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Drug-Free Communities Support Program
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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about the supplemental awards but the information about the original award is unavailable.
Family Connection, Incorporated is the fiscal agent for the Shelby County Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. The coalition serves Shelby County, Alabama, an area with approximately 145,000 residents. The goals of the program are to: 1) increase the level of perceived harm from Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) use among youth; and 2) increase ATOD awareness, coordination and cooperation among Shelby County communities. To achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) conduct a counter advertising campaign to increase the knowledge of the dangers of ATOD use among middle and high school students;
2) maintain tobacco free zones around area parks and athletic fields and restaurants located within one mile of the community schools;
3) distribute the coalition developed "What You Need to Know" educational handbooks to parents of school age children;
4) heighten community awareness of ATOD use by involving community leaders and businesses in Red Ribbon Week, Alcohol Awareness month, and the "Creating Lasting Family Connections Impactors Program";
5) distribute anti-drug literature through educational booths at the local community events; and
6) partner with local businesses to print anti-drug slogans on register receipts and monthly statements.
CA/NCF
Family Connection, Incorporated is the fiscal agent for the Shelby County Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. The coalition serves Shelby County, Alabama, an area with approximately 145,000 residents. The goals of the program are to: 1) increase the level of perceived harm from Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) use among youth; and 2) increase ATOD awareness, coordination and cooperation among Shelby County communities. To achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) conduct a counter advertising campaign to increase the knowledge of the dangers of ATOD use among middle and high school students;
2) maintain tobacco free zones around area parks and athletic fields and restaurants located within one mile of the community schools;
3) distribute the coalition developed "What You Need to Know" educational handbooks to parents of school age children;
4) heighten community awareness of ATOD use by involving community leaders and businesses in Red Ribbon Week, Alcohol Awareness month, and the "Creating Lasting Family Connections Impactors Program";
5) distribute anti-drug literature through educational booths at the local community events; and
6) partner with local businesses to print anti-drug slogans on register receipts and monthly statements.
CA/NCF
