Since 1992, Monterey County advocacy coalitions have worked towards preventing alcohol-related trauma and youth initiation of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. With multi-agency collaboration the PARTS (Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma) coalitions provide proven effective change in the community by promoting education and awareness, advocacy, policy enforcement and environmental policy changes.
In 1992 PARTS – Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma – in Salinas was established by the Prevention Research Center of Berkeley through a grant from NIAAA – The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
In 1996, PARTS merged with Sun Street Centers into our Prevention program because our missions aligned. Since then we have grown PARTS to establish a separate PARTS coalition for South Monterey County and another for the Peninsula. We have aligned our STEPS program – the Safe Teens Empowerment Project – to be able to assist in the PARTS Action Plans. We have grown the neighborhood parent group into Parents Creating Solutions, now volunteering and advocating in Salinas and King City.
Environmental Strategies can include:
Check out the interview on the twenty five year history of PARTS with our founder, Martin H. Dodd Jr. here.
For more about Sun Street Centers’ history click here.
PARTS Coalition in Salinas
Founded in 1992
Chair – Gloria De La Rosa, district4@ci.salinas.ca.us
Past Chair – James Lugg, jlugg@att.net
Staff Contact: Gina Marin, gmarin@sunstreet.org
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PARTS Coalition on the Peninsula
Founded in 1997
Chair – Abra Tockerman, aetjn@aol.com
Staff Contact: Rene Kausin, rkausin@sunstreet.org
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PARTS Coalition in South County
Founded in 2001
Chair – Dee Acosta, dacosta@sunstreet.org
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