Description:
The Webb County Community Coalition (WCCC) seeks to organize, educate, and implement activities that empower citizens to take action to prevent substance use and abuse among community youth and adults by strengthening collaboration and supporting the local drug prevention, intervention, and treatment infrastructure. Individuals from all sectors of the community are invited to participate as members. The WCCC schedules formal meetings on a monthly basis for members to network  and develop and implement strategies to address local substance-related problems and issues. The WCCC also sponsors Colonia Initiatives in Rio Bravo and El Cenizo, Texas

Services/Activities:
The WCCC concentrates its efforts on enhancing community collaboration to prevent substance use and abuse through meetings, media awareness activities, and the implementation of environmental and social change policies.

Funding Source:
The Texas Department of State Health Services, Substance Abuse Services Division and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Contact Person: 
Melissa Cavazos, Program Coordinator or Mario Flores, Program Director at 956- 724-3177

Newsletters:
Webb County Community Coalition Drug Prevention Bulletin

Webb County Community Coalition May 2010 Newsletter

Underage drinking and binge drinking are significant problems in the U.S. – especially on college and university campuses. To learn how to help prevent and reduce underage drinking, please read the U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action.

The Webb County Community Coalition of SCAN, Inc. supports the positions presented in these papers:

Marijuana as Medicine Position Paper

Minimum Legal Drinking Age Position Paper

Provider Directory:
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Provider Introduction and Table of Contents
Provider Directory List
Provider Direcrtory Back Cover