Stop underage drinking in jefferson city and surrounding counties - cdfy's stop act project will increase the capacity of the jefferson city council for drug-free youth (cdfy) to actively engage in…

Stop underage drinking in jefferson city and surrounding counties - cdfy's stop act project will increase the capacity of the jefferson city council for drug-free youth (cdfy) to actively engage in programs aimed at reducing behaviors connected with underage drinking and prevent youth substance abuse. The proposed project specifically targets the youth, ages 12-20, living in missouri counties of cole, moniteau, miller, osage, camden, and calloway, as well as adults within the community that are of drinking age with whom the community norms around drinking and youth access to alcohol can be addressed and changed. This project will build upon currently funded DFC program efforts by expanding projects and providing catalyst funding for key enhancement projects that would otherwise be shelved for future implementation. This project will allow cdfy to create additional impact and positive outcomes by increasing the following strategies and interventions: educational programming in local schools, social responsibility campaigns, back-to-school nights, community events, family health and wellness activities, and youth-created PSA messages. This project will allow cdfy to increase project efforts and activities, thus creating additional impact and positive outcomes. This will include the ability to expand educational efforts into previously unreached school districts and create new outreach opportunities such as youth-created commercials for parents surrounding social hosting/providing alcohol to youth and providing environmental scans for retailers and festivals/community events which serve alcohol. Project goals and objectives include: -increase participation in coalition activities to ensure equal/adequate representation across all communities served. O by the end of the grant period, increase community partnerships by 4 partners, bringing on 1 new partner each year. O by the end of the grant period, increase community and parent involvement and awareness in youth alcohol and substance use and social hosting/providing alcohol to youth. -reduce youth substance use (alcohol, marijuana, vaping, tobacco, and RX) by 4 percent (1% per year) as measured by the missouri student survey (MSS). O decrease the number of youth (12-18/20) that report on MSS that parents tolerate alcohol use by providing location (social hosting) by 4 percent (1% each year). O decrease the number of students (6TH -12TH grade) that report on MSS that 4 or more of their friends drink by 2 percent (0.5% each year). O decrease the number of students (6TH-12TH grade) that report on MSS that parents knowingly provide alcohol to teenagers by 2 percent (0/5% each year).