Causes: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment, Substance Abuse Prevention

Mission: We unite communities to establish an action plan for youth substance abuse prevention now

Results: CANDLE, Inc. has provided the tools for communities to 'take care of their own' via our Reality Tour Program Model. Over 40,000 parents/children in our home state of PA have participated. Our program is replicated n several states. All replicated programs have been able to successfully use our tools to replicate prevention services in their community by networking a volunteer force.

Target demographics: communities use existing resources to provide an evidence-based parent/child prevention experience that is self-sustaining and provided on a scheduled basis so there is always a program coming up for families to access.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 12k with resources & prevention information during the pandemic.

Geographic areas served: Drug prevention as a family experience delivered by volunteers at the community level.

Programs: The Reality Tour Drug Prevention Program and Family Health Policy Home Drug-testing, CANDLE, Inc. gives communities and families the tools to educate the community on substance abuse prevalence and drug trends while imparting coping skills that can help families prevent experimentation.