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353 Telfair Street
Augusta, GA 30901
Tel. (706)721-1040
Fax. (706)721-1048

Supported in part by project No. 2 H49 MC 00132-05-00 from the Healthy Start Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
 

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Fact Sheet
 
What is the Drug Free Communities Program?

The Drug Free Communities program is one of the Community Partnership’s special projects, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention. This program is aimed at making our community drug-free and a safer, healthier place to live.
 
Goals of the Program
  • To build a stronger anti-drug coalition in Augusta-Richmond County.
  • To reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana among the youth in the community.
 
Objectives of the Program
  • Increase community involvement in the coalition.
  • Become the “single point of information and referral” for drug abuse prevention.
  • Increase awareness of the risks associated with drug use among youth and adults via various media outlets.
 
Program Activities
  • Actively recruiting new members to build a strong collaborative.
  • Establishing a “Single Point of Information and Referral” phone line.
  • Developing a web page on our web site for information and referral.
 
Phone line: 706-721-7450
 
www.ARCCP.net
 
 
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