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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.
Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2001, $83,167)
The Meriden and Wallingford Substance Abuse Council serves the suburban communities of Meriden and Wallingford, Connecticut which have a population of 110,000. The two goals of the coalition are to: 1) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults; and 2) strengthen collaboration among communities, private nonprofit agencies and federal, state and local government agencies. In order to achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) increase the perception of the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs through youth programming that emphasizes drug refusal techniques and anti-drug attitudes;
2) implement creative programming for high-risk youth, including youth groups that focus on leadership development;
3) expand substance abuse prevention programming to address concerns for children growing up in households with alcohol and drug issues;
4) support drug-free alternative activities for youth; and
5) strengthen community coalition through strategic planning, leveraging additional funding, and membership development.CA/NCF