SASC request for Financial Support
SASC
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES CENTER
799 Main Street
Dubuque,IA 52001-6825
563-582-3784
December 13, 2006
Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA 52001
Honorable Mayor and Council Members:
909 Well Mein Street, Suite 1
Manchester, IA 52057
563-927-5112
htto //www.sasc-dbo.ora
Substance Abuse Services Center (SASC) is respectft[lly requesting your financial support for FY2007 in
whatever amount your city budget can bear. Donations will be used to support the costs associated with
working with youth under the age of 21 in Dubuque and Delaware Counties.
During FY2006, SASC counselors provided counseling and educational services to youth in the following
numbers:
- School-based programs (grades 7-12) 476 youth
- Dubuque office-based program 598 youth
- Manchester office-based program 109 youth
Alcohol co~inues to be the primary drug of abuse by our youth with marijttana and methamphetamine the
second and third drugs of choice. Additional information about SASC is enclosed for your review.
Please help SASC maintain its youth programs by making whatever donation you can. Thanks for your
consideration!
$ ere ,
~-' Dtane K. Thomas
Executive Director
Enclosure
SASC
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES CENTER
799 Main Street 909 Wes[ Main SVee[, Suite 1
Dubuque, IA 52001-6825 Manchester, IA 52057
563-582-3784 563-927-5112
http://www.sasc-dbg.ors
Substance Abuse Services Center (SASC) was organized in 1975 for the purpose of reducing the
incidence of, and problems relating to, addictions in Dubuque and Delaware Counties. SASC is a
not-for-profit agency governed by a volunteer Boazd of Directors comprised of citizens of Dubuque
and Delaware Counties. It is licensed as a substance abuse treatment facility by the Iowa
Department of Public Health. SASC maintains full-time offices in Dubuque and Manchester, as
well as an adult residential facility in Dubuque.
During FY2006, SASC provided services to a total of 3,682 clients and their families, an increase of
9% over FY2005. An additional 13,000 people were involved in a variety of community outreach
and education programs.
SASC's funding is a combination of state/federal funds, client fees, contracted service contracts,
United Way contributions, and other donations. Clients at SASC are assessed fees for services
based on a sliding fee scale. No one is refused services based solely on an inability to pay.
Current programs and services provided include:
1. Assessments for addictive disorders including alcohol and other drug addictions, problem
gambling, and co-dependency.
2. OWI assessments for those alrested for drunk driving.
3. Outpatient Treatment including individual, family, and group wunseling components.
4. High-Risk Youth Programming including on-campus counseling services at City of
Dubuque, Dubuque County, and Delawaze County High Schools and Junior High Schools as
well as our office-based Early Intervention Program for adolescents and their pazents.
5. Prevention programming, which includes community outreach and educational
components.
6. OWI Offender Treatment Programs in conjunction with the Iowa Department of
Correctional Services.
7. Driving Unimpaired Classes for Iowans arrested for drunk driving.
8. Gambling Treatment Program that provides a full continuum of prevention and treatment
services for those experiencing problems due to legalized gambling.