Sunday, December 22, 2024
12/22/2024
Thrive Mat-Su, a multi-sector Alaskan community coalition, seeks to prevent and reduce youth substance use, increase protective factors, and improve community wellness in the Mat-Su Borough. Thrive Mat-Su will serve youth and young adults 12-20 amounting to approximately 25,000 unduplicated individuals. The coalition is committed to building healthy environments and ensuring youth can access safe, supportive spaces and positive relationships with adults and peers in their community. Thrive Mat-Su uses the Strategic Prevention Framework and CADCA's seven strategies to guide its work as it seeks to address preventing youth substance use through a public health approach. The coalition's strategies involve supporting youth-serving organizations, providing opportunities for youth, sharing information, encouraging the adoption of policies that support youth and their families, and building a strong prevention network in the Mat-Su. Thrive commits to the following strategies to improve community wellness and reduce youth substance use in the Mat-Su Borough: *Enhance Positive Youth Development*Amplify Youth Voice*Advocate and Communicate*Grow Community Prevention Capacity.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).