Community Organization 

• Define the community by identifying its demographic characteristics and core values for the purpose of providing appropriate prevention services. 
• Identify key community members using informal and formal processes in order to determine community readiness and ensure diverse participation. 
• Engage community leaders by including them in the planning process in order to foster participation and ownership in achieving prevention goals. 
• Identify prevention needs and resources within the community by collecting relevant information in order to provide a foundation for a sound and culturally appropriate plan. 
• Develop a prevention plan in accordance with appropriate prevention theory by collaborating with community members to achieve the identified goals. 
• Support the community by providing technical assistance in order to implement a plan for achieving prevention goals. 
• Develop the capacity of the community through ongoing mentoring and training to sustain positive change resulting from the prevention project.