Category Archives: Medfield Outreach

From Kathy McDonald and Viktorria Glissendorf of Medfield Outreach –

Medfield Cares About Prevention coalition announces Drug-Free Communities grant continuation

The Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) coalition, a Medfield Foundation Initiative, is excited to announce that it was awarded a FY2024 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant continuation in the amount of $625,000 over five years by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). This grant is managed through a partnership between the ONDCP and Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

MCAP is a coalition of people who live and work in the Medfield community and who care about the well-being of our youth. MCAP’s mission is to reduce youth substance use, promote healthy decisions, and build a culture of safety in Medfield. This community coalition has broad representation of parents, youth, businesses, schools, healthcare professionals, private organizations, and public agencies. Our target population is Medfield youth, ages 11 to 18. MCAP works to reduce youth substance use, specifically targeting alcohol, marijuana and to promote positive alternatives to substance use through community collaboration.

In 2019, the Town of Medfield and MCAP were awarded a five-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant allowing for the hiring of a full-time Substance Use Prevention Coordinator who worked to re-engage valuable members of the coalition and organizations within the community. We are very grateful that the additional five-years of funding will aid in supporting the ongoing efforts of the full-time Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, as well as providing funds for an assortment of evidence-based strategies to reduce youth substance use.

There are many whose contributions played a role in achieving continued funding. We would like to thank our leadership team, sector representatives, town leaders, school administrators, coalition members, youth and our community! We would also like to thank our grant writing consultant, Amanda Decker of Bright Solutions Consulting, who successfully guided us again on the process. A special thank you to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, who awarded MCAP a mini grant back in 2019 positioning MCAP to secure consulting services that proved to be vital. 

We look forward to another five years of meaningful and important collaboration with the Medfield community!

The coalition is open to all community members! Learn more on our website at https://medfieldcares.org/ or email us at medfieldoutreach@medfield.net for the monthly meeting schedule. Please join us in this important work!

From Meri Haas, Prevention Coordinator, Medfield Outreach –

Calling All Medfield Parents and Guardians! We need your help!

Medfield Outreach and the Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) Community Coalition are conducting an online parent/guardian survey to better understand parental/guardian views as they relate to youth substance use in our community. This information will be used to inform programming to improve the health of our community’s young people. Your input matters!

This survey is open to all Medfield parents and guardians and will take less than eight minutes to complete. The survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Please use this link: flowcode.com/p/qUBpwP2na?fc=0 or the QR code to access the survey. It will remain open until 11:59pm on Sunday, December 3rd. Fill it out for your chance to win a $30 gift card!

To learn more about MCAP or youth substance use prevention efforts in Medfield, please visit medfieldcares.org. If you have questions about the survey do not hesitate to contact Medfield Outreach at medfieldoutreach@medfield.net or 508-359-7121. We strongly encourage all eligible parents/caretakers to participate, as your input is integral to our work.

No personally identifying information will be collected during this survey, and your responses will remain completely anonymous. The data will only be reported on in aggregate form. We will not publish any individual responses to the survey. *Signing up to be entered to win a gift card or to be notified of survey results will not in any way risk the anonymity of your survey responses. The contact form is not connected in any way to the survey responses.

This survey was supported in part by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) as part of a financial assistance award funded by ONDCP. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ONDCP, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Email today from Meri Haas –

Our Medfield Parent/Guardian Survey is ready to disseminate!

Please help us out by:

1. Filling it out yourself : Link Here
2. Sending it around to everyone you know. (See the press release attached for content. You can use this link or send people to our website to fill it out: medfieldcares.org
3. Sharing our social media posts.
   1. Facebook Post
   2. Instagram Post
   3. X – Twitter Post

The survey will remain open until Sunday, December 3rd at 11:59pm. Remember, the more responses we receive, the more accurate our data will be.

Feel free to print out the attached flyer and hang it anywhere you see fit.

We appreciate all of your support. Let us know if you have any questions.

Have a wonderful week,

Meri and Kyler

P.S. CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE!! It is FINALLY up and running! medfieldcares.org

Meri Haas Prevention Coordinator, Medfield Outreach (508) 359-7121 x1 | medfieldcares.org Mailing Address: 459 Main Street, Medfield, MA 02052 Physical Address: 88R South Street, Medfield, MA 02052