Community Prevention campaigns on alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention (ATOD) policy advocacy and mobilization take place in the South Bay of Los Angeles County target key cities. Organizers work closely with adult volunteer based community coalitions who serve as a voluntary substance abuse resource and advocacy arm for their target community.

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO JOIN.

• Carson – Richard Bis, [email protected]
• Gardena – Jessica Abaya, [email protected]
• Gardena – Traci Saruwatari, [email protected]
• Inglewood – Marlon Pascual, [email protected]
• El Segundo – Tiffany Tan, [email protected]
• South Bay – Carol Almeda, [email protected]
• South Bay – Jeanne Shimatsu, [email protected]

Hot Topic Tuesday is a online discussion series of substance use/abuse prevention-related topics and its relevance to current community issues. We meet on Zoom; for more information please contact Tiffany Tan at [email protected].

Register for a Hot Topic Tuesday Workshop 

Community Prevention

Tel: (323) 293-6284
Fax: (323) 295-4075

Program Coordinator: Jeanne Shimatsu

Languages Available: English, Tagalog, Spanish, Khmer

Through Project Choice, Community Prevention provides hands-on community outreach experience for local South Bay college students. Volunteer interns earn hours, and more importantly, experiential understanding of community engagement through assessment projects, planning and implementation of events, public speaking opportunities and policy advocacy exposure.

For more information, please contact Jessica Abaya at [email protected]

Volunteer high school youth groups meet on a weekly basis for training, planning and leadership development activities. The youth advocates collaborate to host drug free events and drug prevention campaigns addressing youth issues and community policy in their respective city/region.

• CARSON- Carson Youth Student Health Advocates (C-SHA)
  Staff Contact: Richard Bis, [email protected]
  Staff Contact: Tiffany Tan, [email protected]
• GARDENA- High School Task Force (HSTF)
  Staff Contact: Jessica Abaya, [email protected]
  Staff Contact: Traci Saruwatari, [email protected]
• INGLEWOOD- Youth United in Creative Action (YUCA)
  Staff Contact: Marlon Pascual, [email protected]