IF 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS CAN BE RAISED, THEN IT’S POSSIBLE THAT SUN STREET CENTERS’ 3 PREVENTION CENTERS IN SALINAS COULD REMAIN OPEN PAST DECEMBER. THAT’S WHEN THE CURRENT GRANT RUNS OUT. SUN STREET’S C.E.O. PLANS TO RE-APPLY FOR THE MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT FROM THE SUBSTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NEXT YEAR, BUT THAT MIGHT NOT HELP THE CURRENT CROP OF PAID EMPLOYEES, OR THE COMMUNITY. THE 3 PREVENTION CENTERS SERVED MORE THAN 54 HUNDRED PEOPLE LAST YEAR.
THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BY EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ADDICTION, (WHETHER IT BE TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL).
THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING PROGRAM WOULD ALSO BE LOST IF THE CENTERS HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS.
