Southeast harris community coalition PFS project - the southeast harris community coalition (SEHCC), a program of the BAY area council on drugs and alcohol, INC. (BACODA), requests SPF-PFS funding…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Bay Area Council On Drugs & Alcohol, Inc. (BACODA) $425,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) to operate the Southeast Harris Community Coalition (SEHCC) Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success program.

SEHCC will conduct a community needs assessment and coalition readiness and effectiveness assessment, expand coalition membership and partnerships, establish a high school youth advisory council and a young adult prevention advisory group through Lee College, and develop a prevention toolkit and resource directory to address substance use prevention gaps including youth access to alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, and vaping products; low perception of substance use risk; limited awareness of prevention resources; and insufficient coordination among prevention partners. The coalition will implement community-driven prevention strategies using the Strategic Prevention Framework and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's six prevention strategies to strengthen prevention infrastructure and increase youth engagement.

The recipient is BACODA, which operates SEHCC as a program. The service population covers six communities in Southeast Harris County, Texas — Pasadena, South Houston, Deer Park, La Porte, Channelview, and Baytown — with approximately 366,345 residents. The project targets youth ages 12–17 and young adults ages 18–25, and engages parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, youth-serving organizations, local governments, and community leaders.

Performance period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with place of performance in Houston, Texas.

Southeast harris community coalition PFS project - the southeast harris community coalition (SEHCC), a program of the BAY area council on drugs and alcohol, INC. (BACODA), requests SPF-PFS funding to enhance substance use prevention and reduce youth substance misuse in pasadena, south houston, deer park, LA porte, channelview, and baytown, texas. The project will address key prevention gaps identified by the community, such as youth access to alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, and vaping products; low perception of substance use risk; limited awareness of prevention resources; and insufficient coordination among prevention partners. SEHCC will use the strategic prevention framework (SPF) to strengthen prevention infrastructure, increase youth engagement, and implement community-driven strategies targeting alcohol, marijuana, prescription drug misuse, and vaping products. Project name: southeast harris community coalition (SEHCC) strategic prevention framework - partnerships for success (SPF-PFS) program service population: the project will serve a six-community area in southeast harris county with approximately 366,345 residents. The primary focus is on youth ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-25. Prevention activities will also involve parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, youth-serving organizations, local governments, and community leaders who influence youth environments and outcomes. All residents of the service area will have access to these activities. Strategies and interventions: guided by the SPF and the center for substance abuse prevention's six prevention strategies, SEHCC will conduct a community needs assessment and a coalition readiness and effectiveness assessment. The coalition will expand membership and partnerships, establish a high school youth advisory council and a young adult prevention advisory group through LEE college, and develop a prevention toolkit and resource directory. SEHCC will implement prevention education, youth leadership activities, awareness campaigns, workforce development, and capacity-building trainings. Environmental prevention strategies will be used to reduce youth access to substances and increase community awareness. Goals and measurable objectives: goal 1: strengthen prevention capacity through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, including completion of a community needs assessment, coalition readiness and effectiveness assessment, logic model, implementation plan, and evaluation plan by april 2027. Goal 2: reduce youth and young adult substance use by establishing youth advisory groups by march 2027, conducting at least 10 prevention education and awareness activities annually reaching at least 500 individuals each year, hosting an annual youth leadership and prevention summit for at least 50 youth, and reducing by 15% the percentage of youth reporting easy access to alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and vaping products by september 2031. Goal 3: strengthen local prevention infrastructure by conducting at least 10 capacity-building trainings and training at least 250 coalition members, educators, healthcare providers, youth-serving organizations, and community stakeholders during the project period. SEHCC aims to increase prevention capacity, strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors for youth substance use, and support healthier outcomes throughout southeast harris county.