Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse

The United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse (UWBCCSA) is a broad based substance use/abuse coalition dedicated to reducing substance use/abuse and all its devastating consequences on individuals, families, and communities.

Today, its primary role is to serve as a coalition-building organization that brokers partnerships between federal, state and local agencies to foster, develop and enhance integrated counter-drug efforts throughout Broward County and to search for innovative and effective ways to address the issue of substance use/abuse.

Since its inception, the Commission has directed over 26-million dollars to community-based programs that address and treat substance use/abuse and help prevent youth from using drugs. Through a federal block grant that it coordinates in Broward County, the Commission currently directs funding to and supervises programs that focus on preventing drug use and preventing violence. United Way of Broward County provides the majority of the funding for the Commission\'s infrastructure with funding for its service initiatives coming primarily from state and federal grants.

The Commission has a Drug Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy that is administrated by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (C-SAP); receives funding from the Florida Department of Children and Families; and, from the US Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program. In addition, financial support for certain of the Commission\'s community events comes from the School Board of Broward County, the Broward Chiefs of Police and from individual police departments.