REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $125,000 IN AWARDS TO NAPA COUNTY COALITION TO HELP PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
September 5, 2013
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced $125,000 in new Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to Catalyst Coalition, a program at the Napa County Office of Education. The DFC grant funds will be used to involve and engage the local community to prevent substance use among youth.
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
“The Catalyst Coalition has done amazing work to rally the community to prevent substance use in young people. The statistics show a strong need for our county to commit to ongoing prevention. We are grateful to the federal government for continuing to support us in this vital endeavor,” said Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools.
Over the past 8 years, the Catalyst Coalition has worked diligently to partner with local schools, families, organizations and businesses in Napa County to identify and address the most pressing issues related to youth drug and alcohol use. With the collaboration of the cities, county and law enforcement, Napa County now has streamlined its social host ordinances so that they are easier to enforce, with more meaningful consequences. Other initiatives include youth marijuana prevention, and coordination with local pediatricians to encourage early screening of their middle school patients.
The DFC Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, and reauthorized by Congress in 2001 and 2006. Since 1998, the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded more than 2,000 Drug-Free Communities grants to local communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Palau, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
For more information about the Office of National Drug Control Policy or the Drug Free Communities Support Program, visit: www.WhiteHouse.gov/ONDCP. For more information about the Napa County Catalyst Coalition, visit: www.CatalystCoalition.com.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“The best way to reduce drug use is to stop it before it starts,” said Thompson. “These grants provide Napa County with the resources we need to help prevent substance abuse, and organize our community around the goal of having healthy kids and drug-free communities,”
“The Catalyst Coalition has done amazing work to rally the community to prevent substance use in young people. The statistics show a strong need for our county to commit to ongoing prevention. We are grateful to the federal government for continuing to support us in this vital endeavor,” said Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools.
Over the past 8 years, the Catalyst Coalition has worked diligently to partner with local schools, families, organizations and businesses in Napa County to identify and address the most pressing issues related to youth drug and alcohol use. With the collaboration of the cities, county and law enforcement, Napa County now has streamlined its social host ordinances so that they are easier to enforce, with more meaningful consequences. Other initiatives include youth marijuana prevention, and coordination with local pediatricians to encourage early screening of their middle school patients.
The DFC Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, and reauthorized by Congress in 2001 and 2006. Since 1998, the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded more than 2,000 Drug-Free Communities grants to local communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Palau, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
For more information about the Office of National Drug Control Policy or the Drug Free Communities Support Program, visit: www.WhiteHouse.gov/ONDCP. For more information about the Napa County Catalyst Coalition, visit: www.CatalystCoalition.com.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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