Students for Success Program
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Lapwai Phone: (208) 843-7303
Fax: (208) 843-7387
Kamiah Phone: (208) 935-4110
Fax: (208) 935-4120
STAFF:
Jaci S. Perez, BS, Director: (208) 621-4613
jacim@nezperce.org
Jean Moose, A.A., Tobacco Coordinator: (208) 621-4612
jeanm@nezperce.org
Agnes Weaskus, Prevention Specialist: (208) 621-4611/(208) 621-3643
agnesw@nezperce.org
Mary Johnson, A.A.S., Outreach Worker: (208) 621-3644
mjohnson@nezperce.org
Julian Matthews, M.P.A., Evaluation Technician:
(208) 621-4607
julianm@nezperce.org
VISION
Students for Success has been serving Nez Perce youth since
1995.
We hope to foster personal resiliency and capability for our youth to succeed in
education, career, community service, and wellness. We understand that our
work is very important and we want to meet the challenge of developing our most
precious natural resource, our young people. Infusion of cultural
practices and knowledge is a main strategy we use to target prevention of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) use, and HIV.
Current Funding Agencies/Grant Awards:
Tribal Tobacco Control Cooperative Agreement, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Workplan Goals:
Monitor commercial tobacco use and prevention policies
of the Nez Perce Tribe
Warn American Indians/Alaska Natives on the Nez Perce
reservation about the dangers of commercial tobacco use
Offer American Indian/Alaska Natives on the Nez Perce
reservation, who are eligible for tribal health services, help to quit
commercial tobacco use
Enforce bans passed by the Nez Perce Tribe on commercial
tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
Tobacco Prevention Contract, Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare
Workplan Goals:
Increase community capacity to address harmful effects
of non-ceremonial tobacco use
Increase awareness of risk factors for lung cancer
Reduce the percentage of adult current tobacco users
Reduce the percentage of youth under 18 who have ever tried tobacco products
Increase availability and awareness of tobacco cessation services
LifeSkills classes, Benchmark Research and Safety INC
Workplan Goals:
Prevent, reduce or delay onset of ATOD use for students
Enhance refusal and decision making skills, improve personal self-management
and general social skills
Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation, Tribal Youth Program, Office of
Juvenile Justice Department
Workplan Goals:
Reduce juvenile delinquency through wraparound services
for at risk Native American youth ages 12 - 17.
Reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs in at risk
Native American youth ages 12 - 17.
Reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs and
delinquency through comprehensive cultural programming designed to promote
resiliency/protective factors among at risk Native
American youth ages 12 - 17
Coalitions:
We coordinate the Community CARE Team (CCT) in Kamiah and Lapwai. The
mission of the CCT is to meet the need of cooperation and support between
organizations to address youth and community substance abuse problems and
related safety, health, education, and social issues.
Through the state tobacco grant we work with the Nez Perce Tribe Tobacco
Prevention Coalition to plan prevention activities for the community focused
on youth and adult cessation and non-use of tobacco and exposure to second
and third-hand smoke.
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