A Missouri Community Partnership Serving Jasper and Newton Counties
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Drug Free Communities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drug Free Communities' goals are to:

  • Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing community factors that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.
  • Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, private non-profit agencies, and Federal and State governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
  • Provide support, education, and resources to impact family domains by reducing family management problems and conflict.

Drug Free Communities events:

Festival of Friends
Mudstock
CIA (Carthage in Action)
Teen Scene
Town Hall Meeting
Project Sticker Shock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Help support the Full Potential Initiative by dropping off new or gently used sports equipment at one of our participating locations.  Watch the video below or download our information cards for more details. 

 

Full Potential application forms and referral forms are available below.  These forms can be mailed to The Alliance of Southwest Missouri (Carthage office) at 616 W. Centennial, Carthage, MO 64836.  Forms can also be faxed to 417-237-0534.

 

Full Potential Application

Full Potential Referral

Did you know that...

$6120.00 per second is the estimated cost of drug use to American society in lost productivity, healthcare costs, etc.  Source:  NDIC

The rate of Americans driving on a weekend night testing positive for an illicit drug is 1 in 8.  Source:  NHTSA

According to a 2010 SAMHSA report, an estimated 8.6 percent of past-month underage drinkers (nationally) purchased their own alcohol the last time they drank. Variations in self-purchase, by State, ranged from 3.1 to 18.8 percent.