JACKSON COUNTY COMBAT

COMBAT has been supporting agencies offering prevention and treatment services in Jackson County for more than 30 years.  Voters first approved the Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax in 1989, making Jackson County the nation's first county with a sales tax dedicated to funding drug abuse prevention programs and substance use disorder treatment.  COMBAT's mission expanded in 2009 to also include violence prevention.

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STRIVIN'

Because no one person or single agency has all the answers, in 2015 COMBAT launched what has since become the STRIVIN' - Striving Together to Reduce Violence in Neighborhoods - Initiative.  STRIVIN' brings together various groups to work collaboratively to address the underlying causes of violence.  These groups include school administrators, faith-based organization leaders, police officers, social workers, health care providers, elected officials, and concerned citizens.