DC Prevention Center Wards 1 & 2
LAYC’s hosts the DC Prevention Center Wards 1 & 2 (DCPC), an initiative of the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), serving as a dynamic hub that engages, supports and helps connect the many community elements that are needed for promoting healthy children, youth, and families as well as a drug-free District of Columbia. The theme of the DCPC: “Strong Communities… It’s About Youth, Families, and Caring Adults.”.
The DCPC is designed to strengthen and mobilize communities to prevent substance abuse amongst youth in Wards 1 and 2 by disseminating education and increasing awareness about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; identifying community leaders, and building community prevention networks to prevent substance abuse in their communities; facilitating Community Conversations and coordinating community forums to strengthen community capacity and address priority risk and protective factors by implementing evidence-based strategies, and providing training and technical assistance for community prevention networks. All of the strategies implemented by the DCPC are based on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).
LOCATION
Kaplan Building
1419 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
CONTACTS
Cory Myrtil
DC Prevention Center (DCPC) Wards 1 & 2 Director
Email: Cory@layc-dc.org
Phone: 202.319.1238
Nola Rich
DC Prevention Center (DCPC) Wards 1 & 2 Program Coordinator
Email: nola.rich@layc-dc.org
Phone: 401.450.9392
Carmen Bonilla
DC Prevention Center (DCPC) Wards 1 & 2 Youth Developer
Email: carmen.bonilla@layc-dc.org
Phone: 202.699.5594
DCPC Staff.
Gian Pablo Simone
DC Prevention Center (DCPC) Wards 1 & 2 Community Mobilizer
Email: gianpablo.simone@layc-dc.org
Phone: 305.799.5299
Yannira Lopez Perez
DC Prevention Center (DCPC) Wards 1 & 2 Community Mobilizer
Email: yannira@layc-dc.org
Phone: 571.358.7758
Programs Offered by DCPC
Youth Prevention Leadership Corps (YPLC)
YPLC is a youth-led, adult-supported program that equips youth in Wards 1 and 2 with the skills they need to positively impact their communities to be drug-free and healthy. This program also offers community service hours.
Interested?
Contact Gian Pablo Simone at gianpablo.simone@layc-dc.org and
Carmen Bonilla at carmen.bonilla@layc-dc.org.
DC Opioid Response (DCOR)
DCPC is a recipient of DC's Opioid Response (DCOR) grant. DCOR staff are creating social media, outreach materials, and conducting trainings/presentations for all community members related to opioid and stimulant misuse as well as increasing knowledge and decreasing access barriers related to Naloxone. To learn more about DC's strategic plan to address the opioid epidemic, visit https://livelong.dc.gov/
Interested in learning about DCOR or getting free Narcan? Contact Yannira Lopez Perez at
yannira@layc-dc.org.
Spanish-Speaking Parents/Caregivers Network
The goal is to provide parents/caregivers with the tools needed to have important conversations in their homes or in their communities as well as make changes within the Ward 1 community.
Interested?
Contact Gian Pablo Simone at gianpablo.simone@layc-dc.org.
Community Events
The DCPC W 1 & 2 host events that are open to the community. If you are interested in learning more about them, please follow our social media.
Community Prevention Network (CPN)
DCPC supports and coordinates the CPN, a group of community organizations and leaders that lead the prevention effort in their neighborhoods and offers technical assistance and educational materials.
Interested in becoming a network?
Contact Gian Pablo Simone at gianpablo.simone@layc-dc.org.
Internship Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering or completing an internship, please contact Cory Myrtil at cory@layc-dc.org.