Our Mission:
Prevention
A Drug Free community coalition working together for the greater good of Detroit’s Westside.
Our Mission
To improve outcomes for west side Detroit youth and their families by establishing and strengthening community collaboratives that promote positive youth development and community revitalization through the prevention of youth substance abuse and other problem behaviors
Coalition Members
The Coalition for Urban Youth and Family Development is comprised of a number of like-minded community organizations throughout the city of Detroit, who are united for common goals: improving outcomes in Detroit by advocating for substance abuse prevention and revitalizing our city.
Our Impact
CUFYD has helped reach over 50,000 Westside residents with substance abuse prevention messages and resources through public education campaigns, public forums, workshops, summits, community outreach projects and programs. Click below to learn more about our work in the community.
$625
Thousand Dollars Raised
By our coalition via the Drug Free Communities Grant to combat youth substance abuse and revitalize our city in just our first 4 years of existence!
12
Sectors represented
Our coalition is comprised of representatives of 12 different sectors of community stakeholders including: Youth, Parents, Business, Media, School, Law Enforcement, Youth Serving Org, Religious/Fraternal Orders, and Healthcare Professionals.
50+
Thousand westside residents reached
With substance abuse prevention messages and resources through public education campaigns, public forums, workshops, summits, community outreach projects and programs.
Our Programs
The Coalition for Urban Youth and Family Development has a 12-month strategic plan to combat substance abuse and revitalize our community. We will accomplish this by building and strengthening our coalition, assessing our communities needs, engaging coalition members in activities that further our mission/meet our goals, and evaluating our outcomes.
Reducing youth marijuana use
CUYFD collaborates with our community partners to hold a series of town hall meetings to advocate in our community about the downsides of marijuana legalization. We educate youth about the negative effects of marijuana use in our #BluntTruth hashtag.
battling the opioid epidemic
With an opioid epidemic sweeping the nation, our work to combat heroin and prescription drug abuse is more important now than ever. Through heroin awareness education and a prescription pill media campaign we hope to finish this fight once and for all.
Fighting Against underage drinking
Reducing Underage drinking is another focal point of CUYFD education and advocacy efforts. We engage youth via our Above The Influence campaign in our community to give them the truth about alcohol and what to do when its offered to them.
evaluations
CUYFD continuously evaluates the effectivness of our programs and the impact that they are having in our community. We hope to see over all substance use rates continue fall as we engage our coalition and work in our community.
Get Involved
The Coalition for Urban Youth and Family Development hosts a number of community based events to further our mission to improve outcomes for west side Detroit youth and revitalize our community. If you would like to help, check out any of the sections below to see our schedule of events, volunteer opportunities, or make a donation to our organization.
Attend a CUYFD Community Coalition Meeting
Every third Thursday of the month
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7904955710?pwd=Mk5kbyt3Vy9aL3M0dVhPK2pTWXJrdz09
Meeting ID: 790 495 5710
Passcode: cuyfd
Sign Up For a Program
Check out the Coalitions calendar of activities to find a community event that you’d like to attend near you!
Volunteer opportunities
Head over to the volunteer page to find our how you can help out or even attend a coalition meeting.
Make a Donation
Make a contribution to help keep West side Detroit youth drug free and continue to build our community.