FY 2004 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Application for Continuation Funding

Connecting Youth (CY) in Chittenden South is the fiscal agent for Prevention Matters. The coalition serves the rural towns Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George, and Williston, VT, with a population of approximately 12,054. To achieve the two goals of reducing substance abuse among youth and of strengthening community anti-drug coalitions, this coalition will implement the following strategies:
1)increase the number of community "Partners in Prevention" who contribute time and money to CY programs;
2) continue to support and to promote student-led prevention activities in area schools and communities;
3) fund a community outreach and awareness campaign to spur additional local support for CY's programs;
4) expand prevention projects that have proven effective in reducing substance use; 5) strengthen collaboration among community groups and agencies to promote "no-use" norms and to ensure sustainability of prevention efforts;
6) support the student-led See Why Improv Troupe to educate business leaders and community members about substance use; and 7) work with the Media Matters subcommittee to promote no-use messages and media literacy throughout Chittenden South.
CA/NCF

Connecting Youth (CY) in Chittenden South is the fiscal agent for Prevention Matters. The coalition serves the rural towns Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George, and Williston, VT, with a population of approximately 12,054. To achieve the two goals of reducing substance abuse among youth and of strengthening community anti-drug coalitions, this coalition will implement the following strategies:
1)increase the number of community "Partners in Prevention" who contribute time and money to CY programs;
2) continue to support and to promote student-led prevention activities in area schools and communities;
3) fund a community outreach and awareness campaign to spur additional local support for CY's programs;
4) expand prevention projects that have proven effective in reducing substance use; 5) strengthen collaboration among community groups and agencies to promote "no-use" norms and to ensure sustainability of prevention efforts;
6) support the student-led See Why Improv Troupe to educate business leaders and community members about substance use; and 7) work with the Media Matters subcommittee to promote no-use messages and media literacy throughout Chittenden South.
CA/NCF