DRUG FREE CLUBS OF AMERICA INC

Carrying out specific, tangible measures for teens to have as tools & skills to handle challenging peer pressure to use substances
Offering the opportunity for students to create an environment of positive peer to peer influence through student-led initiatives.
Promoting positive parent/child dialogues centered on avoiding drug abuse
Providing a vehicle for schools, communities and families to join efforts around one consistent drug prevention strategy.

Drug testing for students to rely on in their time of need so they may combat peer pressure by saying, "I can't, I get tested".
Positive reinforcement measures through rewards at school and at local businesses or events in the student's community.
DFCA's "Take Five" program providing parents with ideal circumstances and verbiage for talking to their child about drugs.
Student officers at the center of school reward creation, awareness events, and fellow student recruitment to grow their chapter's impact.

Founding members knowledgeable about drug-related issues including drug testing industry competency and drug abuse consequences.
Key collaborations in place at each branch location of DFCA for community engagement as well as on-site random and initial drug testing services.
Partnership with major hospital near DFCA's home office for lab and medical review officer services, increased buying power for program supplies, consultation with professionals in the field of substance abuse prevention for "Take Five" program content.
Two full time and one part time staff in place for reliable operation practices who have worked with the program since it's inception in 2006.
High degree of in-kind donation including office spaces, supplies, personnel time, and other resources needed to keep costs at a minumum.

Since 2006 DFCA's strategy has developed into a comprehensive, & detail oriented program. After years of success in the area surrounding the home office, a scalability model was identified, which is in its forth pilot year as of 2015. All branches of the program are within a day-trip driving distance of the program's staff so that quick adjustments and training sessions may be conducted. Next on the horizon would be to extend the geographic reach even further.