About UC CPAW
The Union county Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup (UC CPAW) has existed in some form since 2016. The coalition was initially developed in collaboration with Union County Family Connection, part of a statewide network of community collaboratives.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a five-year Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant to the UC CPAW in 2021.
The goals of the DFC Support Program are to: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth; and to 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.
Union County Family Connection
Family Connection is housed in the Union County School System and coordinates services for the educational, social, economic, and physical well being of Union County Students. The focus : Every Child in Union County will grow up to become a successful, productive and contributing adult. UCCPAW is one of the many programs of Family Connection.