Five Iowa communities have been awarded federal grants for Drug Free Communities Support Programs. Rep. Dave Loebsack announced that the Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse in Iowa City received one of the grants.

"'This funding will allow these valuable programs to better protect the health and safety of our children,' said Loesback. 'The Drug Free Community Program uses a successful community wide approach to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse.'"

The grants will be used to implement drug free community coalitions. Read more at Press-Citizen.com.

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