FY 2004 Continuation Drug-Free Communities Support Program

PROJECT SUMMARY FOR 2000-JN-FX-0090
The Yakima County Substance Abuse Coalition serves southeastern Yakima County, Washington that includes the towns of Grandview, Mabton, and Sunnyside. The total target population of incorporated areas is 21,942. To achieve the two goals of reducing substance abuse among youth and of strengthening community anti-drug coalitions, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) facilitate and train community coalitions to complete a three-year strategic plan;
2) enhance adult-to-youth mentoring programs;
3) provide parent education;
4) increase parental involvement in community and school prevention programs;
5) provide summer educational and prevention activities through Best SELF program; and
6)strengthen community coalition through membership development.

CA/NCF

PROJECT SUMMARY FOR 2000-JN-FX-0090
The Yakima County Substance Abuse Coalition serves southeastern Yakima County, Washington that includes the towns of Grandview, Mabton, and Sunnyside. The total target population of incorporated areas is 21,942. To achieve the two goals of reducing substance abuse among youth and of strengthening community anti-drug coalitions, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) facilitate and train community coalitions to complete a three-year strategic plan;
2) enhance adult-to-youth mentoring programs;
3) provide parent education;
4) increase parental involvement in community and school prevention programs;
5) provide summer educational and prevention activities through Best SELF program; and
6)strengthen community coalition through membership development.

CA/NCF

Project Summary (S-3) Yakima County Substance Abuse Coalition is the fiscal agent for Yakima County Substance Abuse Coalition Prevention Expansion Project. The coalition serves Yakima County's youth and adults in four rural communities: Sunnyside, Granger, Grandview, and Mabton, WA. In its most recent grant year, the coalition continued to implement its program goals and objectives by continuing the Yakima County Best SELF Program, which provides a safe and enriching summer program that offers academic enrichment, recreation, and community service learning projects; and strengthening the coalition's capacity to conduct substance abuse prevention activities by enhancing and diversifying local resources. To achieve the two goals of reducing substance abuse among youth and strengthening community antidrug coalitions, this coalition will implement the following strategies: 1) providing youth with academic instructional activities and planned supervised recreational activities, and increasing by at least 15 percent each year their hours of participation in these programs; 2) engaging adult participation in community programs, such as voter registration, neighborhood coalition meetings, block watches, service learning activities, and local and regional substance abuse prevention events; and 3) providing community mobilization and leadership training for youth and adults in targeted communities. ca/ncf