The East Baltimore DFC developed and implemented a prevention messaging campaign as a youth substance use prevention movement throughout Baltimore City #WeAin'tBlightWeBloom.
NAADPC Wards 1 & 2 HNC/PFS:NAADPC received funding fromSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)
NAADPC DCOR WARD 1 & 2 WASHINGTON D.C.:NAADPC received funding from the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to implement the D.C. Opioids Response Grant (DCOR)
NAADPC engages in community grassroots education and youth mentorship on an on-going basis. We also advocate through regular communication with stakeholders on substance use policy and public health strategies
Doing the right thing at the right time for equity in substance use disorder.
NAADPC is continually monitoring disparities in sentencing, treatment availability and restoration of rights.
NAADPC promotes new program creation and helps our partners with programmatic ideas.
There is ongoing reassessment and realignment of the strategic plan based on the legislative landscape.
Our long range mission drives our fundraising initiatives and grant seeking.
We are constantly looking to grow our partner organizations across the United States.
NAADPC provides SME on various issues on substance use disorders for speakers, hearings and publications.
The National African American Drug Policy Coalition is a coalition of pre-eminent African American professional organizations united to promote drug policies and laws that embrace the public health nature of drug abuse and provide a more effective and humane approach to address the chronic societal problem of drug abuse.
The NAADPC provides a non-partisan forum for developing and promoting policies and practices related to substance abuse in the African American community. The organization will present an interdisciplinary, scientifically grounded perspective, and thereby provide a voice now missing from the highly polarized debate on public health versus punitive approaches.
