Coalition to add full-time planner

Created: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:18 p.m. CDT

The Illinois Department of Human Services recently awarded the Ben Gordon Center and the DeKalb County Partnership for a Safe, Active and Family Environment (DCP/SAFE) a $75,000 grant under the Substance Abuse Prevention Program.

The funding is intended to reduce the consumption of, consequences from and contributing factors to the misuse and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Funds will be used to hire a full-time staff member to assist the coalition with strategic planning, including a thorough needs assessment of DeKalb County, coalition recruitment and program development.

Anna Stevens, prevention and education program manager for the Ben Gordon Center, said the funds couldn’t have come at a better time.

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Coalition to add full-time planner

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