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Region 1

VOICES of the South Plains
Managed Care Center for Addictive/Other Disorders

1715 26th Street
Lubbock, TX 79411

Teresa Alvarado, Coalition Coordinator
(806) 780-8300

teresa.alvarado@mccaod.com
r_kolas@mccaod.com

http://www.voicescoalition.org/

The coalition's goals are to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in each community served, and to strengthen collaboration in communities and link them to existing community-based prevention, intervention and treatment services. The coalition will advocate for community needs that relate to substance use and chemical dependency issues, and provide referrals for those affected by substance use/abuse/dependency issues.

Region 2

Taylor Alliance for Prevention (TAP)
Abilene Regional Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

104 Pine Street Suite 210
Abilene, TX 79601

Melanie Seals
(325) 673-3503
melanie.seals@arcadatx.org

Kendra Tapie, Chair
Kendra@serenitytexas.org

http://www.savingtaylor.org

The goal of our coalition is to help prevent underage drinking and illegal drug use throughout the schools of Taylor County.

Region 3

ALOUD (Alliance on Underage Drinking)
Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

1349 Empire Central Drive
Suite 800
Dallas TX 75247
Hollie Higgins, Coalition Coordinator
(214) 522-8600

hhiggins@gdcada.org

https://www.facebook.com/aloudtx

ALOUD is a community coalition comprised of representatives from the medical field, private industry, recreational programs, law enforcement, faith-based community, youth, families, senior citizens, youth services, government, universities and social services. More than 140 coalition members representing more than 20 different North Texas cities come together to utilize research-based, proven environmental strategies aimed at reducing the incidence and impact of underage drinking. A significant goal of the environmental strategies is to increase community awareness of the problems associated with underage drinking, decrease community tolerance of underage drinking, decrease the availability of alcohol to youth, and ultimately, decrease drinking and its consequences among young people. Therefore, we target community norms, access and availability, media messaging and policy and enforcement.

Region 3

Challenge Drug Free Communities
Tarrant County Challenge

226 Bailey Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76107
DeDe Patton, Coalition Coordinator
(817) 336-6617

dede@tcchallenge.org

http://www.tcchallenge.org/coalitions.htm

To prevent and reduce illegal and harmful use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) in communities in Tarrant County (with a particular emphasis on reduction in underage use).

Region 3

IMPACT Communities- Cedar Hill, Ennis, Grand Prairie, Navarro County, Waxahachie
Drug Prevention Resources INC.

1200 W. Walnut Hill Lane #2100
Irving, TX 75038
Josie Prachyl, Coalition Coordinator
IMPACT Ennis and IMPACT Cedar Hill
(972) 921-5156

jprachyl@dpri.com

http://www.dpri.com/impactourcoalitions.html

IMPACT Communities is made up of five community coalitions located in Cedar Hill, Ennis, Grand Prairie, Waxahachie, and Navarro County. The IMPACT mission is to prevent and eliminate youth substance abuse, specifically high-risk drinking, by using environmental prevention strategies. Initiated in October of 2008, activities of IMPACT Communities will include community collaboration, law enforcement partnerships, policy advocacy, community education, and social marketing.

Region 3

IMPACT Waxahachie
Drug Prevention Resources INC.

Shannon Graves
Program Director/Coalition Coordinator
(972) 812-6307

sgraves@dpri.com

http://www.dpri.com/impactourcoalitions.html

Region 3

IMPACT Ennis
Drug Prevention Resources INC.

Josie Prachyl, Coalition Coordinator
IMPACT Ennis and IMPACT Cedar Hill
(972) 921-5156

jprachyl@dpri.com

http://www.dpri.com/impactourcoalitions.html

Region 3

IMPACT Navarro County
Drug Prevention Resources INC.

Alvis Reeves, Coalition Director
(903) 875-8727

areeves2@swbell.net

Region 3

IMPACT Grand Prairie
Drug Prevention Resources INC.

Shari Phillips, Coalition Coordinator
(972) 921-7945

sphillips@dpri.com

Region 4

Community Partners Coalition
Sister Communities Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

100 Independence Place, Suite 414
Tyler, TX 75703

Don Burrows
Coalition Coordinator
(903) 939-9010
(903) 939-9250

dburrows@sccada.org

www.sccada.org/dfc

The Community Partners Coalition provides a coordinated approach to the prevention and education of substance abuse for our community. Through events and trainings information is distributed to parents, youth and the community. We conduct media and campaign awareness about dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. We also sponsor a summer camp program for middle school students focusing on positive youth development.

Region 5

The Coalition, Inc.

109 Temple Blvd
Lufkin, TX 75901
Jean East
Coalition Coordinator

(936) 634-9308

jeast@angelinacoalition.org
jtaylor@angelinacoalition.org

http://angelinacoalition.org/

Region 6

Bay Area Alliance for Youth & Families

Clear Creek, ISD.
2145 W. NASA Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
Amanda McLauchlin, Coalition Manager
(281) 284-0370

amclauchlin@ccisd.net

http://www2.ccisd.net/AboutCCISD/ALLIANCE.aspx

The Bay Area Alliance for Youth & Families focuses on reducing alcohol and drug use by youth. Activities include the Operation Cooler Cling project with local law enforcement and youth, DWI Enforcement Project, Fatality Crash Reduction Campaign, CLEAR (Clean Living Encouragement and Responsibility) youth members, Safe Homes, Parents Who Host Lose the Most, and Plant the Promise Campaign.

Region 6

Gulfcoast Coalition (Brazoria), Galveston Community Coalition, Matagorda Community Coalition, Southeast Harris County Community Coalition
Bay Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

1300 A Bay Area Blvd #102
Houston, TX 77058
Kristi Allen
Director of Coalitions
(281) 212-2900

kristi.allen@bacoda.com

http://bayareacouncilondrugsandalcohol.homestead.com/coalitions.html

are research and scientifically based and are proven to work on a national and local level. BACODAs 4 community coalitions rely on effective community partnerships and collaborations to effect change in community norms and perceptions, access and availability and policies and regulations. Some of these strategies include: outreach and education, reducing underage drinking by conducting compliance checks and responsible beverage service campaigns to retailers and positive messaging campaigns only to name a few.

Region 6

Gulf Coast Community Coalition (Brazoria)
Bay Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

744 Henderson Road
Angleton, TX 77515
Carie Fletcher
Coalition Coordinator
(979) 215-6990

carie.fletcher@bacoda.com

http://bayareacouncilondrugsandalcohol.homestead.com/coalitions-brazoria-aboutus.html

Our Mission: To mobilize community resources in an effort to reduce the harmful impact of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse in our youth within our communities. We implement these efforts by utilizing community-based, environmental prevention strategies. These strategies are research and scientifically based and are proven to work on a national and local level. BACODAs 4 community coalitions rely on effective community partnerships and collaborations to effect change in community norms and perceptions, access and availability and policies and regulations. Some of these strategies include: outreach and education, reducing underage drinking by conducting compliance checks and responsible beverage service campaigns to retailers and positive messaging campaigns only to name a few.

Region 6

Galveston Community Coalition
Bay Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

519 25th Street, Suite 2
Galveston, TX 77550
Mary Beth Trevino
Coalition Coordinator
(409) 762-2233

marybeth.trevino@bacoda.com

http://bayareacouncilondrugsandalcohol.homestead.com/coalitions-galveston-aboutus.html

Region 6

Matagorda Community Coalition
Bay Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

2417 Avenue G
Bay City, TX 77414
Marian Bullard
Coalition Coordinator
(979) 549-2884

marian.bullard@bacoda.com

http://bayareacouncilondrugsandalcohol.homestead.com/coalitions-matagorda-aboutus.html

Region 6

Southeast Harris County Community Coalition
Bay Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

1300A Bay Area Blvd.
Ste. 102
Houston, TX 77058
Vanessa Ayala
Coalition Coordinator
(713) 256-8746

vanessa.ayala@bacoda.com

http://bayareacouncilondrugsandalcohol.homestead.com/coalitions-seharris-aboutus.html

Region 6

Gulf Coast Community Coalition Bay Area
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

744 W. Henderson Road
Angleton, TX 77515
Courtney Voss
Coalition Coordinator
(979) 230-8201

courtney.voss@bacoda.com

The goal of the coalition is to reduce access to alcohol by youth. We will accomplish this through increased enforcement by the Brazoria County Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force, and will provide detailed assessment of alcohol density, marketing surveys and analysis of compliance rates. We will also expand this task force into Matagorda County as part of our strategy to increase perception of risk/harm associated with underage drinking and substance abuse. The activities will include: coordination of media training for the youth, coordination of youth participation in compliance checks, and to saturate one community at a time with information. We schedule presentations for both adults and adolescents in our target area and conduct Town Hall Meetings. We strive to improve our regional needs assessment. The coalitions will mobilize epidemiological workgroups in each county to collect, analyze, and prioritize data related to substance abuse and mental health issues.

Region 7

Robertson County Community Coalition
Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol & Substance Abuse

405 W. 28th Street
Bryan, TX 77803

Michael Chism, Coalition Coordinator
(979) 846-3560
mchism@bvcasa.org

BVCASA & Robertson County have joined together to form the Robertson County Community Coalition. RCCC is made up of concerned community members including parents, school-aged youth, city officials, faith-based representatives, law enforcement and other interested citizens. Their primary function is to help reduce underage alcohol and drug use throughout Robertson County. The coalition also includes the Zero Tolerance Club at Hearne High School. Youth involved work together to increase awareness of the dangers of underage drinking and to change the level of acceptance that unknowingly supports drug and alcohol abuse.

Region 7

Leon County Community Coalition

530 W. Commerce St.
Buffalo, TX 75831
Vickie Daniel
Coalition Coordinator
(903) 322-4377

vanday6@yahoo.com

http://www.lcccoalition.org/

Our goal is to engage Leon County Communities in an effort to reduce underage drinking. Activities- Campaign Those Who Host Lose the Most- with collaboration with county law enforcement- Capacity building with all 12 sectors- and developing community policy for retail outlets that sale alcohol beverages.

Region 7

LifeSteps: Coalition on Underage Drinking
Williamson Council on Alcohol & Drugs, dba LifeSteps

2111 N. Mays
Round Rock, TX 78664
Bebe Johnson
Coalition Coordinator
(512) 819-4200
(512) 246-9880

bebej@lifestepscouncil.org

http://lifestepscouncil.org/programs/youth-substance-abuse-prevention-coalition/

Our mission is to reduce youth access to alcohol, to raise community awareness of the consequences of underage drinking, and to advocate for change of state and local ordinances related to alcohol use by youth and to work towards changing community norms that tout alcohol as a right of passage.

Region 8

Maverick County Anti-Drug Coalition
Quad Counties Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

2989 Sanchez Ave.
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Sandra Vela
Coalition Coordinator
(830) 352-8835

velasandra@msn.com

The goal of the coalition is to target underage drinking through various activities in collaboration with the local police department. Law Enforcement officers help us to achieve this goal by checking if teens coming from Mexico are under the influence of alcohol at the port of entry. By doing this we will have the ability to call parents and give them prevention measures, and if the help is needed to find the resources available for those families.

Region 8

The Circles of San Antonio Community Coalition
San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

AT&T Bldg
7500 US Hwy 90W , Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78227
Vickie Adams
Coalition Coordinator
(210) 225-4741

vadams@sacada.org

http://www.sacada.org/services_coalition/

The Circles of San Antonio Community Coalition (COSA) was created in 1998 by a group of caring individuals and agencies. The Coalition strives to lower incidences of underage and binge drinking, drug use and abuse and promotes a message of responsibility among adults.

Region 9

The Midland Coalition
Palmer Drug Abuse Program-Midland

1201 West Texas Avenue
Midland, TX 79701
Brent Blackburn
Coalition Coordinator
(432) 685-3645 ext 206

brent@pdap.org

www.ahealthiermidland.org

http://www.pdap.org/

Mission: Creating change through collaboration with community stakeholders to educate and motivate individuals, families, organizations and institutions with the goal of preventing and reducing alcohol and substance abuse. Vision: A community where young people are respected, appreciated, and provided the opportunity to live safe and healthy lives. Activities: The Be the Solution campaign encourages bars, stores and other local businesses, parents, youth and the community to restrict access of alcohol to youth. It includes minor sting operations with law enforcement agencies. The Drinking? or Driving? Campaign encourages people to choose between being behind the wheel of a motor vehicle or drinking. It also emphasizes that persons designated to drive should refrain from consuming any alcohol. The Love Ur Life campaign encourages people to love their lives by being drug and alcohol free. It also increases awareness of the risks and consequences of underage and binge drinking among youth and young adults.

Region 10

Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition
El Paso Community Hospital District dba R.E. Thomason Hospital

6070 Gateway East Suite 504
El Paso, TX 79905
Maria R. Garcia, Coalition Coordinator
(915) 521-7818

acrgscc@sbcglobal.net

http://rgscc.bravehost.com/aboutus.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rio-Grande-Safe-Communities-Coalition/125669810799567

Rio Grande Safe Communities is a coalition under the auspices of the Level I Trauma Department of University Medical Center of El Paso to promote health and safety, reduce substance abuse, and enhance the quality of life for youth and adults living in the Paso del Norte Region of the Rio Grande.

Region 11

Webb County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc.
Serving Children & Adolescents

2347 E Saunders Suite B
Laredo, TX 78041
Veronica Jimenez and Melissa Cavazos
Coalition Coordinators
(956) 724-3117

isela@scan-inc.org

melissa@scan-inc.org

http://www.scan-inc.org/wccc.htm

The Webb County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc. was established in March 1999 to combat substance abuse and its related problems among youth and adults. The Coalition focuses on addressing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems and related issues through community-based processes, implementing environmental/social policy strategies, providing educational opportunities, and disseminating information. The Coalitions role is to organize and implement activities that 1) empower citizens to take action to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse among community youth and adults, and 2) strengthen collaboration by supporting the local drug prevention, intervention, and treatment infrastructure.

Region 11

Zapata County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc.
Serving Children & Adolescents

605 N. U.S. Hwy 83
Zapata, TX 78076
Sonia Sanchez
Coalition Coordinator
(956) 765-3555

sonia@scan-inc.org

http://www.scan-inc.org/zapata_ccc.htm

The Zapata County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc. was established in September 2004 to combat substance abuse and its related problems among youth and adults residing in Zapata and Jim Hogg Counties. The Coalition focuses on addressing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems and related issues through community-based processes, implementing environmental/social policy strategies, providing educational opportunities, and disseminating information. The Coalitions role is to organize and implement activities that 1) empower citizens to take action to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse among community youth and adults, and 2) strengthen collaboration by supporting the local drug prevention, intervention, and treatment infrastructure.

Region 11

Starr County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc.
Serving Children & Adolescents

P.O. Box 310
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Sandra Garza
Coalition Coordinator
(956) 716-1795

sandy@scan-inc.org

http://www.scan-inc.org/starr_county_cc.htm

The Starr County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc. was established in September 2004 to combat substance abuse and its related problems among youth and adults. The Coalition focuses on addressing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems and related issues through community-based processes, implementing environmental/social policy strategies, providing educational opportunities, and disseminating information. The Coalitions role is to organize and implement activities that 1) empower citizens to take action to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse among community youth and adults, and 2) strengthen collaboration by supporting the local drug prevention, intervention, and treatment infrastructure.

Taylor Alliance for Prevention (TAP) Abilene Regional Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Taylor Alliance for Prevention (TAP)
Abilene Regional Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse