24-06 Oceanside Drug Free - Oceanside Drug-Free Community Initiative

The City of Oceanside Department of Housing and Neighborhood Services (HNS) (“the  City) is requesting  proposals, including a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), from organizations that can demonstrate qualifications and experience with services as described herein, to design, organize and facilitate an evidence-based youth-focused,  youth-involved substance-use prevention program or campaign with a focus on interventions that prevent drug use and/or drug addiction in vulnerable youth and with emphasis on Middle School age youth and addressing the  needs of communities of color and vulnerable populations that are disproportionately impacted by Substance Abuse Disorders (SUD) (“the Project)”. The City’s Drug-Free Community Initiative seeks to decrease/discourage the number of young people in Oceanside who are misusing and/or considering using substances and to provide educational opportunities for our youth, parents and community about the risks of youth SUDs through a youth-focused drug prevention campaign and/or program.