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FY 2004 Continuation Drug-Free Communities Support Program
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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.
The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition serves the rural, seven-town community of Northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The target area population is 38,382 with 6,439 children of school age. The goals of our Drug-Free Communities Support Program are to: 1) reduce substance use among youth and 2) strengthen collaboration and coalition capacity to reduce substance use among youth. To achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) promote the Safe Homes Network, which aims to increase parental use of effective methods for discouraging youth substance use;
2) sponsor the youth development program, UNITY (United, Neighboring, Interdependent, Trusted Youth), which aims to prevent substance use among at-risk teenagers by bringing them together as active leaders in addressing community issues;
3) convene and facilitate the Community Wellness Advisory Board (CWAB) which brings together institutional partners and relevant stakeholders in working toward a community-wide strategic prevention plan; and
4) convene and facilitate the Northern Berkshire Youth Collaborative (NBYC) which brings together staff from area youth-serving organizations for monthly capacity-building, networking, and collaboration.
CA/NCF
