Congresswoman Miller Announces Two Grants to Combat Youth Substance Abuse

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Miller (WV-3) announced today two grants, totaling $250,000, from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The first, totaling $125,000, goes to Community Connections, Inc. for the Mercer County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, and the second, totaling $125,000, to the United Way of the River Cities, Inc., for the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership.

"As a mother and a grandmother, our children are a top priority of mine," said Congresswoman Miller. "Our community has been plagued by this horrendous opioid epidemic, and the children of West Virginia deserve all the resources available to lead healthy and successful lives. I thank President Trump for understanding this need and investing in our children's futures."

"In order to create safe and healthy places for the next generation to grow up, we must break through to our children now and educate them about the dangers of substance use. The Drug-Free Communities, administered by our office across the United States, are proven prevention programs tailored to do just that by meeting the local prevention needs in each community. The Trump Administration will continue expanding the number of community-based coalitions dedicated to the critical mission of stopping substance use among our youth before it starts," ONDCP Director Jim Carroll said.

The DFC program works to strengthen infrastructure in communities to help reduce youth substance abuse by funding local coalitions with this goal in mind.