Prevention begins with awareness achieved through community outreach and education, media campaigns, and speaking events.
Prevention continues with building skills and providing support achieved through implementing evidence-based programs, prevention counseling, advocacy, broad-based coalition building, alcohol and drug-free activities, and cultural competency.
Prevention is most effective when we change community conditions that contribute to underage drinking and drug use. We achieve this by reducing access to alcohol and illegal dugs through community partnerships and initiatives, policy change, and enforcement.

Riverhead Community Awareness Program, Inc. (CAP) is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1979 by volunteers to address growing problems caused by alcohol and other drugs within the Riverhead schools and community. Today, CAP is the major provider of drug and alcohol prevention, counseling and community coalition services in the Riverhead Central School District and community.

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Fall Medication Take Back Event

Fall Take Back Event on October 24th | 10/20/2020

The Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth is hosting a Fall Medication Take Back Event on Saturday, October 24th. Community members can safely dispose of expired, unwanted and
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TSgt Gabriel Manzueta

TSgt Gabriel Manzueta is October’s Coalition Member of the Month | 10/05/2020

TSgt Gabriel Manzueta is October’s Coalition Member of the Month. TSgt Manzueta has worked as a Drug Demand Reduction Civil Operator for the New York National Guard Counterdrug Task Force
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Cool Parents Serve Ice Cream

Cool Parents Serve Ice Cream…Not Alcohol | 08/20/2020

Cool Parents Serve Ice Cream…Not Alcohol. Be Cool. That’s the message Riverhead CAP and its community partners are sending to parents once again this summer. It’s that time of year
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Fall Medication Take Back Event at STOP Day

The Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth is hosting a
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Riverhead Community Awareness Program, Inc. (CAP) does not charge for our services, but we depend on the generous support from our friends and neighbors to meet the growing need for drug and alcohol prevention and school-based counseling programs in the Riverhead community. Please consider making a donation by clicking on the button below. Thank you.
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Since 1982, CAP Volunteers have provided the CAP Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education Program (Life Skills) for 5th and 6th grade  students at Pulaski Street Elementary School. CAP currently needs adult Volunteers to help teach our Pulaski Street School Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program. No experience is necessary! Free education and training provided.
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