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The Washington Park Community Partners (WPCP) Coalition's mission is to reduce underage drinking and substance use among youth and, over time, adults.

Award Number: NH28CE004297
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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The Washington Park Community Partners (WPCP) Coalition's mission is to reduce underage drinking and substance use among youth and, over time, adults. - Project Purpose Grand Boulevard Prevention Services, Inc. (GBPS), fiscal agent for the Washington Park Community Partners (WPCP) Coalition, requests CARA funding to expand and deepen the coalition's existing Drug-Free Communities (DFC)-funded prevention infrastructure to address a documented, severe local drug crisis disproportionately affecting youth in Washington Park, one of Chicago's highest-need communities. Washington Park is designated by the Chicago Department of Public Health as a Priority Community Area for opioid response — one of only 15 neighborhoods accounting for over 60% of all opioid-related EMS calls citywide. Local adolescent prescription drug misuse rates reach 19.9%, more than four times the national average of 4.8%, and opioid-related non-fatal overdose intervention rates for youth under 25 are more than double the national benchmark. The neighborhood is a prevention service desert, with no youth-specific behavioral health facilities within zip codes 60615 or 60637, and 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — reflecting the economic barriers that prevent families from accessing out-of-area care. WPCP will implement eight evidence-based and DFC-expansion strategies organized across all Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change, including: (1) a targeted opioid and prescription drug public awareness campaign grounded in social norms theory; (2) delivery and expansion of the SAMHSA-designated Life Skills Training (LST) curriculum to youth ages 14–17; (3) deployment of trained Youth Peer Educators from the Youth Advisory Council into Washington Park schools; (4) establishment of a youth navigator function to reduce barriers to behavioral health services; (5) consequence-based merchant compliance and accountability programming; (6) cross-sector coalition coordination through the Southside Heroin Opioid Task Force; (7) policy education and advocacy for youth-centered prescription drug policies; and (8) expanded community data monitoring through the coalition's Data Workgroup. All strategies build directly upon WPCP's existing DFC coalition infrastructure — including its 12-sector Steering Committee, seven active Subcommittees, Youth Advisory Council, and established partnerships with local schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and civic organizations. Project Outcomes Over the five-year period of performance (2026–2031), WPCP aims to achieve: (1) a minimum 15% relative reduction in past 30-day prescription drug misuse rates among Washington Park youth in grades 6–12, as measured by the CARA National Cross-Site Evaluation core measure survey; (2) a documented 10% increase in youth perception of the risk of prescription drug misuse; (3) a 10% increase in youth-reported peer and parental disapproval of prescription drug misuse; and (4) sustained community-wide change in the culture and context of acceptability of opioid and prescription drug use among Washington Park youth. These outcomes will be achieved through deepening of coalition strategies, institutionalization of prescription drug disposal infrastructure, formalized cross-agency referral pathways, and policy changes that reduce youth access to diverted prescription drugs and illicit synthetic opioids anchored in the durable DFC coalition infrastructure that ensures sustainability beyond the period of performance.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $75,000 )
2026	2026	GRAND BOULEVARD PREVENTION SERVICES	22609 BROOKWOOD DR	SAUK VILLAGE	IL	60411	COOK	USA	CARA ACT Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act of 2016	00	1	9/18/2026	NEW	$75,000
														Subtotal = $75,000

Grand Total All Awards = $75,000

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The Washington Park Community Partners (WPCP) Coalition's mission is to reduce underage drinking and substance use among youth and, over time, adults.

Award Number: NH28CE004297

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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