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Who We Are
The Churchill Community Coalition, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is made up of over 50 community partners who have come together to address the needs of Churchill County as indicated in the Coalition’s Community Needs Assessment. Some represented agencies include: New Frontier, the Sheriff’s Office, Churchill County School District, Fallon Police Department, Juvenile Probation, Division of Child and Family Services, Park and Recreation, Rural Mental Health, Cooperative Extension, Churchill County DA, City Attorney, The City of Fallon, Lahontan Valley Literacy, Churchill County Social Services, the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, and local businesses.
The Coalition maintains staffing and administrative structure to achieve the ultimate goal of acting as the community prevention funding source, providing technical assistance and oversight fo rprevention programs. The Coalition has acquired and implemented funding to enhance community prevention efforts exceeding $143,000. All prevention programs are science-based, and adhere to Federal and State guidelines.
The Coalition also has a Prevention Plan, which outlines the existing programs and needed programs in Churchill County to address the youth problem behaviors outlined on this web site. The Coalition also provides two environmental strategies programs which work to change the environment regarding substance abuse, and to address youth tobacco and alcohol use.
CHURCHILL COMMUNITY COALITION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  • President - DeVere Karlson, Chief, Churchill County Juvenile Probation
  • Vice President - Vern Ulrich, Captain, Fallon Police Department
  • Treasurer - Jon Haugen, Captain, Churchill County Sheriff's Office
  • Secretary - Julie Benninghove, JOIN Project Specialist
  • Member - Sue Chambers, Federal Programs Facilitator
  • Member - Andrea Zeller, C-3 After School Program
  • Member - Rochanne Downs, Fallon Pauite-Shoshone Tribe Vice Chairwoman
  • Member - Bonnie Rushford, Fallon Pauite-Shoshone Tribe Social Worker
  • Member - Gary Pope-Sears, Minister, Epworth United Methodist Church
CHURCHILL COMMUNITY STAFF COALITION
  • Dennis Lee, Executive Director
  • Esther Wright, Administrative Assistant/Projects Coordinator/RADAR
  • Kevin Wickware, Data Coordinator

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This publication was supported by the Nevada State Health Division through Grant Number BI NVSAPT from the Nevada Department of Human Resources, State Health Division, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and the U S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor the Nevada State Health Division.