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Where would you like your idea to take place?
- +Advocacy
Give your idea a short title:
- +{"en"=>"Drug use prevention"}
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- In which borough should your idea take place?
- Queens
- Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
- Astoria
- Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
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YouthLimited English proficient individualsBlack, Indigenous, and POCOlder adultsUnemployed individualsImmigrants and/or migrantsPublic housing residents
- Describe the challenge you want to address:
- The clients think that legalizing marijuana made it easier for their kids to try it among other drugs and became addicted to them.
- Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
- Creating an awareness campaign to educate teenagers and young adults about the dangers of drugs including marijuana. Going to neighborhoods, talking to kids and their parents, distributing fliers and raising awareness. Organizing support groups for parents whose kids are facing this challenge, so they can share best practices and/or resources. Providing free or low-cost memberships for Gyms and other sports facilities.
- Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
- 11103
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