Pictured from left to right: Laura Ramirez, Nellie Granados, Martha Garcia, and Daisy Quezada

 Since July 2010, the C.O.P.E. Coalition has partnered with the Promotoras from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies of Maricopa County (http://www.itsababyslife.com/) to provide a variety of services to reduce underage drinking in Maryvale.  This neighborhood liaison program engages participants to take on a grassroots approach to community involvement.  C.O.P.E. would like to thank the Promotoras from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies for their excellent work, service and dedication to the coalition.  Here are some highlights of their accomplishments:

• Trainings: C.O.P.E. UAD presentation, SPF model, Magellan Behavioral Health system, administering community norms surveys and community readiness assessment surveys, and distribution of video/radio PSAs.
• Letters to the Editor: Wrote 6 Letters to the Editor.  Letter published in La Voz newspaper in December.  Letters published in newsletters for 4 Block Watch groups: SPARC, Amberlea, Epworth, and Tomahawk.
• Event Outreach: Greer Wilson Health Fair, GAIN/SPARC health fair, C.O.P.E. Health Fair, Touchstone Behavioral Health Family Fun Day, Golden Gate Health Fair, Maryvale High Open House, Youth Council Haunted House, Golden Gate Health Fair, Trevor Browne Health Fair.
• Needs Assessment Outreach: Distributed 125 community norms surveys and 14 community readiness assessments.
• C.O.P.E door hanger/magnets: Distributed 1200 door-to-door throughout Maryvale community.
• C.O.P.E. video/radio PSAs: Discussed public service announcements with 29 school officials from Isaac and Cartwright School District and provided copies.
• Current tasks: Flyers and word of mouth to increase C.O.P.E. membership and liquor store observation to report stores selling to youth.

Thank you, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies

 Martha Garcia, Nellie Granados, Laura Ramirez, Daisy Quezada, Silvia Salas, Claudia Medina, Julissa Guzman, Veronica Parra-Mungarro, Ana Garza, Valeria De la Rosa