Center for Communities That Care

10/12/2026

Want to turn your coalition into a force for change?

Join our interactive 2-hour training and discover the secrets of effective coalitions. You'll learn how to:

• Strengthen member engagement
• Boost collaboration
• Stay focused on community goals

Walk away with practical strategies you can apply immediately!
Get details: https://cvent.me/Pzqndm

Perfect for both new and seasoned coalition coordinators as well as coalition members. Event if you are not using the CTC model this event can MOVE your coalition forward.

09/17/2026

Strong coalitions do more than hold meetings, they create meaningful change in communities.

We are inviting you to check out our latest training opportunity. This interactive training explores the key components of effective coalitions and provides practical strategies for strengthening member engagement, improving collaboration, and keeping coalition work focused on community goals. Through discussion, reflection, and hands-on activities, participants will gain skills they can immediately apply within their own coalition efforts.

Find the details of this 2-hour training here: https://cvent.me/Pzqndm

08/20/2026

Congratulations to our Center for CTC and SDRG Director, Margaret Kuklinski, on her appointment to the Washington State Academy of Science!

From the announcement:

Margaret Kuklinski, Endowed Professor in Prevention in the School of Social Work and director of the Social Development Research Group, for “contributions to the economic assessment of prevention programs addressing substance abuse and mental health, and for advancing community-engaged research, and effective communication of findings to different audiences.”

Eleven faculty members at the University of Washington have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences while another was elected to the WSAS Board

07/30/2026

Check out United Way of Steele County’s new wheels - great way to get seen in the community!

06/16/2026

There is still time to register!

Bringing the Social Development Strategy to your community should be fun for everyone! The Center for CTC is excited to host a monthly series featuring a member from Five Town CTC in Maine, where they brough SDS to life with the STAR program (Skills Training and Recognition). Join us Tuesday June 16th 10am PT/1pm ET!
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/efzAEiZlSSa6xcwRrH-7DA

06/08/2026

Bringing the Social Development Strategy to your community should be fun for everyone! The Center for CTC is excited to host a monthly series featuring a member from Five Town CTC in Maine, where they brough SDS to life with the STAR program (Skills Training and Recognition). Join us Tuesday June 16th 10am PT/1pm ET!
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/efzAEiZlSSa6xcwRrH-7DA

05/29/2026

Who did we spot at the Society for Prevention Research - SPR event. Our director Margaret Kuklinski. See if you can spot her. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FpgBr3DdT/

05/28/2026

Are you looking for an evidence-based program that addresses family risk factors
Early initiation of drug use
Favorable attitudes towards antisocial behavior
Favorable attitudes towards drug use

Check out Guiding Good Coices
https://www.communitiesthatcare.net/programs/ggc/

An evidence-based program for parents/ caregivers of youth ages 9-14. Caregivers learn to strengthen family bonds, improve parent-child communication, healthy conflict management and how to share their own family guidelines at home.

Our next training of workship leaders is July 14, 15, 16, 20 & 21, 2026. Interested? Register at https://cvent.me/KyDklE

05/20/2026

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives is hosting a full-day webinar on Federal Research Investments in Whole Child Health and Well-being — Wednesday, June 24th 10:00am to 5:00pm ET.
Children across the U.S. are facing serious challenges to their healthy development. The good news? Decades of research have shown us what works. Now it's time to talk about how to put it into practice — at scale, in communities, through smart federal investment.
This event brings together National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership and leading child health experts to explore how a whole-child approach to health and well-being can help every child flourish.
Presented by the Decade of the Child Committee, with sponsors Nova Institute for Health, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State, and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Register here: https://bit.ly/42tioqH

05/18/2026

Are you looking for a way to introduce prevention/prevention science to your community? Check out the new videos SAMHSA has produced.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBXgZMI_zqfTuvzZuZXgCn4eR2ea70seB&si=EtegOsl4BfWuALsf