CE26-0208 - ROY communities that care youth substance use prevention project - ROY communities that care (ROY CTC), a community-based prevention coalition serving the ROY cone region of weber…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Weber-Morgan Health Department $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support Roy Communities That Care, a community-based prevention coalition serving the Roy Cone region of Weber County, Utah.

Roy Communities That Care implements the SAMHSA-endorsed Communities That Care model and the seven strategies for community-level change to prevent and reduce youth substance use. The coalition targets vaping nicotine, marijuana, and alcohol use among grades 6–12, with particular focus on transition periods into junior high and high school. Roy CTC's work encompasses local condition assessment to determine substance access points and implement policy and environmental change strategies; expansion of youth-led positive social norms campaigns; delivery of Guiding Good Choices workshops; funding of youth-designed service projects; embedding of prevention messaging in schools through QR-code posters; and increased outreach at citywide events, school programs, and community partner venues. The coalition addresses root causes including favorable attitudes toward drug use, perceived availability, and low neighborhood attachment while promoting prosocial involvement and peer bonding.

Weber-Morgan Health Department serves as fiscal agent, providing administrative support, grants management, and long-term sustainability planning. The award funds the sixth year of Roy CTC's efforts and runs through June 30, 2031. Work is performed in Utah, including Roy City and portions of West Haven and Hooper.

CE26-0208 - ROY communities that care youth substance use prevention project - ROY communities that care (ROY CTC), a community-based prevention coalition serving the ROY cone region of weber county, utah, respectfully requests continuation funding through the drug-free communities (DFC) support program. Using the samhsa-endorsed communities that care (CTC) model and the seven strategies for community-level change, ROY CTC mobilizes cross-sector partners, implements evidence-based strategies, and addresses root causes of youth substance use. Our coalition targets three primary substances-vaping nicotine, marijuana, and alcohol-and focuses on reducing favorable attitudes toward drug use, perceived availability, and low neighborhood attachment, while promoting prosocial involvement and peer bonding. ROY CTC prioritizes youth in grades 6-12, particularly during the transition into junior high and high school, where 2023 sharp data reveal sharp increases in substance use and risk factors. We also engage parents, caregivers, and adult influencers throughout the ROY cone, which includes ROY city and portions of west haven and hooper. Over the past five years, ROY CTC has built a high-functioning coalition with consistent sector representation, volunteer leadership, and strong community visibility. Our fiscal agent, weber-morgan health department (wmhd), provides administrative support, grants management, and long-term sustainability planning. In year 6, ROY CTC will assess local conditions to determine where and how youth are accessing substances and implement policy and environmental change strategies to address these local conditions; expand our youth work group-led positive social norms campaigns; deliver guiding good choices workshops; fund youth-designed service projects; embed prevention messaging in schools through QR-code posters; and increase outreach at citywide events, school programs, and community partner venues. We will continue to advocate for policy updates in school prevention and discipline systems, and promote the adoption of evidence-based curricula such as botvin lifeskills training in local health classes. All strategies directly align with our updated logic model and support both DFC program goals: increasing collaboration and reducing youth substance use. We expect to achieve measurable progress across short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes, including increased sector engagement, corrected peer use misperceptions, increased parental disapproval, and reductions in 30-day use among 8TH and 10TH graders. ROY CTC will receive support from wmhd on grant and budget management, personnel management, quality improvement, and data collection and analysis. With continued DFC support, ROY CTC will strengthen our coalition infrastructure, deepen youth leadership, and sustain systems that reduce youth substance use and improve community health outcomes in the ROY cone.