7/12/2011
CHARLESTON, W.Va -Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced today that his office has awarded $319,900 in Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Grant Program funds. These funds will be used to enforce the underage drinking laws through programming that includes advertising and education, compliance check operations, intervention and diversion, and follow-up.
The West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services administers this program from funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.
Funds were awarded to the following:
HARRISON
City of Bridgeport
$14,250.00
These funds will be utilized for the STUD (Stop the Underage Drinking) Program to reduce the sale and consumption of alcohol to youth in Bridgeport.
Contact: Sergeant Gary Weaver
Phone: (304) 842-8260
Email:
gweaver@bridgeportwv.com
City of Clarksburg
$15,150.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of conducting compliance checks, shoulder tap operations, providing education and implementing environmental strategies in the City of Clarksburg.
Contact: Lieutenant James R. Chamberlain
Phone: (304) 624-1623
Email:
jrchamberlain@harrco911.org
City of Shinnston
$6,200.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of reducing the occurrences of underage drinking through education, advertising, social networking, and enforcement in the City of Shinnston.
Contact: Chief Michael Secreto
Phone: (304) 592-2121
Email:
chief@shinnstonwv.com
KANAWHA
City of Charleston
$19,600.00
These funds will be utilized for the Operation Prevent program to provide the City of Charleston with aggressive, underage drinking enforcement and preventative education.
Contact: Sergeant Tim Palmer
Phone: (304) 348-6470
Email:
tim.palmer@charlestonwvpolice.org
Kanawha County Commission
$23,500.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of addressing the underage drinking problems in Kanawha County.
Contact: Valerie Taylor
Phone: (304) 357-0155
Email:
vmtaylor@kcso.us
LEWIS
Lewis County Commission
$10,450.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of combating the use, possession, and access of alcohol to minors through compliance checks and education throughout Lewis County.
Contact: Lieutenant David Parks
Phone: (304) 269-8251
Email:
dsp405@yahoo.com
LOGAN
Logan County Commission
$19,150.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of the R.E.A.C.T.S. (Response, Education, Adolescence, Courts, Team, Support) program to decrease the underage drinking problems in Logan County through education and enforcement.
Contact: Sergeant Sonya Porter
Phone: (304) 792-8591
Email:
smporter@logan-co-sheriff-wv.org
MCDOWELL
McDowell County Commission
$21,750.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of enforcing the underage drinking laws in McDowell County by conducting compliance checks, shoulder tap operations, and party patrols.
Contact: Sheriff Daniel W. Mitchell
Phone: (304) 436-8523
Email:
dwm102cfd@yahoo.com
MERCER
Mercer County Commission
$5,300.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of the Mercer County Underage Drinking Enforcement and Prevention (MCUDEP) Program to work with the local coalition to create a comprehensive prevention strategy geared toward keeping youth alcohol free.
Contact: Travis Helmondollar
Phone: (304) 324-0456
Email:
travis@strongcommunities.org
MINGO
Mingo County Commission
$16,100.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of reducing teen alcohol consumption by increasing enforcement activities, implementing Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol, and social marketing throughout Mingo County.
Contact: Lara Fox
Phone: (304) 664-3986
Email:
foxatvlodge@yahoo.com
MORGAN
Morgan County Commission
$29,600.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of decreasing youth access to alcohol in Morgan County through youth, parent, and community education, enforcement, and a media campaign.
Contact: Kristin Willard
Phone: (304) 258-7807
Email:
kristin@morganpartnership.org
OHIO
City of Wheeling
$22,150.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of reducing the availability of alcohol to youth in the City of Wheeling.
Contact: Sergeant Duwane Taylor
Phone: (304) 234-3751
Email:
property@wheelingpd.com
RANDOLPH
Randolph County Commission
$14,800.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of ensuring that a wide array of projects limiting alcohol access to minors continues throughout Randolph County.
Contact: Melody Himes
Phone: (304) 636-4454
Email:
mhimes@rcfrn.org
WOOD
Wood County Commission
$14,800.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of providing enforcement, public education and information, and an evidence based model program approach to reducing underage drinking in Wood County.
Contact: Larry Johnson
Phone: (304) 424-1711
Email:
larry.johnson@courtswv.gov
STATEWIDE
Marshall University Research Corporation
$43,550.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of the RU21 Project to provide education and a social marketing campaign to reduce the incidence of underage drinking throughout the state.
Contact: Dr. Wayne Coombs
Phone: (304) 766-6301
Email:
wcoombs@marshall.edu
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
$43,550.00
These funds will be utilized for the purpose of combating underage drinking by collaborating with local units of government to conduct compliance checks throughout the state.
Contact: Charlotte Blankenship
Phone: (304) 558-2481
Email:
charlotte.a.blankenship@wv.gov
Division of Justice and Community Services Contact:
Kimberly S. Mason
Justice Programs Specialist
Division of Justice and Community Services
1204 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
(304) 558-8814, extension 53328
Email:
Kimberly.S.Mason@wv.gov
Contact Information
Jacqueline Proctor or Kimberly Mason
304-558-2000 or 304-558-8814