History of Prevention First

Agency History
1967
	Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County was incorporated on June 30, 1967 as the Central Jersey Council on Alcoholism
	Aaron W. Berg was the first president
1968
	Robert Tracy is first executive director.
	Alcoholism Information Center opens at 54 Broad Street, Red Bank.
	Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County affiliates with National Council on Alcoholism, NY.
	Monmouth County Mental Health Association votes to provide financial assistance to the Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County for two years.
1969
	First annual meeting of Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County held in January at Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank.
	Freeholders and Alcoholism Council of Monmouth declare January as Alcoholism Information Month.
	Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County sponsors Lady on the Rocks.
	James R. Deans appointed executive director in March.
	Alcoholism Council launches first public donation appeal campaign in December.
1970
	Senator Harrison H. Williams, Jr. is keynote speaker at annual meeting.
	Dr. Sheldon Bacon speaks at conference sponsored by Alcoholism Council.
	James Deans voices need for alcoholism clinic in Freehold area.
1971
	Joseph F. Lord becomes Council president.
1972
	Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County helps Fort Monmouth set up Alcohol and Drug Dependency Intervention Council (ADDIC).
	"Love In" Tennis Tournament Benefit for Council.
	Women's Auxiliary of the Alcoholism Council of Monmouth County is formed.
	Council becomes National Council on Alcoholism of Central New Jersey serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties.
1973
	Council continues to serve citizens with its programs.
1974
	Council answers 5,379 calls and visits for help.
1975
	Mrs. J. W. Wopat is president.
	Mr. Richard C. Wenner is executive director.
1976
	Mr. Pemberton H. Lincoln is president.
	First newsletter is published.
1977
	Harold D. Greenwald, Jr. is president.
	Barry W. Johnson is executive director
1978
	First Annual Awards Dinner held at Bamm Hollow Country Club; Drs. Baldi, Swidryk & Zapcic are honored for their efforts in developing Alcoholism Program at Riverview Hospital.
	New Hope Foundation receives first County grant of $52,200 through the advocacy NCA efforts.
1979
	Council moves office to JH Kelly Building in Red Bank.
	Women and Alcohol conference held at Brookdale Community College.
	SOBER (Slow on the Bottle, Enjoy the Road) campaign begins.
1980
	Joseph H. Lord is president.
	Council becomes affiliate of NJ Alcoholism Association.
	Former Governor Richard J. Hughes presented Humanitarian Award.
	Century House is dedicated through the efforts of NCA.
1981
	Assemblyman Richard Wagner honored by NCA of Monmouth.
	Council moves to 90 Monmouth Street, Red Bank.
	Gold Rush fundraiser held.
1982
	John W. Wopat, III is president
	Mayhem on the Highways program sponsored by NCA and Jersey Shore Medical Center.
	James Deans and Congressman James J. Howard receive awards at sixth Annual Dinner.
1983
	Freeholders declare May as Alcohol Awareness Month in association with NCA.
	Governor Tom Kean declares May 22-29 SOBER Week in New Jersey.
1984
	James Kelsey is president.
	Minority Conference scheduled.
	Father Martin speaks on Alcoholism and the Family, sponsored by NCA.
1985
	Chemically-Abusing Psychiatric Client sponsored by NCA and the Mental Health Association.
	NCA helps launch uniform bar closing legislation.
	Ted Brown heads Minority Committee of NCA.
	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Conference sponsored by NCA.
1986
	Ted Brown is president
	Annette Katz is executive director
	Carl Eller speaks at conference sponsored by NCA.
1987
	Allan J. MacDonald is president.
	NCA sponsors Alcohol Free Weekend.
	SOBER grant is expanded.
	NCA sponsors conference: Child Care in Monmouth County
1988
	Harold Smith becomes executive director
	Lou Paparozzi, new Director of Monmouth County Human Services, speaks at tenth Awards Dinner
	NCA expands CAC classes at Brookdale Community College.
1989
	Office moves to 38 West Main Street, Freehold.
	Agency's name changed to Monmouth Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
1990
	Council continues to provide County residents with alcohol and drug information.
	Agency introduces BABES program to children in Monmouth County.
1991
	Anthony Wingerter is executive director.
	Council sponsors Claudia Black Conference.
	Carol MacRonald is president.
1992
	James J. McGuire, Jr. is president.
	Agency closes doors for three months to re-focus.
	Mary Pat Angelini becomes executive director on August 2.
	Agency's name changed to National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Monmouth County (NCADD of Monmouth).
	Office is moves to 208 Maple Avenue, #4, Red Bank.
	Jim Jensen of WCBS is keynote speaker for 25th Anniversary Celebration.
	Harold D. Greenwald, Jr. and Allan MacDonald are honored for their many years of dedication.
	Congregation Awareness Program introduced and several trainings held.
1993
	James J. McGuire, Jr. is president .
	NCADD’s staff grows from three to six employees.
	Corporate Advisory Committee is formed with Michael Bitterly as chair.
	NCADD of Monmouth receives disability grant from NJ Department of Health.
	NCADD of Monmouth receives increase in state grant to incorporate nicotine and AIDS issues into prevention and education programs.
	Alcohol Abuse and African-Americans conference held at Brookdale Community College.
	Drug-Free Workplace education presentations begin in 35 branches of Central Jersey Bank.
1994
	James J. McGuire, Jr. is president .
	New logo is adopted.
	NCADD positions itself as Monmouth County’s Primary Prevention and Education Resource.
	Issues of Substance, a weekly television show hosted by Mary Pat Angelini, is developed.
	Monmouth Cablevision develops/produces a PSA for NCADD of Monmouth.
	New Jersey Department of Minority Health awards agency $8,000.
	Training Institute is developed.
	Agency develops an affiliation agreement with the Drugs Don’t Work in NJ project.
	First annual Fun for Life held at Brookdale Community College.
	It’s in the Cards senior citizen drug awareness program begins.
	Latino conference, Substance Abuse Y La Familia, held at Brookdale Community College.
	Agency offers entire scope of CAC/CADC professional training courses.
1995
	Michael E. Bitterly is president.
	Office re-locates to handicapped-accessible building in Oakhurst.
	NCADD expands sevices to include Resource Center.
	March of Dimes awards agency $8,500.
	Sunfield Foundation awards agency $3,600.
	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention awards agency $5,000.
	Rutgers Health Foundation awards agency $25,000.
	Second annual Fun for Life event held at Monmouth Mall.
	CADC recertification professional development classes added.
1996
	Michael E. Bitterly moves out of state and Mary Ann Martin becomes president.
	Agency receives grant of $92,000 three-year juvenile delinquency prevention grant from the NJ Juvenile Justice Commission.
	First annual golf outing held at Metedeconk National Golf Course.
	First annual Excellence in Prevention awards ceremony.
	Issues of Substance resumes broadcasting on Cablevision.
	NJ Dept of Human Services awards grant to provide after-school programs in Asbury Park.
	Several agency staff members receive Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) certification.
	Third annual Fun for Life event held at Monmouth Mall.
	Survey of 160 residents states that substance abuse should be a top priority of elected officials.
	180 hours of CPS classes added.
1997
	Mary Ann Martin is president .
	Agency renamed Substance Abuse Resources.
	Applies for major prevention grants from NJ Department of Health.
	Second annual Excellence in Prevention awards ceremony.
	Second annual golf outing at Metedeconk.
	Agency continues to work in the violence prevention arena.
	First annual Pregnant Pause.
	First annual Drug-Free Workplace Week as proclaimed by Governor Whitman.
	Agency receives major grant from Monmouth County Youth Services Commission.
	Executive Director Mary Pat Angelini receives 1997 Business Achievement Award from the Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association.
	Dealing with Death (heroin) conference held at Brookdale Community College.
	Brookdale Community College partners with agency in offering 280 hours of CADC and 180 hours of CPS professional development classes
1998
	Mary Ann Martin is president.
	Third annual Excellence in Prevention awards ceremony held.
	Agency receives $350,000 annually for three years from the NJ Department of Health to develop Strengthening Families Project .
	Agency receives $175,000 annually for three years from the NJ Department of Health to develop a project targeting special populations throughout New Jersey.
	Agency expands Oakhurst site to include additional offices and a large training room.
	Agency receives five-year grant for $75,000 annually through collaboration with Healthquest of Monmouth County.
	Monmouth County Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse awards agency with $55,000 for three years.
	First annual Kmart Race Against Drugs participation in West Long Branch and Washington, D.C.
	Third annual golf outing.
	Second annual Pregnant Pause event.
	First annual Make a Date with Your Kids Month
	Agency sponsors Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence in Our Schools with keynote speaker Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Harvard Medical School and author of Deadly Consequences
	Agency management develops Violence Prevention, Community Services, Disability Services and Training Institute 'departments.'
1999
	Mary Ann Martin is president.
	First annual Chess-a-Thon held in Asbury park.
	First Mayor’s Summit held; recognizes municipalities tobacco initiatives.
	Second annual Make a Date with Your Kids Month.
	Third annual Drug-Free Workplace breakfast.
	Excellence in Prevention awards ceremony held.
	Cogen Technologies presents $30,000 to the agency.
	Solving the Parent Puzzle conference held at Sheraton Conference Center in Eatontown.
	Third annual Pregnant Pause event held.
	Students Sound Off creative writing contest held; Marlboro High School wins.
	Agency joins American Cancer Society and Monmouth County Freeholders in forming Monmouth County Tobacco Coalition.
	Agency receives federal grant for $300,000 for Life Skills Training.
	Mary Pat Angelini becomes president of the NJ Affiliate Network of NCADD.
	Governor Christine Whitman visits the Teens First after school program to view violence prevention.
	Mary Pat Angelini receives Southern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce Golden Osprey Award for Outstanding Community Service.
	Junior League of Monmouth County joins agency in helping children at risk.
	Agency, in collaboration with Brookdale Community College radio station WBJB-FM, receives national recognition for PSAs with 1999 Communicator Award.
2000
	Mary Ann Martin is president .
	The Kidstrong program introduced to fifth graders in Girl Scout summer camp.
	Mary Pat Angelini appointed to NJ Governors Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
	Courageous Kids bullying prevention program introduced.
	Agency receives Spinnaker Award from Eastern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce.
	Communities Against Tobacco, sponsored by the agency, distributes $37,400 for local tobacco efforts.
	Fifth annual Prevention in Excellence awards ceremony.
	Smoke-Free dining forum held at Brookdale Community College.
	New tobacco efforts include youth coalition, REBEL (Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies) and funding from the Monmouth County Health Department for tobacco initiatives with businesses and restaurants.
	Bruce Springsteen selects Substance Abuse Resources as one of the charities to benefit from his local concert.
2001
	Mary Ann Martin is president.
	Agency's new name - Prevention First - is announced at 34th annual meeting.
	Agency's third website is posted.
	Congregational Assistance Program reintroduced.
	Responsible Host Resource Panel addressing college drinking is formed in collaboration with Monmouth University.
	Interns from Brookdale Community College and Monmouth University participate in Strengthening Families Project.
	Parent Appreciation Dinners held in Asbury Park, Keansburg and Long Branch for Teens First students and their families.
	Challenging Violence in the Media introduced as new presentation for parents, teachers and high school students.
	First Smoke-Free Dining days are held and sponsored by Monmouth County Communities Against Tobacco (MCCAT).
	Prevention First is instrumental in the adoption of the first tobacco-use ordinance for the Belmar beaches.
	Sixth annual golf outing, Putting for Prevention, held.
	Agency video receives JAMIE (Jersey Award for Media Innovation and Excellence) award.
	Scientific Advisory Committee formed.
	Teens First advisory panel recognized by Congressman Rush Holt.
	Staff present at Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services northeast conference.
	Judith Stanley hosts a Prevention First reception.
	Sixth annual Prevention in Excellence awards event held at the Shadowbrook.
	Eighty-eight children, grades two to eight, enroll in Shades of Summer program.
	March of Dimes grant awarded for FAS education project, Teens Take Charge.
	Prevention First holds first Showcase of Prevention Programs for schools, alliances and community members.
	Agency receives three-year funding from NJ Juvenile Justice Commission for bullying prevention.
	First meeting of the Monmouth County Coalition on Disabilities and Addiction held.
	Staff presents at National Convention for Tobacco or Health in New Orleans.
	Bruce Springsteen again selects Prevention First to receive donation from his Christmas charity concert.
2002
	Joseph E. Farren is president.
	World Trade Center Response: Training to Ensure Resiliency project began with January conference attended by 600 people - 200 remained on waiting list. 250 people attended follow-up conference in September.
	Received funding from Monmouth County Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Monmouth County Youth Services Commission, United Way of Monmouth County and the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.
	Congressman Frank Pallone advances idea of Children’s Institute and makes it a priority in his funding list for federal budget.
	Seventh annual golf outing in May. (Was rained out yet supporters donated $20,000.)
	Prevention First displayed at the Monmouth County Fair.
	Capital Campaign launched with goal of raising $1.5 million; chaired by Brian Buckelew and Don Lynch.
2003
	Joseph E. Farren is president.
	Refocused strategic plan includes increased marketing/fundraising efforts.
	Purchased building/property at 1405 Highway 35, Ocean, NJ on March 5, 2003.
	First annual gala (Annual Amber & Amethyst) held April 25; Ansell, Grimm & Aaron P.C., Judy Stanley Coleman and Camille Massari honored.
	Prevention First selected to benefit from first annual Two River Film Festival held October 10-12.
	United Way of Monmouth County decreases award.
	Bruce Springsteen and friends select Prevention First to benefit from their holiday concerts.
	Agency relocates to our new building on December 18.
	Bruce Springsteen again selects Prevention First to receive a donation from his holiday charity concert.
2004
	John P. Maldjian is president
	Prevention First is honored by the Monmouth Ocean Development Council with the Silver Gull Award for Community involvement on May 6, 2004.
	Second annual gala held on May 15 and honoring John K. Lloyd, Meridian Health, Danny Aiello, Joe Amiel and E. Don Lass and Peter Cheney, principal of Hope Charter School.
	Max Weinberg becomes Prevention First spokesperson.
	Bruce Springsteen selects Prevention First as one of the charities to receive support from his holiday charity concert.
2005
	John P. Maldjian is president.
	Mary Pat Angelini honored in March by Epiphany House for advocacy efforts with Prevention First.
	Max Weinberg works with Prevention First to create postcard campaign, appeal letter and public service announcement.
	Third annual gala, Moonlight on the Piazza, held on Friday, April 22.
	Bruce Springsteen holds concert on April 22 and names Prevention First as a beneficiary.
	Golf outing held at Eagle Oaks on October 17.
2006
	Gregory T. Aikins is president.
	Fourth annual gala, Tonight at Noon, held April 21.
	Agency website redesigned and launched thanks to funding from Verizon.
	REBEL participates in American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life after winning the Best Youth Empowerment Initiative Activity Award at the fifth annual Statewide Summit.
	Twenty-six youth inducted into the Prevention First Youth Hall of Fame; two awards presented by Governor Corzine in Asbury Park on August 19.
	Seventh annual ChessFest held in Asbury Park on September 30.
	Simple Gifts: The Neuroscience of Peace and Prevention, conference featuring Dr. Denis Embry, held on October 10.
	Golf outing held at Eagle Oaks on October 16.
	Prevention First receives Community Partnership grant from NJ Department of Health and Human Services’ Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program to support a smoke-free New Jersey.
	Underage Drinking Coalition of Monmouth County formed as result of countywide town hall meetings and statewide initiative on childhood drinking.
	Prevention First and Monmouth County Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services cosponsor Wicked Awesome Cool Kids Against Drinking and Drugs.

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