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Right Choice Program Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County Children Services Advisory Committee <br /> PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br /> A. ORGANIZATION CAPABILITY (Entire Section A not to exceed one pq gre) <br /> 1 . Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization. <br /> The Substance Abuse Council is committed to preventing the use of illicit drugs abuse of addictive, <br /> mind altering substances. <br /> It is the Council 's vision to increase community awareness concerning the levels qf drug use in Indian <br /> River County; empower the community with the belief that the level of substance a ud drug use/abuse is <br /> directly related to the level of community interaction with prevention activitie ; and to enlist the <br /> community 's participation in prevention related activities Unless the community' s emphasis is <br /> directed to substance and drug prevention educational programs, we can expect negative social and <br /> economic impacts associated with substance and drug uselabuse to continue. <br /> 2. Provide a brief summary of your organization including areas of expertise, accomplishments, <br /> and population served. <br /> The Substance Abuse Council is dedicated to prevention education. It was founded in 1989 and was <br /> incorporated as a not-for-profit agency in 1990 . Services are provided for I residents of IRC <br /> regardless of age or race. The Council is the only agency focusing specifically on substance abuse <br /> prevention education. The Council is licensed by the Department of Children and Families to provide <br /> substance abuse information/referral, and universal, selective and indicated prevention services. The <br /> Council has administered the Federal Bryne Block Grant for Indian River County since 1990 . The <br /> Council has kept abreast of the County' s constantly changing and emerging drug use problem and <br /> carries out its goals through a variety of programs. <br /> The following are a list of programs provided by the Council. <br /> • Community Education and Information and Referral <br /> • Drug-Free Workplace Education <br /> • PRIDE Survey Administration & Planning <br /> • Lending Library of videos, books & materials <br /> • Deep Impact- PREVENT Improv Troupe <br /> • Teen STEP After-School Program <br /> • Right Choice Program <br /> • Life Skills Training Program <br /> • Tobacco Violators Education Classes <br /> • HIV TARGET Program <br /> • TIP ' S Truancy Program <br /> • Dasie Hope Center <br /> • Adult Court Ordered Community Service Coordination <br /> • Program AWARE <br /> • Drug Screening for Youth and Adults <br /> • Drug-Free Events, ie : Say Boo to Drugs, Red Ribbon, Brown Ribbon, Kick <br /> Butts Day <br /> • Administration of the Federal Byrne Anti-Drug Abuse Grant for Indian River <br /> County <br /> 4 <br />