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Drug Free Communities Coalition
Prevention starts with you
Preventing & Reducing Underage Drug Use
Join us monthly to discuss youth and community substance use prevention strategies. Each month will feature a guest speaker to provide trainings or resources to coalition members.
Meetings are on the 3rd Friday of the month at 10AM at The Hall (behind Theron’s Marketplace) at 122 Cajon Street in Redlands. You can also join online via Zoom. See Upcoming Events below to RSVP.
Upcoming Events
Fri, Jan 17RedlandsJan 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAJan 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAHappy New Year! Join us to hear updates about our Drug Free Communities work plan, and learn from Redlands Community Hospital staff about their new Narcan distribution program. Free Narcan available at this coalition meeting.
Wed, Dec 18The Barton House of RedlandsDec 18, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Barton House of Redlands, 20 Nevada St Suite 203, Redlands, CA 92373, USADec 18, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Barton House of Redlands, 20 Nevada St Suite 203, Redlands, CA 92373, USAJoin us to say thank you for a wonderful year of partnership and community with remarks from our Police Chief Rachel Tolber. All are welcomed. Bring your friends, peers and family to share in this holiday gathering.
Fri, Nov 15RedlandsNov 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USANov 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAProviding a safe space with positive peer interactions is important for maintaining healthy youth in the community. Come learn from Substance Use Counselor Lynne Arsenault from Open Arms Youth Drop-in Center on their Family Assistance Program.
Sat, Nov 09RedlandsNov 09, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:20 PMRedlands, 612 Lawton St, Redlands, CA 92374, USANov 09, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:20 PMRedlands, 612 Lawton St, Redlands, CA 92374, USAAll hands on deck to join our team at the Family Services Association Fall Food Drive. This is a big community event where we will assist FSA with sorting and distributing donations. Our time slot is from 10am to 12:15pm. RSVP here and sign our volunteer waiver when you arrive.
Fri, Oct 18RedlandsOct 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAOct 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAIt's National Substance Use Prevention Month! Come learn how Public Health's Riverside Overdose Data to Action (RODA) monitors and prevents opioid use and overdoses in our area. Guest speaker is Wendy Hetherington, a Redlands native and Program Chief at RODA.
Fri, Sep 20RedlandsSep 20, 2024, 10:00 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USA
Fri, Aug 16RedlandsAug 16, 2024, 10:00 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USAAug 16, 2024, 10:00 AMRedlands, 122 Cajon St, Redlands, CA 92373, USARedlands Unified School District Clinical Supervisor and Mental Health Specialist, Adam Sipes, will provide our coalition with the mental health services RUSD offers to their students. Learn about how substance use and mental health are connected, and expand resources to our youth.
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