New Directions Coalitions
In 1997, Vermont was one of five initial states to receive a State Incentive Grant (SIG) from
the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. This grant supported 23 community coalitions
across the state in identifying and implementing a range of youth substance use prevention
strategies. Vermont’s SIG, titled “New Directions” (ND), represented a major shift in the
state’s approach to substance abuse prevention through its funding of community coalitions
rather than individual programs, its emphasis on the use of research-based prevention
programs and strategies, the high level of training, technical assistance, and financial support
provided to the coalitions, and the collaborative involvement of multiple state agencies in
the oversight of the project. ND coalitions implemented a variety of programs that include school-based prevention
curricula, student assistance programs, mentoring, substance-free alternative activities, and
family outreach programs. Coalition activities also included public awareness campaigns
and other environmental strategies, and they served to enhance collaboration and networking
among community organizations.
New Directions Coalition Contact Information:
Addison NW SU Prevention Council
48 Green Street, Suite 1
Vergennes, VT 05491
Phone: (802) 877-3332
E-mail: acota@anwsu.org
Alyson Cota
Cabot Coalition
PO Box 245
Cabot, VT 05647
Phone: (802) 563-3338
Fax: (802) 563-2022
E:mail: cabotcoalition@fairpoint.net
Lori Augustyniak
Essex CHIPS, Inc.
2 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Phone: (802) 878-6982
Fax: (802) 878-6946
E-mail: Ray@EssexCHIPS.org
Ray Coffey, Executive Director
Milton Youth Community Coalition
PO Box 619, 23 Villemaire Lane
Milton, VT 05468-0619
Phone: (802) 893-1457
E-mail: kdellinger@miltonyouth.org
Kim Dellinger
New Directions for Barre Coalition
260 North Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 479-7378
Fax: (802) 479-7378 (call before faxing)
E-mail: teenleadcoor@verizon.net
Joellen Mulvaney
Ottauquechee Community Partnership
PO Box 4
North Pomfret, VT 05053
Phone: (802) 457-4780
E-mail: ocp@sover.net
cdloon@sover.net
Cathy Donath
Phone: (802) 295-9353