The Coolidge Youth Coalition invests in the future of Coolidge by promoting healthy and drug free lifestyles for the youth and families who live in the Coolidge community.

Organized in 1989 as the Coolidge Alliance Against Drugs, in 2007 the group incorporated as the Coolidge Youth Coalition, became a non-profit and achieved recognition from the IRS as a tax-exempt (501c3) charitable organization.

In September of 2009, the Coolidge Youth Coalition competed for and won an Award for a Drug Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the amount of $125,000.  This DFC Grant is renewable for 5 years subject to achieving the primary goals of the DFC Program which must have the reduction of substance abuse among youth as its principal mission along with strengthening the collaboration among surrounding communities to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.

The Coolidge Youth Coalition moved into their first office at the Coolidge Adult Center, 250 W. Third Street, Coolidge, Arizona, in February of 2010.  DFC Staff at the new CYC office are Sharon Boyd, Director of the Drug Free Communities Program for the CYC, Adam Cordova, Project Coordinator, and Michael Flores, Project Associate.

For two decades now, concerned residents, parents, businesses and civic organizations have worked with the CYC to sponsor such activities as Underage Drinking Prevention including promoting the Social Hosting Ordinance, UAD Town Halls, Parent Universities, Drug Fee Grad Night for Coolidge’s graduating seniors and drug prevention activities such as Meth 101 Education and Red Ribbon Week.