Wednesday, July 29, 2020

STOP Act Grant Awarded to the SAFE Coalition


The Van Buren County SAFE Coalition and Van Buren County Community School District has been awarded a grant from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to STOP (Sober Truth on Preventing) Underage Drinking. The grant award was for $50,000 a year for 4 years beginning April 30, 2020. The program will work to make server trainings mandatory for every business that obtains a liquor license, provide 12 Merchant Alcohol Trainings (two trainings every other month), and will support the efforts of law enforcement to perform semi-annual compliance checks. The ultimate goal of these activities is to reduce the access to alcohol by underage youth and young adults, in turn reducing the number of youth and young adults who are using alcohol in the county. If you would like more information on the STOP Act Grant or any of the coalition’s activities please feel free to contact the SAFE Coalition at 319-293-3334 or safe.coalition@van-burencsd.org. 



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