Our Mission 

UNIDAD aims to promote a drug free environment in our communities through coalition efforts that strengthen collaboration, engage individuals, families, business community, schools, law enforcement, religious/fraternal organizations, media, health care professionals, state and local governmental agencies, and other organizations and civic and volunteer groups.  

To achieve its mission, UNIDAD attempts to:

·          Reduce substance abuse in its community through community awareness projects.

·          Help community partnerships strengthen their collaborative efforts through infrastructure development

·          Enhance intergovernmental collaboration, cooperation, and coordination with the private and public sector through partnership steering committees,

·          Enable communities to conduct data-driven, research-based prevention planning using the Strategic Planning Framework (SPF) employing the SPF five steps in an on-going analysis and  process.  The five steps of the SPF are: 1) needs assessment, 2) capacity building, 3) planning, 4) implementation, and 5) evaluation. 

·          Provide communities with technical assistance, guidance, and fundraising support.