Clay Counts Coalition

Goal: $6,000.00

Specific Need

What We Need:

The Clay Counts Coaltion is  in need of $6,000 to serve as start up money to bring $625,000 into Clay County to be used to prevent and reduce substance abuse in our community.

Why We Need This:

The Clay Counts Coaltion is a grant based organization. Our grant will end in July of 2023. Thus, the work we do in our community will come to end if we do not have additional funding. However, because of the effectiveness of our efforts we have been encouraged by KDADS and the Community Anti Drug Coaltions of America to apply for a $625,000 CDC grant that will allow us to not only contiunue our efforts, but greatly expand them by targeting citizens from birth to death and focusing on the reduction of vaping, amd marijuana use by our youth as well as the misuse of prescription and street drugs by the adults in our community. Further, we will utilize our new grant to increase mental health services in Clay County and offer activites to address the alarming increase in isolation, depression indicators and sucidal ideolgy among our youth. 

Mission

The Clay Counts Coalition exists to promote social, physical, and mental well-being for the residents of Clay County, emphasizing reduction of youth substance abuse and to foster a thriving environment in which to live, learn, work, and play. 

Profile

The Clay Counts Coaltion will use the funds you donate to pay the grant writing fee from the North Central Kansas Planning Commission. This is $625,000 Drug Free Communities Grant for Clay County with the mission of preventing  and reducing substance use within our community. The grant writing fee is $6,000. Thus spending $6,000 to gain $625,000 is a powerful return of 103% on your investment! Please consider investing in the health and well-being our our community by helping us seek this grant! 

Current efforts planned and supported by The Clay Counts Coaltion include, but are not limited to:

*  Bringing former WSU basketball coach Mark Potter to our community to address "Depression:  The SIlent Epcidemic"

*  The "Not in MY House" campaign targeting the positive impact parents can have on reducing youth consumption of alcohol

*  The "It Matters" campaign, targeting the elimination of the sale of alcohol to minors in Clay County

*  The implementation of YLINK (Youth Leaders in Kansas) to provide positive drug and alcohol free activites for all Clay County Middle and High School students through Fifth Quarters and 8th Hours in our community

*  Purchased "Life Skills" drug prevention and mental health awareness curriculum for all Clay County middle and high school students

*  Providing the Gallup Strengths Finder experience for all Clay County 10th and 12th graders to identify their personal worth and embed this knowledge into their plans for their future

* Participation in the Mural Movement project with the future "YOU are STRONGER than YOU Know!" interactive mural

*  Sponsoring the "Parent Project" and "Loving Solutions" parenting classes to change destructive adolescent behaviors

*  Hosting "Mama Mia Night" at the Rex to raise awareness of the dangers of teenage drinking and the signs of teenage suicide

*  Providing "Emotional First Aid for Youth, " "The Signs of Suicide, " and "Suicide Prevention" trainings for our school district and community

*  The implementation of "Drug Court" and "Youth Court" in Clay County

To ensure that these efforts continue, and support even more work like this in our community, please consider supporting The Clay Counts Coaltion!