Board secretary announces town hall funded by $2,000 MDHHS grant through Clinton Dale Coalition

Lisa Valerio Nook, the board secretary, briefed the Clintondale Community Schools board on a partnership with the Clinton Dale Coalition and a small state grant to fund community outreach on mental health and drug prevention.

Nook described the coalition as a collaboration of local professionals and organizations coordinated by CARE of Southeast Michigan. She said Clinton Dale Coalition members include representatives from the Clinton Macomb Public Library, Michigan State University Extension, Turning Point, the Macomb County Health Department and staff who work in the district. “The Clinton Dale Coalition is a collaboration of professionals sharing resources and information to promote wellness and preventing self abuse in the Clinton Dale community,” Nook said.

Nook said the coalition applied for and received a $2,000 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grant to purchase resources and hold a town hall meeting in May on mental health and drug prevention; the event will be open to everyone in the area regardless of school affiliation. “We were granted the grant for $2,000 to purchase resources and to hold the town hall,” she told the board, and said a date would be finalized at the April meeting.

The board expressed support for the partnership and suggested the coalition coordinate speakers and distribution of resource materials; Nook said CARE of Southeast Michigan will coordinate monthly meetings and community outreach. The board noted the coalition’s geographic focus covers roughly 14 to 16 miles of the Gratiot area and emphasized cross‑agency cooperation with the Clinton Township Police Department and county health officials.

Next steps: the board will revisit scheduling at its April meeting and the district will assist with promotion and logistics; materials and speaker lists will be coordinated through the coalition and CARE of Southeast Michigan.