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Community Coalitions
YES Community Counseling Center partners with community coalitions in providing school-based programs, intervention services, and environmental strategies.
The mission of Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) is to prevent and reduce youth substance misuse to promote a healthy Massapequa. MTAC proactively addresses the factors in our community that increase the potential for substance misuse, and they promote protective factors that help our youth grow up healthy and drug free. MTAC works tirelessly to support and educate our community about the dangers and prevention of substance misuse. Working together, we utilize evidence-based strategies to promote healthy families. Learn more at https://www.mtacoalition.com/
Levittown Community Action Coalition (LCAC) envisions a community where residents feel safe, valued, connected, and empowered to meet life’s challenges without turning to alcohol, opiates, or other drugs. Through the Strategic Prevention Framework, we engage in assessment, capacity-building, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation to confront issues such as heroin, opioid, and prescription drug misuse; underage drinking; and youth substance use throughout the Levittown and Island Trees areas. Learn more at lcacoalition.org.
The mission of the Hispanic Alliance for Prevention Coalition (HAP) is to provide social, economical, educational, and health resources and support aimed at reducing the risk factors associated with Substance use for Hispanic Youth ages 12-17 in Nassau County. Learn more at www.hapcoalitionny.org
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La misión de la Coalición de la Alianza Hispana para la Prevención (HAP) es brindar apoyo y recursos sociales, económicos, educativos y de salud destinados a reducir los factores de riesgo asociados con el uso de sustancias para los jóvenes hispanos de 12 a 17 años en el condado de Nassau. www.hapcoalitionny.org
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YES Community Counseling Center’s PACT (Partnering in Action and Change for Tomorrow) project is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA-CSAP). The purpose of this grant project is to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse through the strengthening of prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community level. The program is intended to address one of the nation’s top substance abuse prevention priorities. Learn more at https://pactyes.org/