EPASAPC/YouthEPA in Washington, D.C.: CADCA National Leadership Forum Experience Representing the East Palo Alto Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Khabral Muhammad and Vei Finau of One East Palo Alto's (OEPA) YouthEastPaloAlto (YouthEPA) initiative took part in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s 11th annual Prevention Day on February 2, 2015. This national gathering is organized by SAMHSA in conjunction with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)’s 25th Annual National Leadership Forum from February 3 - 5, 2015 in National Harbor, Md. and the Washington D.C. metro area. It is attended by over 2600 other community leaders from across the nation and 12 countries. For the first time in OEPA's six year history of participating in this major event, two YouthEPA participants were able to attend, Fernando Contreras, 16, of Palo Alto High School and Allessandra “Ally” Valencia, 18, of Foothill College. Both applied for and were awarded scholarships to accompany Vei and Khabral to Washington D.C. and participate in the forum.
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