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Our Mission
The mission of the Whatcom Prevention Coalition is to build safe and healthy communities by providing leadership, promoting prevention and building partnerships that mobilize youth, families, and neighborhoods to reduce substance abuse and other destructive behaviors among youth and the broader community.
Drug Free Communites
Originally funded by Congress in 1997 with the understanding that local problems need local solutions, the Drug Free Communities program now supports over 700 drug-free community coalitions across the United States. The grants support coalitions of youth; parents; media; law enforcement; school officials; State, local and tribal goverment agencies; healthcare professionals; and other community representatives. The DFC program enables coalitions to strengthen their coordination and prevention efforts, encourage citizen participation in subtance abuse reduction efforts, and disseminates informtion about effective programs.
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The Network legally operates under the 501(c)(3) private nonprofit "Whatcom County Commission on Children and Youth" and is affiliated with the Washington State Family Policy Council, a family-community-state partnership that helps prevent child abuse and neglect, youth substance abuse and supports school success and other issues concerning families.