The St. Joseph Youth Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization, was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of this 5-year grant, which began on September 30, 2024, is to address alcohol and tobacco/nicotine use among youth aged 12-18 in St. Joseph, Missouri. The grant will fund the Youth Alliance Partners for Prevention Coalition's efforts to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors through evidence-based curricula, youth engagement, and community-wide strategies. The long-term goals are to decrease youth nicotine use by 7% and youth alcohol use by 7% over the grant period.
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