Paterson Municipal Alliance Prevention Program:

FUNDED BY: The Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: PATERSON MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
Please click here to see a recent swearing in ceremony of new members.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

In 1990, The Paterson Municipal Alliance was established. The Alliance is an independent, no-partisan, nonprofit organization committed to addressing the problems of substance abuse in the City of Paterson.

The Alliance has on its committees, leaders from the educational system, local government, law enforcement agencies, clergy and businesses. This group of leaders is dedicated to developing and increasing educational programs dealing with the issues of Substance Abuse in our city by increasing community awareness of the problems and its devastating effects. The Paterson Municipal Alliance has implemented projects and funded programs that are committed to educating and providing prevention methods in the effort to combat the ills of Substance abuse in our community.

MAJOR STRATEGIES:

To identify funding sources and to apply for grants to increase resources available to fight substance abuse in the community and to assure the continuity of the Paterson Municipal Alliance Prevention Program / Coalition for a Drug-Free Paterson.

To organize a media campaign against substance abuse via billboards, posters, cable television, a website and newspaper article's about the MAPP/Coalition.

To link with existing programs and develop additional youth resources for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse among Paterson's youth. Presentation of an annual "Zero Tolerence" Youth Anti-Drug Week and an annual Youth Summit.
To organize a media campaign against substance abuse via billboards, posters, cable television, a website and newspaper articles about the Drug Free Communities Program.

To link with existing programs and develop additional youth resources for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse among Paterson's youth. Presentation of an annual Youth Anti-Violence and Anti-Drug Week and an annual Teen Summit.

SETTING UP A PROGRAM

If you would like to set up a substance abuse prevention program, have speakers address your organization, receive substance abuse prevention training or become part of the coalition call the telephone number below.

Many of the services we offer require us to see your specific needs in order to provide assistance. Please call us at (973) 321-1242 to discuss developing a collaborative effort against substance abuse.

We will update this page frequently so be sure to check back!

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City of Paterson
Department of Human Services
Paterson Municipal Alliance Prevention Program
125 Ellison Street 1st Floor
Paterson, NJ 07505

Phone: (973) 321-1242 ext. 7
Fax: (973) 321-1224

Or send us e-mail at:jrodriguez@patcity.com