Causes: Community Coalitions

Mission: Kossuth connections coalition works toward making kossuth county a safe, healthy, crime and drug free place to work, live, and raise kids by reducing the use of substance use, empowering youth by developing leadership opportunities, and limiting the access to substances in the county.

Programs: The caddy shack provides opportunities to the youth in the community to develop leadership skills as these are their first jobs. The experience helps empower them to take responsibility and learn different types of management skills. The caddy shack also provides a family friendly event for all ages to encourage kids to seek positive activities throughout the community.

the funding from the iowa department of public health provides support to three counties in the state working through the strategic prevention framework partnership for success (spf-pfs) to create community level change which will decrease alcohol use among young people under 21 years.

drug free community support grant funds our coalition to lead the community toward two overall arching goals: (1) reduce underage drinking and (2) increase the community capacity to address the issues related to underage drinking.