ALLIANCE OF COALITIONS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Building healthy communities through substance abuse prevention, wellness, and recovery support.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Alliance works to decrease substance misuse through prevention and wellness education and increase harm reduction/recovery support efforts.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Drug Free Communities Support Program
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) is a Federal grant program that provides funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use. Since the passage of the DFC Act in 1997, the DFC Program has funded more than 2,000 coalitions and currently mobilizes nearly 9,000 community volunteers across the country. The philosophy behind the DFC Program is that local drug problems require local solutions. With a small Federal investment, the DFC Program doubles the amount of funding through the DFC Program’s match requirement, to address youth substance use. Recent evaluation data indicate that where DFC dollars are invested, youth substance use is lower. Over the life of the DFC Program, youth living in DFC communities have experienced reductions in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use.
Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program
Mentoring for Genesee County Coalition and Lakes Area Community Coalition.
Keep Them Safe, Keep Them Healthy!
Parents and students are met with an incredible and thoughtful experience that brings a comprehensive focus on prevention including essential resources and immediate and long term next steps that includes an Oakland County Youth Collaborative, connection to local prevention coalitions, evaluative components, focus groups and an at risk youth program.
Where we work
Awards
Drug Free Communities 2015
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug Free Communities Mentoring 2016
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Partnership for Success 2019
SAMHSA
STOP Act 2020
SAMHSA
Affiliations & memberships
Board Source 2014
CADCA National Long Term Outcomes Award 2018
CADCA Inaugural Blue Ribbon Coalition Award 2021
Michigan Nonprofit Association 2015
ONDCP Blue Ribbon Coalition Award 2023
External reviews
Photos
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Families, Substance abusers
Related Program
Keep Them Safe, Keep Them Healthy!
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Collaborate and support county wide prevention coalitions as well as a recovery support and harm reduction for at risk populations
Number of youth who demonstrate leadership skills (e.g., organizing others, taking initiative, team-building)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, Families, Parents
Related Program
Drug Free Communities Support Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students receiving information on alcohol and other drug use
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents
Related Program
Keep Them Safe, Keep Them Healthy!
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students receiving information on tobacco use and addiction
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Keep Them Safe, Keep Them Healthy!
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Fund Development
• Increased Revenue
• Solid Financial Foundation
• Fundraising Expertise
Strategic Partnerships
• Solid Partnership Network
• Strong Volunteer Base
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Culturally competent Board and workforce
• Diverse employee base, including program staff who are representative of the audience served
Marketing and Communications
• Strong brand/ Broader name recognition
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Fund Development
• Diversified funding streams
• Reserve Fund
• Collaborative fundraising efforts
• Fund Development team
Strategic Partnerships
• New Partners
• Strong existing partners
• Capacity - dedicated human resources to manage the volunteer effort
• Coordinated approach to engaging volunteers
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Ongoing learning opportunities
• Diversify recruitment outreach
Marketing and Communications
• A focused and coordinated Marketing Communications effort
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Increased capacity to meet the needs of the communities we serve including a strong 21 prevention coalition network.
Credentialed team focused on empowering, educating and implementing strong interventions.
Data driven efforts.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Increased partnerships and foundation funding connections.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ALLIANCE OF COALITIONS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Board of directorsas of 01/23/2024
Angela Delpup
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
Debra Macon
Susan Papple
Holly Area Community Coalition
Jared Gajos
City of Hazel Park
Susan Virgin
Derderian, Kann, Seyferth & Salucci, P. C. CPAs + Advisors
Christopher Vlachos
Rasor Law Firm
Jeff Zook
DSO
Barbara Shoup
Brighton Recovery
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 12/02/2020GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.