Faith-based Programming

Sometimes the most difficult part of drug prevention is getting the message to the people who need it the most. That's why the faith community is one of the most important partners a coalition can have. Not only are they well-respected figures in a community, but they can reach people where they are. During the next CADCA-TV broadcast called Keeping the Faith in Drug Prevention, learn how the faith community and coalitions can work together to reduce substance abuse. The show will air Jan. 28, from 1-2 p.m. EST.

Nonprofits—including community and faith-based organizations and Tribal organizations—are invited to compete for grants of up to $50,000 under the Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program.

The U.S. Census Bureau has developed a toolkit to help faith-based and community organizations use U.S. Census data to write grant proposals and conduct a community needs assessment.

Addressing a recent conference hosted by The Heritage Foundation, Dr. Byron Johnson, Co-Director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, and Dr. Joon Jang, Associate Professor of Sociology, Baylor University, addressed "The Long-Term Effects of Religious Involvement on Drug Use."

The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) is offering a new online course to help clergy attain knowledge and skills about prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, entitled, Preventing Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Course for Clergy.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing the release of "Sustaining Grassroots Community-based Programs: A Toolkit for Community and Faith-based Service Providers." Grassroots community and faith-based treatment and recovery providers are concerned about continuing critical services for people affected by substance abuse and mental health disorders. This toolkit is designed to help these organizations plan for long-term survival.

A new national study by Brigham Young University (BYU) found that religious involvement makes teens half as likely to use marijuana. The study - which will be published October 13 in the Journal of Drug Issues - also found that individual religious belief buffered peer pressure for cigarette smoking and heavy drinking.

This Strategizer defines collaboration in the context of working with the faith community and offers practical suggestions of engaging the faith community in prevention efforts.

This Strategizer looks at the decades of research supporting coalitions and the faith community working together for the greater good.

Bring diverse and alternative resources to bear in implementing a curfew ordinance that has accountability.

The Second Chance Act of 2007, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice, supports a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile facilities each year and are returning to their communities. Reauthorized to provide funding in 2009, the Second Chance Act will help juvenile participants released from residential confinement to successfully transition back into society. Section 101 of the Act authorizes funds to state and local governments, territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes to implement demonstration projects that promote safe and successful reintegration of individuals who have been incarcerated into the community.