Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Roy Communities That Care: Drug Free Communities - The Roy Communities That Care (CTC) coalition is an inter-agency agreement comprising local city and county government, the local school district, health organizations, youth development organizations, parent organizations, businesses, youth, and Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP). Roy (Utah) borders the west side of Interstate 15 on the southwest end of Weber County and is 32 miles north of Salt Lake City. The Weber School District refers to this area as the Roy Cone – eight elementary schools and two junior high schools funneling into one high school – Roy High. The Roy Cone hosts an entrance to Hill Air Force Base (HAFB); and both the Union Pacific Railroad and Frontrunner (Utah’s intercity public transportation system) run north-south through the city’s center.Our coalition recognizes the challenges our residents face regarding youth substance use. In 2016, the Roy Cone received a grant from the Utah State Board of Education to increase outcomes for Roy Cone students by developing a network of community partners collaborating to support its schools. Wanting to emulate the success our neighboring Bonneville CTC Coalition had experienced, the Roy Cone selected the Communities That Care (CTC) model as our evidence-based, community-engagement model to decrease risk factors while building protective factors for our youth and their families. The coalition launched the Roy CTC at the start of 2017 and, over the past few years, we have grown into a respected coalition known for effectively implementing environmental strategies to organize needed change in the community. The Roy CTC, the local school district, Weber Human Services (the Local Substance Abuse Authority), and the Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP) represent our coalition anchor institutions in this grant application. Our coalition recognizes the challenges our residents face regarding youth substance use. Through a deep analysis of our quantitative and qualitative data, we determined that our CTC needed to focus our efforts specifically on decreasing underage drinking and tobacco use, as well as the use of other drugs by our youth.
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).