Bay Area Council On Drugs & Alcohol Inc

BACODA'S MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS,FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES STOP ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION.THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

BACODA WAS AWARDED THREE YOUTHWORK PROGRAM CONTRACTS BY THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR OUR FISCAL YEARS 2020 - 2024. WE CURRENTLY SERVE ELEVEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ALL OUR CATCHMENT AREAS IN MATAGORDA, BRAZORIA, GALVESTON, AND EAST HARRIS COUNTY. YOUTH PREVENTION UNIVERSAL (YPU) IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN IN GENERAL. THERE ARE NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. UNIVERSAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TAKE THE BROADEST APPROACH AND ARE DESIGNED TO REACH ENTIRE GROUPS OR POPULATIONS. YPU IS PROVIDED TO 1ST GRADE THROUGH 4TH GRADE. YOUTH PREVENTION SELECTIVE (YPS) IS OFFERED TO YOUTH WHO MAY BE AT HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE RISK OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE. YPS SERVICES PROMOTES A PROACTIVE PROCESS TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY ENHANCING PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES FOR MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES. SELECTIVE PREVENTION STRATEGIES TARGET SUBGROUPS KNOWN TO BE AT HIGHER RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. YPS IS PROVIDED TO 5TH GRADE THROUGH 8TH GRADE. YOUTH PREVENTION INDICATED (YPI) IS OFFERED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FACE CERTAIN CHALLENGES - SUCH AS TRUANCY, FAILING GRADES, OR EXPERIMENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE - AND COULD USE EXTRA SUPPORT. INDICATED PREVENTION STRATEGIES TARGET INDIVIDUALS DUE TO INITIATIVE BEHAVIORS AND RELATED RISK FACTORS THAT PLACE THE INDIVIDUAL AT AN ELEVATED RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE. YPI IS PROVIDED TO 9TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

BACODA WAS AWARDED FIVE COMMUNITY COALITION PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR OUR FISCAL YEARS 2020 - 2024. BACODA ALSO RECEIVED A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY (DFC) CONTRACT FUNDED BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) FOR LAPORTE, TEXAS. (CCPS) ARE LOCATED IN THE GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAY AREAS AND THE SOUTHEAST HOUSTON TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREA THE FIVE COALITIONS ARE GALVESTON COUNTY, BRAZORIA COUNTY, MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES, SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY AND PASADENA, TX. BACODA IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY COALITION AGENCY IN PREVENTION FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. DRUG FREE COMMUNITY (DFC) IS THE NATION'S LEADING EFFORT TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH. CREATED IN 1997 BY THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES ACT, ADMINISTERED BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP), AND MANAGED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ONDCP AND CDC, THE DFC PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AMONG LOCAL PARTNERS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A REDUCTION IN LOCAL YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE.THE DFC PROGRAM IS AIMED AT MOBILIZING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO THE DRUG PROBLEMS UNIQUE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND CHANGE LOCAL COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TIED TO SUBSTANCE USE. BACODA IS COMMITTED TO A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE IN OUR YOUTH. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY UTILIZING COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES THAT ARE RESEARCH BASED AND PROVEN TO WORK ON A NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. THE COALITIONS RELY ON EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS, AND VOLUNTEERS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, EDUCATE LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS, AND EVOKE CHANGE. BACODA STRIVES TO OFFER CURRENT, EVIDENCE-BASED, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR THE GROWING PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR BOTH ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. WE HAVE GREAT HOPE FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF OUR YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS CAUGHT UP WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND BELIEVE THAT TOGETHER, WE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 ALL FIVE OF OUR CCPS WERE AWARDED A LARGER DUMP GRANT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR A STRESS REDUCTION, TRAUMA SUPPORT, AND HAPPINESS PROJECTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES FROM THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19. THESE FUNDS ARE UNITING OUR COMMUNITIES IN MULTIPLE EVENTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES BECAUSE OF COVID -19 IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

BACODA RECEIVED A PFS GRANT FUNDED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) FOR PASADENA, TEXAS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY COALITION PARTNERSHIP .THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT THE ONSET AND REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS WHILE STRENGTHENING PREVENTION CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PRIORITIES - UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG PERSONS AGED 9 TO 20. AT THEIR DISCRETION, RECIPIENTS WILL IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCES IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO PREVENT THE MISUSE OF THESE SUBSTANCES AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS. PFS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: COORDINATE YOUTH DRUG PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE PREVENTION IN THE CITY OF PASADENA THROUGH THE PASADENA COMMUNITY COALITION. DEVELOP AND COORDINATE A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COALITION. EDUCATE PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND THE COMMUNITY ON PROPER DISPOSAL TO REDUCE EASY ACCESS TO ADDICTIVE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. WIDELY DISSEMINATE PREVENTION MESSAGES TO THE COMMUNITY VIA MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVENTS. PROVIDE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE TARGET COMMUNITY AND SURROUND AREAS. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. TARGET POPULATION: AGES 12-25