Cumberland Mountain Receives Prevention Grants

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Since 2001, community partners in Buchanan, Russell and Tazewell Counties have worked hard to attain resources to increase our ability to meet the prevention needs of our region. Cumberland Mountain Community Services has authored and operated the following grants:

2001 -03      $323,000   Tazewell County

                     State Incentive Grant Through the Governors’ office on
Substance Abuse Prevention

2002            $67,480        Russell County

                     Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant I – Provided the Al’s Pals Kids making Healthy Choices program to all Russell County Pre-K –Kindergarten classes Here Now Down the Road Tips for Loving Parents as a partnering parent program.

2003            $44,920     Russell County

                    Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant II – Expanded       the Al’ Pals program to the Community Head Start programs and to all Russell County 1^st grade classes.

                   $48,615     Tazewell County

                    Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant- Expanded a prevention Specialist position to the Tazewell County Schools and provided elementary after school tutoring, the Keep a Clear Mind Program and the All Stars Program.

2004                                  $100,000    Buchanan County

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant III – Provided the Al’s Pals Kids making Healthy Choices program to all Russell County Pre-K, Kindergarten classes and 1^st grade classrooms and the Life Skills training program to all 6th and 7^th grade classrooms.

                   $48,615       Tazewell County

                    Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant- Continued the prevention Specialist position to the Tazewell County Schools and provided the 4^th and 6^th grade All Stars program and the 3^rd grade Keep A Clear Mind Program.

                    $39,204       Tazewell County

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant III – Provided the Keep A Clear Mind program to all Russell County 3^rd grade classrooms and the All Stars program to all Russell County 4^th and 5^th grade classes.

2005            $35,289       Russell & Tazewell County

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant IV – Provided the Keep A Clear Mind program to all Russell County 3^rd grade classrooms and the All Stars program to all Russell County 4^th and 5^th grade classes.

2005            $42,578       Buchanan County

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant IV – Provided the Life Skills training program to all 6th and 7^th grade classrooms.

2006-09      $68,693       Buchanan County

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Grant IV – Provides the Life Skills training program to all 6th and 7^th grade classrooms with an expansion of the program to the 8^th grade.