12 Sectors of the Community
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, requires funded coalitions to include active participation from 12 sectors of the community. These sectors represent the key stakeholders that are crucial to the success of community-level substance abuse prevention. Partners attend meetings, participate in joint initiatives, and more!
Community Partners
The Madison Chatham Coalition is grateful to have the support of individuals and organizations with like-minded missions. Please see some of our partners below.
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Drug-Free Communities Support Program
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, is the Nation’s leading effort to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use. Directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the DFC Program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use.
All DFC Coalitions have two goals:
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Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth
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Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse
Strategies to achieve these goals:
1. Provide information
2. Enhance skills
3. Provide support
4. Enhance access/enhance barriers
5. Change consequences
6. Change physical design
7. Modify/change policies