Workforce Development

Through the Ambassador Program CADCA helps cultivate young professionals across the country for success by providing them the training and tools they need in their careers to become coalitions leaders in the future. At the 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, held Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Maryland, CADCA will highlight the accomplishments of its current Ambassadors and begin to recruit enthusiastic coalition leaders for its third cohort.

As CADCA, the National Guard Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced the launch of VetCorps last week, a coalition voice was present to represent the many proud Minnesotans serving our nation.

After more than a decade of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many returning veterans and their families have difficulty readjusting to community life, with many experiencing a tough time finding jobs or adequate housing, or suffering from mental, physical and substance use disorders. Today, CADCA, the National Guard Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced a unique new program called VetCorps to help returning veterans and their families access the critical services and support they need – ranging from social, mental and physical health services to housing and employment assistance. Click here to view a webcast of a press conference announcing the VetCorps program.

CADCA's National Coalition Institute will provide coalition members with new, innovative resources for professional development in the field of prevention at the 21st annual National Leadership Forum held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. from Feb. 7-10.

This is the fourth in a series of articles focusing on the young adults participating in the CADCA National Coalition Institute's Ambassador Program, a workforce development initiative. This week, we're highlighting Lindsey Roberts.

This is the third in a series of articles focusing on the young adults participating in the CADCA National Coalition Institute's Ambassador Program, a workforce development initiative. This week, we highlight Juliana Langille, from Brockton Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol in Brockton, Mass.

This is the second in a series of articles focusing on the young adults participating in the CADCA National Coalition Institute's Ambassador Program, a workforce development initiative. This week, we highlight Denis Quiñonez from the Boyle Heights Coalition for a Safe & Drug Free Community in Los Angeles, Calif.

Research conducted by CADCA found that while there are community coalitions actively working to reduce substance abuse in all 50 states, there are few located in economically disadvantaged communities, with some major large cities lacking coalitions all together. In response, CADCA's National Coalition Institute designed the Ambassador Program – a pilot to help increase the number of young adult coalition workforce leaders - specifically in economically disadvantaged communities. The CADCA Institute will officially launch the Ambassador Program at the 2009 Mid-Year Training Camp, held July 27-30, 2009 in Louisville, Ky.