DREAM provides a variety of prevention services including training prevention professionals on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention (ATOD) topics; preparing professionals for prevention certification; coordinating the statewide National Red Ribbon Campaign; and managing substance abuse prevention data collection efforts on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse funded programs.

On-line: www.dreaminc.org

Funding source: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT) Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (BADA)

DREAM coordinates this program, which recruits and enrolls high school seniors in Hinds County and provides them with work readiness and the life skills to prepare them for life after high school.

On-line: www.transitions.ms

Funding source: Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) serving as fiscal agent for Mississippi Southcentral Works.