Crittenden County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community

PREVENTION IS UNDER ATTACK

A crucial piece of the prevention infrastructure will be eliminated if you do not contact Congress today.

The proposed fiscal year 2010 federal budget would ELIMINATE the portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools program that supports prevention in almost all of the nation’s school districts.

What can you do?

• Follow this link to tell Congress you support the program. Be sure to scroll down to enter your name and address.
  
  
• Forward this email to everyone you know.

Why should you care?

Even if you do not work in a school system, the proposed action represents a WEAKENING OF PREVENTION at a critical time in our nation – in fact a 10% DECREASE in the federal prevention budget.

The proposed action lends credit to the misconception that PREVENTION DOES NOT WORK.

The Safe and Drug Free Schools program provides a nationwide infrastructure that other components of prevention depend on – Drug Free Communities, Weed and Seed, SAMHSA block grant, SPF SIG, CSAP, NIDA, etc.

Please take action today!!!