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Johnson County accepts $200,000 state grant to expand family substance‑use prevention programs
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to accept a $200,000 Kansas Fights Addiction Grant to expand Strengthening Families and Empower Parents programs; staff said programming would not rely solely on the grant and that evaluation plans include pre/post surveys and longitudinal follow-up.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 Feb. 27 to accept a $200,000 Kansas Fights Addiction Grant from the state of Kansas to support Strengthening Families and Empower Parents programs for substance‑use prevention.
The grant was presented by Tanner Fortney, a member of the county mental health staff. Fortney said the award would fund curriculum development, online resources and technology for participants, and that none of the funding would be used…
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