Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC)

Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) is sponsored by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (Federal Grant Funding). This program funds community-based coalitions that engage multiple sectors of the community to prevent youth substance use. It aims to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use.

Sen. Ossoff Delivering Federal Funding to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse Across Georgia – U.S. Senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff Sen. Ossoff Delivering Federal Funding to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse Across Georgia Washington, D.

C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to keep Georgia kids safe from addiction and overdose. Today, Sen.

Ossoff is delivering over $2. 8 million in Federal grant funding through the Drug-Free Communities Support Programs (DFC) for communities across Georgia. The funding will empower over 20 community programs that promote drug-free environments for Georgia’s youth.

“Today I’m delivering Federal funding that will empower Georgia communities to keep kids safe from addiction and overdose,” Sen. Ossoff said. Created in 1997, the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program funds community-based coalitions that engage multiple sectors of the community to prevent youth substance use.

The DFC Support Program provides grants up to $125,000 per year for five years to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use.

DFCs involve local community leaders in identifying local needs to help families and youth prevent substance abuse in their communities, including parents, businesses, media, schools, health care professionals, law enforcement, and faith communities, among others. These leaders help identify solutions and apply a balanced and comprehensive approach to reducing substance use in their neighborhoods.

Please find a breakdown of Federal grant awards Sen.

Ossoff today announced: ALBANY/SW GEORGIA REGION: Community Coalition Name Grant Recipient Federal Funding Douglas Jeff Davis Substance Abuse Coalition (JDSAC) Jeff Davis Hospital $114,620 Quitman Brooks County Drug-Free Communities Brooks County Family Connection $125,000 ATLANTA/NW GEORGIA REGION: Community Coalition Name Recipient Federal Funding Alpharetta One Johns Creek Drug Free Communities (DFC) P2L Inc Dba Pathways2life $125,000 Atlanta Georgia Team Empowerment (GATE) Center For Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. $125,000 Atlanta WestCare GA Coalition WestCare Georgia, Inc $125,000 Atlanta Power Through Prevention Community Coalition Atlanta Independent School System $125,000 Atlanta Community Action Coalition (CAC) Learn To Grow, Inc. $125,000 Blairsville Union County Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup Union County Board of Education $125,000 Calhoun Gordon Prevention Initiative Hand Up, Inc. $125,000 Cedartown Polk Against Drugs Georgia Prevention Project, Inc. $125,000 Covington Newton County Drug Free Community Coalition (DFCC) Newton County Family Connection Inc $125,000 Cumming Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council United Way Of Forsyth County $125,000 Dallas Drug Free Paulding Family Alliance of Paulding, Inc. $125,000 Fayetteville Drug Free Coweta Association Of Village Pride, Inc. (Avpride) $125,000 Fayetteville Drug Free Fayette Fayette Alliance Connecting Together Our Resources Inc. $125,000 Holly Springs Cherokee FOCUS Coalition Cherokee Focus, Inc. $125,000 Lawrenceville Prevention Action Collaborative of Gwinnett (PAC-G) Gwinnett United in Drug Education, Inc. $125,000 Winder Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition for Athens/ Drug FreeAthens Family Connection- Communities In School Athens, Inc. $125,000 AUGUSTA/EASTERN GEORGIA REGION: Community Coalition Name Recipient Federal Funding Grovetown Drug Free Community Coalition Family Connection Of Columbia County, Inc. $125,000 Warrenton Warren County Youth Substance AbusePrevention Project Family Connection of Warren County, Inc. $125,000 SAVANNAH/COASTAL GEORGIA REGION: Community Coalition Name Recipient Federal Funding Kingsland Camden Connection Collaborative Camden Community Alliance & Resources, Inc. $125,000 Statesboro Bulloch County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council Bulloch County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council $125,000 Waycross Wayne County Recovery Coalition Share Health Southeast Georgia $125,000 This past May, Sen.

Ossoff joined a bipartisan group of Senators introducing the bipartisan STRONGER Act to reduce recidivism by providing treatment for inmates with substance use disorders. Last October, Sen. Ossoff delivered $7 million to the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to strengthen Georgia’s response to the opioid epidemic and save lives.

In 2022, following his push to eliminate drug trafficking at Georgia’s ports of entry, Sen. Ossoff secured new resources to help crack down on illegal drug circulation in Georgia and combat future spreads. In 2022, Sen.

Ossoff’s bipartisan Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was signed into law to help rural communities experiencing a high level of opioid overdoses respond to the crisis. Prev Previous Civil Rights Leaders Across Georgia Praise Sen.

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