Mount Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime

A Volunteer Community Outreach Program

HadIt.org:

Where we are:

Mount Hood Corridor
(Oregon, USA), including:

  • Sandy
  • Brightwood
  • Wemme
  • Welches
  • Zigzag
  • Rhododendron
  • Government Camp

 

Latest News

The President's
National Drug Control Strategy
February 2005
-> Stopping Use Before It Starts <-
Education and Community Action Parents:
        The Main Ingredient

The Strategy discusses a variety of prevention programs, including school- and community-based programs, student drug testing programs, and public service advertisements. These diverse approaches help parents keep kids away from drugs and alcohol. Yet none of these programs is enough to make a decisive difference without significant parental involvement.
(see the press release or on the White House Drug Policy Site)

WHITE HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS
MT. HOOD COALITION AGAINST DRUG CRIME
TO HIGHLIGHT

On March 1, 2004 President Bush announced his 2004 National Drug Control Strategy Campaign, which will be presented to Congress. Within this document the Mt. Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime was selected to be highlighted as a successful program. The President’s campaign notes in his opening page of his strategy document: (see Press Release)

OREGON GOVERNOR SELECTS
MT. HOOD COALITION AGAINST DRUG CRIME MEMBER TO SERVE ON METH TASK FORCE

The Mt. Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime has been selected to serve on the Governor’s Methamphetamine Task Force, the purpose of which is to develop a set of actions to attack the production and use of methamphetamine in
Oregon. (see Press Release)

Governor Selects
Patti Smith
To Serve On Meth Task Force

State Representative Patti Smith (R – House District 52) has been selected to serve on the Governor’s Methamphetamine Task Force, the purpose of which is to develop a set of actions to attack the production and use of methamphetamine in Oregon. (see Press Release)

Mt Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime Hosts
White House Drug Czar - John Walters!

On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, John Walters, Director of the White House Office on Drug Policy, visited with the Coalition for a tour of 2 house that are known community "problems". He then held a press conference on the site that, until the previous week, had contained a Meth contaminated house which had been one of the initial reasons for the formation of the Mount Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime.(see Press Release)

Mt Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime
receives
Public Service Award

on February 8, 2003, the Coalition received a Public Service Award from the Clackamas County Sheriff for our contribution to the community

Drug-Free Communities
Grant award

September 2002: The Drug-Free Communities Support Program has awarded $100,000 to the Mt. Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime (in collaboration with the Oregon Trail School District) to organize an educational program to increase drug & alcohol awareness and decrease illegal use by minors.