Coalition of the Year Award
The Annual PA Coalition Prevention Initiative of the Year (CPIY) Award is offered by the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) in partnership with the Commonwealth Prevention Alliance, and the Prevention Coalition AdvisoryCouncil of PA (PCAC) and coordinated by the EPISCenter at Penn State University.
2020 Coalition of the Year Award Nominations Now CLOSED
The goal of this award is to recognize successful community coalitions that have utilized an innovative and creative primary prevention initiative/strategy to achieve strong community-level outcomes related to increasing positive youth behaviors by addressing the underlying causes. The program, practice, or environmental strategy must be part of a risk-focused, data-driven, decision-making process that prioritizes goals, strategies and desired outcomes.
2019 Coalition of the Year
2019 Chambersburg Cares
Director of Programming, Christy Unger, and Coalition Coordinator, Shannon Lee with award presented to Chambersburg Cares. (missing from photo – Karen Johnston, Executive Director)
Past Winners
2018 Karns City Communities that Care
2011 – Delaware County Communities That Care Network
2012 – Unified Family Services Systems of Bedford County
2013 – Erie Policy and Planning Council for Children and Families
2014 – Mercer County Communities That Care
2015 – Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care
2016 – Clarion County Family Net
2017 – Council Rock for Healthy Youth Development