Who We Are
Substance Abuse Initiative was created in 1989 to address the issue of open drug
trafficking in Cleveland and the accompanying increase of crime. Prior to SAI there were
no agencies dealing solely with public education and empowerment over the drug
issue. SAI was thus designed to fill the gap. SAI was originally created as a project of
the Task Force on Violent Crime, but became an independent non-profit [501 (c )(3)]
agency in 1994. Through community agencies, business, schools professional
agencies and volunteers, SAI brings together the Greater Cleveland community to
prevent the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
trafficking in Cleveland and the accompanying increase of crime. Prior to SAI there were
no agencies dealing solely with public education and empowerment over the drug
issue. SAI was thus designed to fill the gap. SAI was originally created as a project of
the Task Force on Violent Crime, but became an independent non-profit [501 (c )(3)]
agency in 1994. Through community agencies, business, schools professional
agencies and volunteers, SAI brings together the Greater Cleveland community to
prevent the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
 | Drug Free Zones: Community organizing, technical support and | |
| staff assistance to neighborhood residents in developing neighborhood drug prevention efforts | ||
| Prevention Fairs: Information dissemination through resource | |
| tables in various locations | ||
| Red Ribbon Activities: Providing presentations and coordinating | |
| activities to create awareness concerning drug prevention by focusing on the National Red Ribbon celebration |
We are involved in...
- Redeveloping playgrounds in Cleveland neighborhoods, and helping them remain drug
free - Encouraging implementation of Cleveland's drug-free school zone law
- Collaborating with other prevention programs to reduce the number of alcohol ads in
inner city neighborhoods. - Supporting the Cleveland Drug House Task Force in its mission of boarding up
suspected drug houses - Coordination of the National Red Ribbon celebration for Greater Cleveland
- Providing technical assistance to neighborhood groups and street clubs in an effort to
discourage drug activity - Assisting neighborhoods to address the proliferation of liquor outlets
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What We Do