ABC Focus Group Intro and Guidelines
ABC Youth Focus Group Q’s sample includes too many questions – the community realized they had to priorities the questions. Source: Community
Coalition
Bach Harrison Sample PNA Item Dictionary Item Dictionary for a Youth Survey. The questions are the same as for the PNA, Pride and CTC Surveys. Source: Bach Harrison
Website.
Bach Harrison Youth Survey Sample Actual sample survey. Similar to PNA, Pride and CTC Surveys.
Source: Bach Harrison Website.
But Why Here Questions
Sample protocols for conducting a focus group. Source:
Community Coalition
Sample Focus Group questions for a youth focus group. The
Community Assessment Data – Local
Sample key informant interview questions for Consequences,
Problems, and several root causes for Alcohol, Marijuana and Rx
Drugs. Source: CADCA
List of potential local archival and survey data sources for consequences, problems, root causes and local conditions.
Source: CADCA
Community Assessment Template - NCCI
Conducting a Needs Assessment
Environmental Scan Example
Illinois Youth Survey Promotional
Information
Alternative Community Assessment Template created for the
NCCI Cohort 4 Coalition Academy. Source: CADCA / NCCI
Excellent guide for conducting a community assessment – not drug specific. Source: Idaho Extension.
Example of documentation for conducting an Environmental
Scan. Source: Community Coalition
Resource for coalitions seeking to implement a youth survey in the schools. Provides information and tools that can be used to
“make the case” for conducting a survey in the schools. Source:
Prevention First and Lighthouse Institute.
Lexington One Community Assessment
Report
Prioritization of Local Conditions Score
Sheet
Opiate Abuse and Overdose Root Causes and Local Conditions
Risk and Protective Factor List
Root Cause Descriptions
Actual Community Assessment report created by a coalition attending a National Coalition Academy. Source: Lexington One
Community Coalition.
Tool for scoring and ranking local conditions. Source: Michigan
Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services and PIRE.
List of root causes and potential local conditions for Opiate Abuse and Overdose. Source: MassCALL2 (MA SPF-SIG)
Provides a complete list of risk and protective factors, listed by domain as provided by three different sources. Used to show the
R & P’s are based on the same research – yet can be described differently. Source: CADCA
Descriptions of “environmental” root causes identified by community coalitions. Source: Various Sources.

Action Planning Worksheet
Adult Tip Sheet w/citation.
Capacity Building Checklist
Sample Action Planning Worksheet. Source: CADCA
Tip Sheet for adults working with young people. Source: CADCA
NYLI
Checklist for use by coalitions to determine which elements of coalition capacity should be addressed. Includes sections on membership, organization, leadership and cultural competence.
Source: CADCA
Capacity Building Worksheets
Coalition Decision Making and
Responsibilities
Cultural Competence Description and
Checklist
A summary of information about cultural competence included in the CADCA Cultural Competence Primer. Includes a checklist the can be used to determine how well a coalition in engaging specific cultures. Source: CADCA
Defining Youth Roles Within the Coalition A table which provides coalitions the opportunity to record and brainstorm all the ways they are engaging youth in their coalition efforts. Source: CADCA NYLI
MOU between a Coalition and A Fiscal
Agent – Sample
Based on the MOU Sample provided in the DFC grant this document provides an actual MOU provided by a coalition.
Source: Community Coalition
ONDCP not knowing everything – role of staff
A complete set of worksheets useful to coalitions in their capacity building efforts. Source: CADCA
A list of potential decisions that coalitions can make. Can be used in determining who should be making what coalition decisions.
Source: CADCA
Rx Drug Work Group Job Description
Sample Job Descriptions
PPT created by Shannon Weatherly and Paul Evenson which discusses the role of staff in a coalition – emphasis is on staff NOT doing all the work. Source: ONDCP
Sample Job Description for an Rx Abuse Work Group. Source:
CADCA
Sample coalition job descriptions for Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary,
Treasurer and coalition members. Source: CADCA
Sector Representative Job Description
SNAP Agenda Examples
Sample job description for a Sector Representative. Identifies the
Sector Rep role as more than just signing an MOU. Source:
CADCA
Actual Coalition Meeting Agendas of a coalition that moved to a more “Action Oriented” Coalition Meeting. Source: Community
Coalition
SNAP Coalition Meeting – with Logic Model Actual Coalition Meeting Agenda for a coalition which demonstrates how their agenda is driven by their logic model.
The coalition meeting is based on addressing strategies identified on their logic model. Source: Community Coalition