Thursday, June 5, 2025
6/5/2025
West River Valley Thrives Drug Free Community Support Grant - The purpose of this project, West River Valley Thrives Drug Free Communities Support Grant, is to prevent youth substance use in the community of Windham Southeast Supervisory Union targeting youth in grades 6-12. The Coalition serves the towns of Townshend, Newfane, Brookline, Jamaica, Marlboro,Wardsboro and Windham Vermont, a community of 9,048. The goals of the coalition are to establish and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth substance use. The coalition will achieve its goals by implementing these strategies: Providing information to increase awareness of the coalition and to recruit new members; strengthen the skills of the Leland & Gray High School ATI students to enhance protective factors in students at the middle and high school level; provide information and awareness regarding the risk of marijuana, prescription drug and alcohol use; provide support for at-risk youth with needed resources; enhance the skills of parents to discuss the impact on youth brains of underage alcohol and marijuana use; and reduce the availability of alcohol and other drugs in the district.
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).