Substance Abuse Council to meet

The Dubois County Substance Abuse Council (SAC) under the direction of Indiana Criminal Justice Institute will hold an executive meeting on January 2, 2014 at 12 p.m. in the conference room of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce.

Budget for 2014 will be set from funds collected by countermeasure fees that are assessed by the Dubois County courts to alcohol and drug offenders as part of the court costs. The Governor’s Commission mandates SAC to provide grant funding in three categories: Treatment/Intervention, Prevention/Education, and Law Enforcement/Justice.

The SAC meets the second Tuesday of every month at 11:00 a.m. in the backroom of Shoney’s restaurant in Jasper. The public is invited to attend. The mission of SAC is to reduce the problems associated with substance abuse in Dubois County in order to enhance family and community life. For more information visit the SAC website at http://www.duboiscountysubstanceabuse.org/ or contact the coordinator Janet Schnell at Janet4SAC@Gmail.com or by phone 812-630-6779.

Executive officers for the SAC are: Chair Nancy Eckerle, Co-Chair Donna Hopkins, Treasurer Terry Tanner, and Representatives Ruthann Hildebrand, Becky Michael, Tim Lampert, Chad Blessinger, Leah Tooley, Ronnie Bowman, and Deb Capps.