WHAT IS THE LAPORTE COUNTY DRUG FREE PARTNERSHIP?

The LaPorte County Drug Free Partnership, formed in 1989, is one of the 15 counties in the Northwest Region of the Governor’s Commission for a Drug Free Indiana.  As a part of the statewide structure and designated as the Local Coordinating Council under the authority by law of the County Commission, members include concerned citizens and representatives from any county organizations interested in helping to solve problems caused by substance abuse / addiction in LaPorte County.  

OUR DEDICATED STAFF:

Jeane Bock  - Coordinator.  Jeane brings a resume filled with wide experience in substance abuse prevention work.  She has BA and MSW degrees, has been a social worker at Youth Service Bureau, Projects/Grants Leader at LaPorte Community Schools, program director of Prenatal Substance Use Prevention Program at Dunebrook, and a staff therapist at Samaritan Center. 

Sandy Gleim, Executive Director of Healthy Communities of LaPorte County & Associate Coordinator of Drug Free Partnership, works with Jeane to share a portion of the coordinator responsibilities. As Associate Director, she also offers a strong resume including community coalition building, health and tobacco control experience, and has served as immediate past chair of the partnership.     

MISSION STATEMENT           

To bring together representatives, organizations, and agencies both public and private, who seek to provide optimal resources for the combating of alcohol and other drug abuse in LaPorte County. 

We do this by formulating a countywide comprehensive plan, while evaluating and restructuring to insure its goals are met, and by funding proposed projects and programs by awarding grants from the local portion of the Drug Free Community Fund.

OUR BOARD MEMBERS: