U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) secured $125,000 federal grants for drug prevention organizations in Kearny and Secaucus.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, these federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grants will help strengthen local efforts to prevent youth substance abuse.
“Every single community in America must remain vigilant in our fight against opioids and substance abuse. Our North Jersey anti-drug coalitions are leading the fight against harmful drugs, and I am elated that we have secured this funding to support their efforts,” Pascrell said in a statement.
“Our neighborhoods are safer thanks to public safety grants like this and I will never stop fighting for federal investments that keep our children safe from the plague that is substance abuse.”
The Pompton Lakes Prevention Coalition also received a $125,000 grant, Pascrell’s office said.
In 2018, Pascrell helped secure $450,000 in federal DFC awards for coalitions throughout Bergen and Hudson Counties, and in October 2014, he helped win $1.25M for the Rutherford Community Prevention Coalition.
Created by Congress in 1997, the Drug-Free Communities Support Program is the nation’s leading player in mobilizing communities and using grants to community coalitions to build and strengthen bonds between local partners to prevent youth substance use.
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