Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Wisconsin-the 2009 CADCA Outstanding State Member Award Winner

Membership Services and Benefits


Local Alliances consist of representatives of at least five (5) community sectors. Community sectors may include, but are not limited to:

·   Youth

·   Human Services

·   Parents

·   Public Health

·   Business Community

·   Media

·   Continuing and Higher Education

·   Law Enforcement and Justice

·   Schools (public and private)

·   Civic & Volunteer Groups

·   Healthcare professionals, including mental health and substance abuse

·   Youth-Serving Organizations

·   Religious & Fraternal

·   State, Local and/or Tribal government agencies

·   Organizations

·   Other organizations involved in reducing substance abuse

 

Benefits of Alliance membership:

  • Technical Assistance, training, consultation, and information and referral for: 1) building successful, sustainable community coalitions; 2) using evidence-based prevention and positive youth development strategies; and 3) developing prevention and youth development programs.
  • Opportunities to attend learning, sharing and networking events at low or reduced costs.
  • Opportunities to apply for competitive funding grants for coalition improvement and local public education programs, and for scholarships to prevention conferences.
  • Free access to the membership directories of the Wisconsin Community Papers and the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association.
  • Free access to national, state and regional information.

Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Centers

To implement its mission, the Alliance for Wisconsin Youth (AWY) State Office initiated the development of Regional Prevention Centers in July 2007.  These Regional Prevention Centers provide an organizational structure to assist local AWY Coalitions to accomplish mutual prevention priorities and projects.

The AWY Regional Prevention Centers work closely with the State Alliance for Wisconsin Youth and the Wisconsin Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery in establishing and implementing services that focus on substance abuse prevention priorities, and helps to build capacity at the local level to deliver effective preventative interventions.