Momentum Teams

In order for Mid-City CAN members to come together for action on areas of common interest, Momentum Teams have been developed to provide direction and leadership. Momentum Teams are self-directed and come and go as needs and issues arise within the community. All members of Mid-City CAN are welcome to participate in Momentum Teams. Below is a list of the current Momentum Teams and the work they are doing here in Mid-City.

Domestic Violence Momentum Team

Substance Abuse Prevention Momentum Team
Teen Sexual Health

Food Justice Momentum Team

Domestic Violence Momentum Team

The Domestic Violence Momentum Team is a newly formed workgroup formed to address the high rates of domestic violence calls within the City Heights community. The momentum team is currently going through a strategic planning process to identify key problems that they would like to address and then forming an action plan to address those problems. The group is currently focusing on the language barriers the domestic violence service providers are facing in working with such a diverse community. The momentum team's initial effort will be the establishment of a "interpreters bank" of trained volunteers and staff to assist the agencies in working with non-English/non-Spanish speaking victims of domestic violence. For more information about this group, please contact Kevin O'Neill at 619.283.8624.

Substance Abuse Prevention

The main goal of this Momentum Team is to provide drug and alcohol awareness and educati

on to the public through the use of prevention strategies directed toward environmental influences in the community. For more information, contact Paul Krupski at 619.582.9056.

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Teen Sexual Health (TSH) Momentum Team

The Teen Sexual Health Momentum Team is a community-based collaborative that implements a pro-active, comprehensive approach in promoting and reinforcing healthy sexual attitudes, behaviors and lifestyles amongst Mid-City teens. The TSH Momentum Team will work to increase the awareness and knowlege of the social, physical and emotional aspects of teen/adolescent sexual health and well-being; mobilize communities to provide environments that support healthy lifestyles, and work with community groups and local government agencies to create policies and system changes that affect teen sexual health. Momentum Team meetings are on the 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 2:30 pm. The location of the meetings are the Mid-City Family Resource Center. For more information, contact Theresa Fox at YMCA Youth and Family Services at: 619.281.8313

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Food Justice Momentum Team

By utilizing a grassroots collaborative strategy which engages ALL community stakeholders (parents and youth, local businesses, schools, community based organizations, elected officials and their staff, and local farmers), the Food Justice Momentum Team works to make nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate food available to all residents of Mid-City. Currently the momentum team is working on creating a network of community/school gardens, the development of a WIC and EBT accessible farmers market highlighting local and regional produce; the development of a centralized food distribution center and a system of accessible food pantries providing culturally appropriate and nutritious foods, and the increased use of food stamps and other federal assistance programs. For more information, contact Kate Hughes at the International Rescue Committee at 619.641.7510, ext. 244

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