FY 20043 Drug-Free Community Support Program Application for Continuation Funding

The First State Community Action Agency is the fiscal agent for the Delaware Prevention Coalition's Southern Partnerships Coalition. The coalition targets the high-risk communities within the counties of Kent and Sussex, and serves a population of approximately 283,335. The goals of the coalition are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that serve to minimize the risk of substance abuse; and 2) strengthen the collaboration among communities, governments, and private non-profit agencies to support community coalition efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse. To achieve those goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) increase the perception of harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs through targeted outreach efforts;
2) increase the level of family cohesion and adaptability among participants in coalition activities;
3) increase youth protection factors through continuation of Families and Students Together (FAST), a science-based prevention program.
4) provide awareness, education, and training of assets;
5) increase academic performance among FAST program participants;
6) support clerk/server training and compliance checks;
7) and recruit and strengthen community coalition. CA/NCF

The First State Community Action Agency is the fiscal agent for the Delaware Prevention Coalition's Southern Partnerships Coalition. The coalition targets the high-risk communities within the counties of Kent and Sussex, and serves a population of approximately 283,335. The goals of the coalition are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that serve to minimize the risk of substance abuse; and 2) strengthen the collaboration among communities, governments, and private non-profit agencies to support community coalition efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse. To achieve those goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) increase the perception of harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs through targeted outreach efforts;
2) increase the level of family cohesion and adaptability among participants in coalition activities;
3) increase youth protection factors through continuation of Families and Students Together (FAST), a science-based prevention program.
4) provide awareness, education, and training of assets;
5) increase academic performance among FAST program participants;
6) support clerk/server training and compliance checks;
7) and recruit and strengthen community coalition. CA/NCF