Sumter CAP

Putting a cap on substance abuse in Sumter County.

Sumter CAP (Community Action Partnership) is a community coalition which works collaboratively with community partners to develop, implement, and promote innovative, sustainable substance free prevention strategies, as well as to educate families within Sumter County, to ensure a safe, substance free, and healthy environment for all of our teens and families.​​

Sumter CAP Partners

The following organizations have become frequent supporters of Sumter CAP:

Sumter CAP Strategies

Sumter CAP has adopted or developed strategies in conjunction with other community organizations to reduce substance abuse and other unhealthy activities.  

  1. No One’s House: A parent-to-parent campaign that strives to stop parents from providing alcohol to teens or allowing teens to drink in their homes.  
  2. I Steer Clear: This program teaches students about the risks of driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.
  3. You’re Not Alone Suicide Prevention: This program is a collaboration with the Sumter School District.  For more information visit us at: http://yourenotalonecampaign.com. 
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  4. Safe Drug Disposal: Sumter CAP has kits available so that leftover medications can be disposed of correctly without risk to kids or animals.  Contact SumterCAP@gmail.com for your free disposal kit.
  5. SEN (Substance Exposed Newborns) Task Force: Sumter CAP has made it a priority to educate people on the problem of substance-exposed newborns by working with coalitions throughout the 5th judicial circuit.  These coalitions implement strategic methods focused on prevention and effective intervention.

Getting Involved

If you’d like to help us put a CAP on substance abuse in Sumter County, contact:

Rozanne Grady at SumterCAP@gmail.com or 352.603.4571

Visit our website at www.sumtercap.org