The Wood County Prevention Coalition recently graduated from the CADCA National Coalition Institute in Maryland. Coalition Coordinator Tina Bradley and President Francesca Leass were in attendance to receive this honor.
CADCA President and CEO General Barrye Price addressed the graduates and Jeannie Hovland, CADCA board member and member of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, served as keynote speaker.
The National Coalition Academy (NCA) is a comprehensive training program developed by CADCA’s National Coalition Institute and teaches leaders “what they need to know” (the core competencies) and “what their team needs to do” (the essential processes) to establish or maintain a highly effective anti-drug coalition.
The NCA is designed specifically for coalition staff and volunteer leadership. It combines three weeks of virtual classroom training, three reinforcement on-line sessions and access to a web-based workstation.
The Wood County Prevention Coalition completed the year-long training and met the requirement of developing essential products including a community assessment, a logic model, a strategic and action plan, an evaluation plan, and a sustainability plan.
The Wood County Prevention Coalition unites compassionate community members working together to coordinate high quality programs for the prevention of youth substance abuse in Wood County. The Coalition was established in 2004 and boasts a stronger-than-ever presence in uniting for a drug-free community.
