would like more
wanted to tell you about about is Washington and works on Emer- information about that call Lyn-
happening in January...we are gency Preparedness and Disaster ette Wilson is the POC and can be
going to be trained in a new na- services for people with disabili- reached at 378-5180. On another
tionwide training for foster par- ties. If anyone is interested we note I was at the luncheon Ramon
ents. We thought this would be have more information both talked about and it was extremely
a good training for CASA work- through the CODI and my office on interesting...their was this women
ers and New Turf folks and any- disaster preparedness. We’ve who traveled around with the
one who works with kids in the been partnering with several or- president in the Louisiana area
foster program. If your inter- ganizations and our most recent is and really saw first hand the
ested in this training which is a with NAMI working on mental problems that happened with the
full mandatory eight days please health issues and continuing to pro- disabled community first hand. A
contact me by email for more mote mental health recovery point she make that was inter-
information. We are also work- awareness in the communities. We ested was when there is this type
ing on special recruitment pro- are joining together to do presenta- of disaster that happened and
files trying to find adoptive tions in the community to talk about you call 911 they do what is
homes for hard to place kids. not only physical and developmen- called sheltering where the 911
We currently have a sibling tal disabilities but also mental community is taken off line and
group of two sisters and a 16 health issues. We are working on some where safe and when the
year old boy and if your inter- Medicare Part D throughout the event is over they can come out
ested in knowing more about County and were partnering with and assist you. They are not go-
these kids please contact me. SEAGO and VICap on those. We ing to come out and assist when
We are also still looking for a recently provided a presentation in this is actually happening. It’s
Benson/Willcox worker and con- Elfrida and the turnout was larger important that each individual
tract workers. We have new than expected. We are starting up prepares to take care of them-
screening tool for individuals last November, early December in selves for the first 72 hours. 533-
who calls us to foster but might collaboration with Good Neighbor 6871.
not meet all requirements. This Alliance the shelter in Sierra Vista gail.mortensen@hua.army.mil
tool lists phone numbers of or- doing Independent Living Skills
Lorna Sedillos, Community
ganizations that work with chil- trainings. We are hoping to have
Partnership of Southern Ari-
dren and are looking for volun- an exhibition in February at Buena
zona—Generally on the first
teers. It your organization is in- of the Lobo’s and the U of A Wheel-
Wednesday of the month we host
terested call me and we can add chair basketball teams. 417-0901.
the GSA 3 Children Council and I
you this this list. 432-2285. adri- rmgarcia@cochiseability.org
have sent out an email indicating
ennek@ccs-seaz.org
Gail Mortensen, Army Commu- we are putting these on hold for
Ramon M. Garcia, Cochise nity Service—Just a couple of the next few months. Many of you
Ability—Good morning! We things this morning… one is the know that Gwen Calhoun has left
provide advocacy training, inde- child advocacy program, Fort Hua- our agency and she was spear-
pendent living skills, outreach chuca is looking for a contract posi- heading that group. We are go-
education and housing accessi- tion, a Family Advocacy Educator. ing to regroup and look at the
bility programs for people with This person would need to do pres- operating guidelines and sub-
all types of disabilities. We are entations and briefings concerning committees for that group and
keeping very very busy. We domestic violence. They need to restructure this group. Anyone
continue to do sensitivity and be comfortable speaking to groups interested in assisting us in this
awareness training for organiza- as large as 200. Its about 25 hours endeavor or coming aboard
tions, clubs, groups, schools and per week and if you know of any- please contact me at 417-9430.
we also do the American with one who might be interested they lorna.sedillos@cpsa-rbha.org
Disability Act training for pri- can contact 533-2330 and ask for
Tresa Thomas, SEABHS New
mary local government or gov- Richard Sleeper. The other thing I
Turf Prevention—I am the Pre-
ernment entities. We’re work- have is our Thunder Mountain Au-
vention Development Program
ing with CODI’s (Commissions tism Spectrum Support Group is
Coordinator. We have a wide
on Disability Issues) these are having a event on the 19th of No-
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SEABHS New Turf Prevention
videos and curriculums can be
checked out for a two week period.
88 S. First Street We also offer a website of re-
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 sources at www.infoseaz.org. The
website has directories in the four
Phone: 520-459-6377 counties from New Turf, Information
Fax: 520-458-0237 & Referral, SEAGO and DES. We
susan-sv@mindspring.com also have a page for News and a
www.infoseaz.org Calendar section where we would
be happy to list any events you
might be having. If you would like
to be added to our directory or
variety of programs such as the
need your current information up-
Parent Resource Network, Youth
dated you can access a form on this
Action/YES Teams and the Men-
site for this purpose. There is also a
tor Connection. We have Net-
form for events. 459-6377. susan-
work Coalition in all four coun-
sv@mindspring.com
ties. Today I would like to high-
light our work on the issue of Jaymi Torres, Cochise County
mentoring. A lot of people from Health Department—I am a Health
this group has assisted us in the Educator and can offer a large vari-
past with The Mentor Connec- ety of services but I am due in one
tion and I am pleased to intro- week and I will be out for awhile.
duce our new Coordinator, Mak- When I get back I will be much en-
isha Litten and she will talk ergized to get started again. We
about the program. 459-6377. offer classes for diabetes and we
tthomas05@mindspring.com are trying to get into work site to
offer these classes because most
Makisha Litten, SEABHS New
people work and it is hard to attend
Turf Prevention—The Mentor
classes after work. We go into the
Connection matches mentors to
schools. The Sierra Vista school
youth ages 5 through 17 who are
nurses are going to work with us
at-risk and this can be any risk
and offer training on nutrient in
factor. We are trying to build
their health classes. We are al-
new bridges and start over. It
ready in the Douglas schools. We
will be somewhat of a slow proc-
also have available mini-grants.
ess as I’m working on where the
While I’m out there are referrals
program is and bringing it for-
and if you do know children or
ward from there. We are solicit-
adults who need diabetes educa-
ing mentors so if you know of
tion I do have a referral list. For
anyone interested please have
Bisbee it is Maureen Kappler &
them call me. 459-6377 mentor-
Kathy Maddox, for Willcox it is
connect@mindspring.com
Ellen Clark, for Sierra Vista it is
Susan Richards, SEABHS New Ellen Littner at the SV Regional
Turf Prevention—Good Morn- Health Center and Lia Dodge in
ing I am the Prevention Resource Douglas. Contact Connie Folse in
Coordinator and some of you are my absence at 432-9453. I can be
aware that we house a resource reach at 432-9458 for training after
library of materials available to February. jtor-
anyone who walks in our doors. res@co.cochise.az.us
The library consists of free pa-
per resources in the categories
of: prevention, violence, mental
health, physical health, sub-
stance abuse, Prenatal, Parent-
ing, GLBT and Senior. All books,
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SEABHS New Turf
Prevention
88 S. First Street
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: 520-459-6377
SEABHS New Turf Health Promotion Library
Fax: 520-458-0237
susan-sv@mindspring.com
www.infoseaz.org
Come by and say howdy!
SEABHS New Turf
Resource Library
Topics include:
• Prevention
• Violence
• Mental Health
Anti-Stigma
Crisis & Disasters
• Physical Health
HIV/Aids
Hep. C
• Substance Abuse
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Parenting
Prenatal
• GLBT
• Senior
We also offer The Child and Family
Directories for Cochise, Graham/
Greenlee and Santa Cruz Counties.
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