FY 2004 Drug-Free Communities Support Program

Putnam County Educational Service Center is the fiscal agent for Putnam County Task Force for Youth and has been in existence for nine years. The coalition serves Putnam County, a rural county located in northwest Ohio with a population of 34,800. The goals of the program are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, adults; and 2) strengthen collaborative efforts among community groups working with youth and parents. The coalition will achieve these goals by implementing the following strategies:
1) increase collaboration and the number of individuals/organizations participating in the coalition, especially community youth;
2) develop consistent messages to community teens regarding the non-use of alcohol and other drugs;
3) disseminate information via media coverage of coalition events;
4) provide youth leadership opportunities; 5) address community-based processes and conduct teacher trainings; and
6) address environmental issues by hosting "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" campaign, a parent awareness campaign.
CA/NCF

Putnam County Educational Service Center is the fiscal agent for Putnam County Task Force for Youth and has been in existence for nine years. The coalition serves Putnam County, a rural county located in northwest Ohio with a population of 34,800. The goals of the program are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, adults; and 2) strengthen collaborative efforts among community groups working with youth and parents. The coalition will achieve these goals by implementing the following strategies:
1) increase collaboration and the number of individuals/organizations participating in the coalition, especially community youth;
2) develop consistent messages to community teens regarding the non-use of alcohol and other drugs;
3) disseminate information via media coverage of coalition events;
4) provide youth leadership opportunities; 5) address community-based processes and conduct teacher trainings; and
6) address environmental issues by hosting "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" campaign, a parent awareness campaign.
CA/NCF