Drug Free Communities Information Session (October 2013) 

 “Just telling others that drugs are bad doesn’t make it easier to stay away from them”

 Learn how this five year $625,000 grant can strengthen the efforts of local communities towards reducing the impact of drugs and alcohol within your neighborhood and help make your neighborhood a safer and healthier place to live, work, and play.

The Drug Free Communities Support Grant provides assistance to local neighborhoods working towards addressing the problem of underage drinking and youth substance abuse choosing actions over words to create a safe and healthy environments.

 Moving beyond traditional approaches that only use community awareness to tackle the problem of alcohol and drug use; DFC coalitions look to reduce access among minors and work to promote positive alternatives that make it easier to stay away from illegal substances.

Together, the 693 DFC grantees funded in 2011 targeted more than 112 million people, which is 36% of the United States.   DFC grantees’ catchment areas include more than 4.4 million middle school students and 6.3 million high school students.

DFC Grantees have: 

ü  Implemented Quarterly Drug Take-Back Programs & Drop-Off Locations

ü  Increased Access to Employee Assistance Programs, Student Assistance Programs, & Treatment Services

ü  Created Unstung Heroes Programs that Recognize Store Owners that Don’t Sell Alcohol to Minors

ü  Work with Law Enforcement to Help Identify “Hot Spots” & Problem Locations

ü  Worked with Parents and Youth to Reducing the Amount of Pro-Alcohol Signage Near Schools, Public Playgrounds, Churches and Synagogues

Join the NYC Prevention Resource Center as we host a DFC Information Session for local community groups and organizations interested in learning more about applying for the grant. 

This 90-minute session will cover the following topics:

v  Eligibility Requirements

v  Potential Strategies-in-Action

v  Coalition Supports and Trainings

Who Should Attend:  This session is open to the general public.  However, the DFC grant supports that work of neighborhood partnerships that focus on (1) reduce substance use among youth and (2) increase collaboration in the community to address substance use and associated problems.

Register Now!