The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) works to expand the number of community anti-drug coalitions nationwide and serves as a national resource for the development of anti-drug public policy.

CADCA supports local coalitions with:

• Technical assistance and training.
• Public policy initiatives.
• Media strategies and marketing programs.
• Conferences and special events.

Key Results
This report covers results from 1992 through December 2003, during which time the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided support for CADCA's core activities.

• In the 16 years that followed its inception in 1992, CADCA's membership base grew to more than 6,300, including more than 5,250 community coalitions.
• CADCA's annual National Leadership Forum, supported by more than 15 federal agencies and corporate sponsors brings together up to 1,500 community anti-drug coalition leaders to share successes and discuss common problems.
  • Experts in the fields of substance abuse, treatment and research have made extensive presentations.
  • Speakers have included former President Bill Clinton and numerous members of Congress.
• CADCA also holds Mid-Year Training Institutes, which grew in size by an average of 100 people a year from 2001 to 2003.
• Project staff has produced a range of reports, articles, newsletters, satellite broadcasts, and videos.
• CADCA's Web site provides links to member coalitions and resources for building and sustaining community coalitions, including real-time training and technical assistance sessions.
• In May 2001, a CADCA coalition meeting in Fairfax, Va., was the venue at which President George W. Bush announced his national drug control strategy.
• Under the reauthorization of the Drug-Free Communities Act Support Program, CADCA was awarded a grant to run the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute. The 2004 funding for the overall program was $70 million.

Assessment Findings
In 1999, an RWJF-funded independent assessment recommended that CADCA should:

• Clarify and add precision to its strategic plan.
• Diversify its approaches to technical assistance to coalitions.

Funding
RWJF provided a total of $19,512,749 through nine grants to CADCA. The first seven grants supported its core operations from October 1992 to December 2003. The final two grants provided time for CADCA to secure other funding and provided matching funds for its operation.