The RAPS program is a 2-hour community forum utilizing the World Cafe Model with an Edventi media kit - 5 short film segments: tobacco, marijuana, brain science of addiction, alcohol and opioids, in that order. Each film is 11-13 minutes in duration. Program facilitators lead the discussion between videos following the World Cafe Model. The program is being developed for easy replication and scalability.
Here's where you come in: the program will be pre-piloted in Newton on Tuesday, May 29, from 6PM to 8PM at The Price Center, 27 Christina Street, Newton MA. Volunteers are needed to be trained as program coordinators.
Please come to this pre-pilot event and learn about the program. The goal is to train as many Rotarians as possible, here and across the country, to replicate this program in their communities.
After the pre-pilot event in Newton, it will be rolled out to other pilot communities in MA, RI and NH. Partnerships are growing with organizations from various sectors including support groups that assist with the loss of a loved one, incarceration (Massachusetts Dept of Corrections & Executive Office of Public Safety), public health departments and hospitals. A Global Grant is in the works to provide this educational program to 15 pilot communities in New England.
If you would like to serve on the Rotary Addiction Prevention Task Force, please join our next planning meeting on May 8th at the Price Center from 6-7:30pm. More assistance would be welcome and appreciated. Please contact Paul Sullivan with any questions.
Paul Sullivan
Rotary Club of Newton
781-898-5151