HOPE Coalition Focus Group 5/20/26 !!!RSVP NEEDED!!!

[Julie Hook]

As we discussed at our last meeting, the May get together will not be a typical coalition meeting at all.  Instead, we'll use our time together to host a focus group discussion to get your perspective on gambling and how it is (or isn't) impacting our community.  We'll ask you to share things you're seeing, what you're experiencing, and what you think might be most helpful in reducing the potential harms that can be correlated to gambling.  

Our partners at the Prevention Resource Center at PreventEd are hoping to strategically use the information being gathered at focus groups throughout the St. Louis region to help them improve prevention efforts and determine how they can serve people throughout the area, including Franklin County. 

The focus group will take place on Wednesday, 5/20/26 at 5:30pm at our office (3033 Highway A, Suite 103, Washington)  If you're able to attend in person, you'll be provided a delicious box lunch from St. Louis Breadco complete with a sandwich, chips and a cookie!  🥪   🍪  😋   Please email, text or call me by Friday, 5/15 to confirm that you will be in attendance at the focus group and choose: 

*  ham

*  turkey

    or

*  veggie

 for your sandwich.  

If you can't attend in person you are still welcome to join via Zoom.  The more voices we have in this discussion the better.  Use this link to join us at 5:30 pm Wednesday, 5/20.  

Topic: HOPE - Gambling Focus Group
Time: May 20, 2026 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
  

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82033169960?pwd=slIHdHEzXRaAOFXniYZiM29HargPR3.1
Meeting ID: 820 3316 9960
Passcode: 787862

If you know someone who could contribute to this conversation, please forward this email and remind them to RSVP so I can be sure they get their dinner!  Thanks everyone!

Julie Hook, Program Director HOPE for Franklin County Coalition 3033 Highway A, Suite 102 Washington, MO  63090 (office) 636.239.7652 (mobile) 636.485.4104