Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
EmPoWER Somerset (EmPoWER) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist individuals and families in making positive lifestyle choices and to promote healthy, drug-free communities through education, collaboration and connections to resources. For forty-five years, EmPoWER has been a trusted partner in substance abuse awareness, prevention, and education. EmPoWER serves the catchment area where the proposed project will be implemented, Somerset County located in central New Jersey with a population of 335,432, according to the 2017 Census estimate. Over the past few years, there have been an increased need in collecting assessment data, screening for substance use, and providing awareness and education for alcohol and marijuana use, especially due to a political shift and traditional dynamics in the county. Administering school surveys to assess local conditions, implementing SBIRT to identify early signs of youth substance use, requiring AlcoholEDU for first year high school students, and providing prevention and informational toolkits to youth, parents, and youth-serving professionals serve as a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to strengthen the prevention of substance use disorder onset and/or progression among youth in Somerset County.
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).
