John Kerry: KERRY AND KENNEDY: NEARLY $3 MILLION AWARDED TO FIGHT DRUG ABUSE
KERRY AND KENNEDY: NEARLY $3 MILLION AWARDED TO FIGHT DRUG ABUSE
07/28/2008
KERRY AND KENNEDY: NEARLY $3 MILLION AWARDED TO 29 ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT DRUG ABUSE
BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy today announced that 29 Massachusetts organizations will receive a total of $2,837,743 in federal funding through the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC).
“Drugs threaten our kids and our communities. These education and community-wide prevention efforts will save lives. I am glad that so many of our state’s great programs will receive the financial help they need to keep our neighborhoods safe, healthy and drug-free,” said Senator Kerry.
Melissa Wagoner, spokesperson for Senator Edward M. Kennedy said, “The health and safety of the nation’s children should be a top priority for the Congress. This funding is important in enabling our communities to develop positive environments for children to thrive and reach their full potential, and avoid the use of drugs.”
The DFC program was created in 1997 with the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997.
It is directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in partnership with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. The program is designed to support communities as they mobilize individuals and organizations to push back against youth drug use.
The following Massachusetts organizations will receive funding:
Grantee Name Award Amount
Revere CARES $76,071
Holyoke Youth Task Force $100,000
Fall River Area Prevention Coalition $100,000
Everett Community Health Improvement $100,000
South Boston Families Advocating Neighborhood Strength $100,000
Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force $100,000
Medford Matters $100,000
Mason Square Coalition (Springfield) $100,000
Healthy Gloucester Collaborative $98,884
North Berkshire Community Coalition (North Adams) $100,000
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families & Youth (Northampton) $100,000
Coalition for Teens (Greenfield) $100,000
Mayor’s Task Force to Reduce Substance Abuse (Newburyport) $75,618
North End Campus Concept Coalition (Springfield) $100,000
Somerville Cares About Prevention $100,000
Watertown Youth Coalition $100,000
Stoughton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition $100,000
Brockton’s Promise-Drug Free Communities $100,000
Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
Weymouth Youth Coalition $100,000
The Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
Community Against Substance Abuse Inc. (Winthrop) $100,000
Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition $87,170
Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative $100,000
Grove Hall Safe Neighborhood Initiative (Boston) $100,000
Middleboro Youth Advocates $100,000
Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse $100,000
Dorchester Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
The Pittsfield Prevention Partnership Community Coalition $100,000
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KERRY AND KENNEDY: NEARLY $3 MILLION AWARDED TO 29 ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT DRUG ABUSE
BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy today announced that 29 Massachusetts organizations will receive a total of $2,837,743 in federal funding through the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC).
“Drugs threaten our kids and our communities. These education and community-wide prevention efforts will save lives. I am glad that so many of our state’s great programs will receive the financial help they need to keep our neighborhoods safe, healthy and drug-free,” said Senator Kerry.
Melissa Wagoner, spokesperson for Senator Edward M. Kennedy said, “The health and safety of the nation’s children should be a top priority for the Congress. This funding is important in enabling our communities to develop positive environments for children to thrive and reach their full potential, and avoid the use of drugs.”
The DFC program was created in 1997 with the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997.
It is directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in partnership with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. The program is designed to support communities as they mobilize individuals and organizations to push back against youth drug use.
The following Massachusetts organizations will receive funding:
Grantee Name Award Amount
Revere CARES $76,071
Holyoke Youth Task Force $100,000
Fall River Area Prevention Coalition $100,000
Everett Community Health Improvement $100,000
South Boston Families Advocating Neighborhood Strength $100,000
Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force $100,000
Medford Matters $100,000
Mason Square Coalition (Springfield) $100,000
Healthy Gloucester Collaborative $98,884
North Berkshire Community Coalition (North Adams) $100,000
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families & Youth (Northampton) $100,000
Coalition for Teens (Greenfield) $100,000
Mayor’s Task Force to Reduce Substance Abuse (Newburyport) $75,618
North End Campus Concept Coalition (Springfield) $100,000
Somerville Cares About Prevention $100,000
Watertown Youth Coalition $100,000
Stoughton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition $100,000
Brockton’s Promise-Drug Free Communities $100,000
Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
Weymouth Youth Coalition $100,000
The Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
Community Against Substance Abuse Inc. (Winthrop) $100,000
Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition $87,170
Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative $100,000
Grove Hall Safe Neighborhood Initiative (Boston) $100,000
Middleboro Youth Advocates $100,000
Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse $100,000
Dorchester Substance Abuse Coalition $100,000
The Pittsfield Prevention Partnership Community Coalition $100,000
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