BOLDER Coalition
Bringing together youth, parents, and community organizations that foster inclusivity and diversity to enhance the protective factors that help build healthier communities.
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Prevention Coalition Resources
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) | MA DESE SFS | Family Engagement Initiatives and Resources | SAMSHA Voices of Youth
Coalition Membership and Representation
​The BOLDER Coalition has representatives from different sectors of the community: youth, parents, business, media, schools, law enforcement, faith and youth serving organizations, civic groups, healthcare professionals and governmental agencies. All who are committed to the betterment of the lives of young people and their families are encouraged to join us!
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For more information and to join the BOLDER Coalition email sstarpreventionservices@gmail.com.
MISSION
The mission of SSTAR Prevention’s BOLDER (Building our Lives Determined Empowered and Resilient) Coalition is to focus on enhancing protective factors that help build better communities, support families, and promote health and wellness initiatives that specifically address substance use prevention and positive youth development from ages birth to eighteen.
VISION
The vision of BOLDER is to create healthier communities for the youth and families of Fall River, Taunton, and surrounding cities and towns. BOLDER aims to foster inclusivity and diversity by incorporating the eight Prevention Principles into youth substance use prevention initiatives. BOLDER empowers individuals from a wide variety of community sectors to adopt best practices as well as utilize data informed strategies to implement and evaluate programming, policy, and practice change.