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United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse

United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse. Established 1988. United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Mission : To empower our diverse community to live healthy and drug free. The Commission’s Major Accomplishments Over the Years.

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United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse

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  1. United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse Established 1988

  2. United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance • Mission: To empower our diverse community to live healthy and drug free

  3. The Commission’sMajor Accomplishments Over the Years 26 years of convening the Broward County community regarding substance use/abuse issues 25 years of directing the Edward Byrne JAG Memorial grant funds for Broward County substance abuse prevention, treatment, and enforcement programs and services totaling $35million 24 years of providing a Youth Leadership Training Institute, teaching leadership skills, substance abuse education and social advocacy 17 years of providing drug epidemiological data to the community which has became the model for the state of Florida and the world.

  4. This Year’s Accomplishments… • Partnership for a Healthy & Drug Free Broward Broward Behavioral Health Coalition • Risk Assessments • Monitoring • Policies & Procedures for UWBCCSA • Provided technical assistance to provider network • Prevention Programs 15,612 youth and 16,594 Adults • Prevention Services 329,488 youth and 21,026 Adults

  5. This Year’s Accomplishments… • P.E.T.I. (Planning Evaluation and Technology Improvement) • Conducted the application process resulting in recommendations for 8 projects for a total amount of $468,489 for FY2014-15.

  6. This Year’s Accomplishments… • Partnership for Success (PFS) • Approximately 20,000 students in Broward received or were exposed to prevention information • 21Family Day Events across Broward, where 4,088individuals learned about the importance of having dinner together • 9 Alcohol-Free Zone Events with 404 youth attending • 5 Sweet& Delicious to be Drug Free Events with 9,298 individuals attending & receiving information on brain health. • 6Parent Cafes attended by 765 individuals

  7. This Year’s Accomplishments… • Nutrition for Healthy Minds-WHAM • 5organizations signed MOUs. 28 peer mentors will receive training. 500+ individuals will receive coaching on nutrition, wellness and self-care management. • SBIRT- Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment • 16organizations signed MOUs to work on SBIRT. These organizations received information, training and coaching. 1,000 + individuals (14-30) will benefit.

  8. This Year’s Accomplishments… • Choose Peace / Stop Violence • ! 105 schools actively participate in year round in Choose Peace activities • 33Broward County Library System Youth Divisions will feature Choose Peace activities • 9 outreach events for the community • received a grant from Broward Sheriff’s foundation to benefit After School @ Your Library program to feature anti-bias education books. ( Program funded by CSC in collaboration with the Broward County Library system)

  9. This Year’s Accomplishments… • Broward Youth Coalition (BYC) • Two students graduated and are enrolled in College • One attended CADCA mid-year conference • Implemented a College tour (30+students participated) • Parent Volunteer Committee formed • A successful leadership Institute - 85 participants • Program committee raised $6,050.00.

  10. This Year’s Accomplishments… • NSU Institute for Behavioral Health and Wellness • COP Impaired Driving Task Force • ATI (Above the Influence March and Rally) + ONDCP • OAS Organization of American States

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