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