About Us

How, why and when we got started: After attending a statewide conference on underage drinking, a group representing concerned parent organizations and law enforcement agencies got together in November 1999 to share ideas for change. The Cobb Underage Drinking Task Force was formed in March 2000, to address underage drinking conditions in Cobb County by providing a comprehensive approach to reducing underage drinking through the collaborative efforts of its partners and members.

Where we are today: The taskforce changed names in 2009 order to better fit the with members' interest for expanding our scope of work. Today we target strategic activity to reduce youth binge drinking as well as underage drinking using Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA model program, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol. On February 9, 2010 we proudly installed our first board of directors. In April 2011, the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce incorporated and became Cobb Alcohol Taskforce, Inc. and now operates as a 501c3 non-profit public charity. Members and Associate members are now referred to as Volunteers and Friends respectively. All organizations with which the taskforce has a signed agreement are now referred to as Partners and all who provide financial support are now referred to as Supporters.

Who we are: Volunteers of the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce agree to attend regular meeting and serve on 1 or more of 4 strategy teams listed below. Decide which team is a best fit for you. Don't hesitate to call or email with questions or for more information. Friends of the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce agree to serve as needed and receive regular emails but are unable to attend regular meetings or serve on a strategy team.

Mission Statement: The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is an alliance of individuals and organizations which mobilizes and challenges Cobb County adults to reduce underage and youth binge drinking by advancing strategic enforcement, policy and education goals.

Outcome goals:
Enforcement -
...Reduce illegal sales of alcohol to minors
...Reduce illegal social provisions of alcohol to minors
Policy -
...Increase use of policies to deter youth from using alcohol
...Increase use of policies to deter adults from providing alcohol to minors
Education -
...Change current social norms that support underage drinking
...Change current social norms that support youth binge drinking

Strategic Plan or Logic Model:

Strategic Teams

We invite Cobb youth and adults to join us in our work to reduce and prevent underage and youth binge drinking. Please consider actively participating in one of our four strategy teams. Volunteers are needed and your time and talent is appreciated. Taskforce volunteers serve on at least one strategy team. All strategy teams support taskforce goals, objectives and strategies through various activities outlined below. Contact strategy team leaders with questions or comments. See calendar for meeting dates, times and locations.

Education:

Activities include media relations, communications content development, spokesperson identification and training, website and social networking oversight, outreach to 10 community sectors, event sponsorship, campaign development and implementation, volunteer/friend solicitation, and capacity building through strengthening partnerships and training.

Enforcement:

Activities include coordination of law enforcement agencies; compliance check operations, responses to community reports of underage drinking parties, zero tolerance policies, uniform incident data collection and reporting, and standardized operations training for enforcement personnel.

Policy:

Activities include research of alcohol policy best practices, local policies review and gap analysis, presentations and reports to local policy makers, and advocacy support for policy change recommendations.

Youth:

Activities include planning and conducting Youth Council Summits, youth leadership training, youth and adult collaboration, opportunities for youth to claim their voice and vision for change, and engaging youth in advancing strategic enforcement, policy and education goals.

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