Porter County Substance Abuse Council
Government Center
155 Indiana Ave., Suite 102 Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Phone: (219) 462-0946
Fax: (219) 465-3856
Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign
Drunk Driving Task Force
Signs your teen is using drugs or alcohol & Where to get help

$5.00 Drug Testing Kits
Testing For:
  • Marijuana
  • Heroin

  • Cocaine
  • Ecstasy
    • Call 462-0946
    For Appointment
    ABUSE COUNCIL
    GOALS AND PURPOSE

    The GOAL of the Porter County Substance Abuse Council is to reduce the incidence of substance abuse in Porter County.

    The MISSION of the Porter County Substance Abuse Council will be to assess and promote effective community based alcohol, tobacco and other substance abuse programs.

    The PURPOSE of the council includes: To formulate and implement a county wide comprehensive plan and to advocate legislative concerns both locally and statewide as it relates to the goal and vision of the Council

    You can become part of the solution!

    PCSAC meets the
    2nd Thursday of the month
    at Valparaiso Public Library at 7:30 am

    Join Us!









    TASK FORCES
  • PREVENTION / EDUCATION...
    ...is concerned with education and awareness programs, activities, services or materials aimed at deterring individuals from the use or abuse of drugs. School and agency initiatives often come from this group.
  • INTERVENTION / TREATMENT...
    ...is comprised of those concerned with services that offer assistance to persons in need of recovery from alcohol and other drugs and work to identify gaps in program and service areas.
  • JUSTICE...
    ...deals with the legal consequences of substance abuse. This group is concerned with enforcement, prosecution, probation, court & correctional services.
    SPECIAL COMMITTEES
  • PORTER COUNTY RED RIBBION CAMPAIGN...
    ...focuses its efforts on the annual Red Ribbon Week. The group's work has expanded to include activities year `round. Parades, logo design contests and scholarship awards are just a few of Red Ribbon's many tasks. Click for more information

  • DRUNK DRIVING TASK FORCE...
    ...has a goal to reduce the rate of drunk and drugged drivers on the road. Anti-drunk driving billboards, roving patrols, server training and student programs are some of the ways this group works to make our streets safer. Click for more information

    THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: We work from annual Comprehensive Plan which serves as our blueprint for action. This plan is developed as a result of our volunteers meeting in specific task force groups to assess the local needs and to identify the problems and recommended



    • Council Membership

    Alice's House
    Adult and Juvenile Probation
    Boone Grove Schools
    Boys & Girls Club of Porter County
    Burns Harbor Police Department
    Care Counseling Services
    Chesterton Police Department
    Chesterton Schools
    Choices
    East Porter County Schools
    Family & Youth Services Bureau
    Frontline
    Great Lakes Laboratories
    Hebron Police
    Hebron Schools
    Indiana Excise Police
    Indiana State Police
    Kouts Police
    Moraine House
    Ogden Dunes Police Dept
    PACT
    PCADOS
    Porter County Health Dept
    Porter Hospital
    Portage Police
    Portage Schools
    Portage YMCA
    Porter County Prosecutor
    Porter County Sheriff
    Porter Police Dept
    Porter Starke Services
    Porter Township Schools
    Respite House
    Smoke Free Indiana
    The Caring Place
    Union Township Schools
    Valparaiso Police
    Valparaiso Schools
    Concerned Citizens

     

    Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign | Drunk Driving Task Force
    Signs your teen is using drugs or alcohol and where to get help