[UHNA] FW: Family Services & Treatment Levy- Your support is needed!
- From: "DF Lewis" <DFLewis@xxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:57:30 -0400
This is a subject close to my heart.
Daniel F. Lewis
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From: Holly J. Molony, Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati
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To: Daniel Lewis
Subject: Family Services & Treatment Levy- Your support is needed!
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Support the Family Services & Treatment Levy
Support Neighborhood Prevention!
Thank you for your continued support and interest in youth substance abuse
prevention and the efforts of the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater
Cincinnati. Achieving our vision of a purposefully drug-free environment
for youth takes a coordinated community effort and you are vital to that
effort.
One of the major tasks of the Coalition is building, developing, and
sustaining neighborhood prevention coalitions. Reducing the impact of drugs
and alcohol abuse on our community means supporting youth substance abuse
prevention now.
This November 3rd, voters in Hamilton County will have an opportunity to
vote on Issue 4, the Family Services & Treatment Levy. Formerly known as
the Health & Hospitalization (Drake) Levy, Issue 4 provides essential
funding for drug prevention, treatment and recovery services in the county.
Included in the levy is funding to increase and enhance the network of
prevention coalitions and services across Hamilton County neighborhoods.
Issue 4 will not raise your taxes! In fact, it will cost 50% less than the
existing levy.
We need your help! As a supporter and partner, you know how important
prevention efforts are in the long-term fight against drug and alcohol
abuse. Please read the information in this email and find out how you can
help ensure that funding for these critical community prevention, treatment,
and recovery services remains in place.
Thank you in advance for your support,
Holly J. Molony, MPA
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Holly J. Molony, MPA
President/Executive Director
The Family Services & Treatment Levy
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The Family Services and Treatment Levy funds programs essential to
supporting treatment and reducing crime. These programs are instrumental in
moving people from incarceration back into the community; moving women
involved in prostitution off the streets; and supporting neighborhood
efforts to help ordinary people solve problems related to drugs and
violence. The levy provides judges with alternatives at sentencing so that
people who need help can be given treatment instead of being sent to jail.
Most of the programs in the levy are currently funded as part of the Health
and Hospitalization Levy commonly referred to as the Drake Levy. The Drake
Levy will expire but it is essential that these programs continue with
funding provided by the Family Services and Treatment levy.
This levy will not raise taxes. In fact, this levy will be 50% less than
the previous levy that funded these services.
The .34 mill levy will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $10.09 a year.
Why Should People Vote for the Levy
Funding treatment programs has numerous benefits:
* Reduces the burden on the jail by diverting non violent offenders
from jail
* Provides judges with alternatives at sentencing so that people who
need help can be given treatment instead of being sent to jail
* Program outcomes are evaluated externally and internally to assess
treatment effectiveness and ensure reduction in recidivism
* Less time is spent in a treatment program than jail which reduces
the financial cost
* Provides for neighborhood based prevention services that reduce
teenage drug and alcohol use
What Happens if the Levy Fails
* Treatment services will not be provided to those with critical needs
* Already dealing with a perilous budget situation, Hamilton County
will have to spend more money housing these nonviolent offenders, diverting
needed funds from other basic services.
* The Hamilton County jail system will become even more overburdened
with non violent offenders who can benefit from drug and alcohol and mental
health treatment.
What are SMERFS?
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What do SMERFs have to do with the Family Services and Treatment levy?
Talking to these groups is one of the best methods of getting our message to
voters about the levy.
If you belong to a social, military, educational, religious or fraternal
organization (SMERF, get it?), let the
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below. If you are willing to talk to your group about the levy, we will
provide you with talking points and all the information that you need.
Having a member talk to these groups is the most effective, but if you are
not the speaking type, we will send a volunteer to make the presentation.
If you are comfortable talking about the levy, let us know because we want
to talk to as many groups and organizations as possible and need volunteers
who are willing to help out. We will try and find groups and organizations
around your home so that you are speaking to your neighbors.
Click here to
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Issue 4 Overview
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Levy funding supports the following programs:
Cincinnati Union Bethel's Off the Streets, a program that addresses the
health and well-being of women involved in prostitution. The program
coordinates services to assist women involved in prostitution, moving them
towards safety, recovery, empowerment and community reintegration.
Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, serving communities throughout
Hamilton County to promote drug-free environments for youth by enhancing
partnerships to educate, advocate and support neighborhood-based community
mobilization.
Hamilton County receives funding for services for reentry into the community
operated in conjunction with Pre-Trial and Probation Departments, treatment
staff for a new specialized court for felony-level offenders with mental
illness and security provided by the Sheriff's Department.
Hamilton County's Drug Court, known as Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Partnership Treatment (ADAPT), a comprehensive residential and outpatient
program for drug and alcohol addicted adults charged with drug related
offenses. This program is a partnership between Talbert House, Central
Community Health Board, First Step Home, and Prospect House and the Hamilton
County Common Pleas Court.
Talbert House programs including Court Treatment, Turning Point and
Transitional Housing. The levy supports alcohol and drug treatment and
transitional housing programs for men and women in jail, residential and
outpatient settings. These services support the county's initiative to
reduce recidivism and preserve limited jail space for the most serious
offenders.
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