About Make A Promise Coalition

The Behavioral Health Foundation of Central Mississippi, Inc., received a $100,000 Drug-Free Communities matching grant for the Make A Promise Coalition. The grant was one of 176 new grants totaling $17.1 million awarded today to community anti-drug coalitions across the country and only one of two awarded in Mississippi.

The goal of the 711 local coalitions is to work together to prevent and reduce drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse among youth.  Coalitions are comprised of diverse groups of people, including community leaders, parents, youth, teachers, religious and fraternal organizations, health care and business professionals, law enforcement, and the media.

The Make A Promise Coalition  is doing crucial drug prevention work in our community and this additional influx of Federal money will help them expand our efforts to reach more Vicksburg and Warren County children and families. 

To qualify for matching grants, Make A Promise Coalition must have at least a six-month history of working together on substance abuse reduction initiatives, develop a long-term plan to reduce substance abuse, and participate in a national evaluation of the Drug-Free Communities Program.