The Prevention Leaders Podcast
Drug-Free Communities (DFC): Steps for Success w/HueLife [#6]
39 min
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This episode discusses leading a Drug-Free Communities DFC coalition, focusing on grant writing for years 1-5 and 6-10. It also covers a proven process to build buy-in and sustainability from the start, emphasizing the DFC program's goal of organizing communities to address substance misuse comprehensively.
Key takeaways
- Understand the process of leading a Drug-Free Communities DFC coalition.
- Learn about grant writing strategies for DFC program years 1-5 and 6-10.
- Discover methods for building buy-in and sustainability within a DFC coalition.
- Recognize the DFC program's role in community-led substance misuse prevention efforts.
- Utilize a proven process to engage and sustain community involvement from the beginning.
Show notes
In today’s episode we will be talking about leading a DFC coalition, writing for years 1-5 and for 6-10, and a proven process that builds buy-in and sustainability right from the beginning.
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) program has been a central, bi-partisan component of our nation’s demand reduction strategy since its passage in 1998. The consistent and steady growth of the program from $10 million in 1998 to $100 million in 2019 and the number of grantees (from 92 original grantees to more than 2,000 grantees) is a testament to the program’s popularity. The premise of the DFC program is simple, that communities around the country must be organized and equipped to deal with their individual substance misuse problems in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
WHO IS HUELIFE?HueLife is a human understanding and engagement (Hue) consulting firm. We take ideas, aspirations and goals, and turn them into exciting realities that our clients are proud of. We work with public, private and government sectors in organization development, strategic planning, public and in-house facilitation training, consulting, executive search, community engagement, and leadership/team development.
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