US CA: New Federal Grants To Sustain Youth Coalition

Santa Ynez Valley News, 13 Sep 2012 – Members of the Santa Ynez Valley Youth Coalition are celebrating the award of two federal grants, totaling $825,000 over five years, to continue their fight against substance abuse by young people. Formerly known as the Santa Ynez Valley Coalition to Promote Drug Free Youth, the local group is one of 57 recipients nationwide – and one of just five in California – of a grant from the Drug Free Communities program, coalition coordinator Mary Conway announced.