The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) works on behalf of more than 5,000 community coalitions from across the country to realize its vision. Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities.
In late September 2002, CADCA was awarded $2 million from the Drug-Free Communities Support Act to establish and administer the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute. The Institute serves as both a vehicle for coalition-specific substance abuse prevention policy development and a center for coalition training, technical assistance, evaluation, research and capacity building.
More than any other entity, community coalitions are poised to connect multiple sectors of the community, including businesses, parents, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies and government. By acting in concert through the coalition, all of the partners gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems. Together, the partners organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate their anti-drug efforts. The result is a comprehensive, communitywide approach to substance abuse and its related problems.
CADCA and its Institute are here to help!
