Michelle Toon, CCSHM Coordinator with DFC Administrator
Jack Claypoole at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
(CADCA) National Leadership forum in Washington, DC
Representatives of the Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris (CCSHM), a group focusing on youth substance abuse issues, attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum in Washington, DC, February 8 through 12. CADCA provides training for coalitions on how to impact youth substance abuse through community-wide change. CADCA also works closely with the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide competitive grant funds for community-based coalitions through the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.
CCSHM is comprised of a group of community members working together to reduce substance abuse among youth in Morris County. CCSHM needs the involvement of community members to help implement strategies to change attitudes and availability of drugs. The next CCSHM meeting is 9:00am, Wednesday, April 7th at The Randolph Municipal Building, Conference Room A&B, 502 Millbrooke Avenue in Randolph, NJ. Meetings are open to ALL Morris County residents...join us to make a difference!
