The great thing about prevention work and communities is that communities often have set events that happen every year that allows a great space for prevention messaging.

An easy way to mobilize a community is to be where they are already engaged. Is there an event in your area that gets a lot of attention or foot traffic? Is there an opportunity for you to network, meet and educate your community members about issues in the community? Make the most of it! You don’t always have to create a full event from the ground up you can find a place to enhance a theme or message of an existing event that is beneficial for the cause, the community, and the event.