Tobacco-free Clinton, Franklin, and Essex (Tobacco-Free CFE) and Reality Check work to foster environments supportive of policies that reinforce the tobacco-free norm in communities throughout New York State. This approach to chronic disease prevention utilizes a community-based strategy which includes community education, community mobilization, government policy maker education and advocacy with organizational decision makers in order to create local environments that demand policy change through youth action and community engagement.
The program goals and objectives are focused on four initiatives:
Since 2001, the Champlain Valley Family Center Tobacco-Free CFE and Reality Check has been working with communities to create healthy places for people to live, work and play.
Champlain Valley Family Center's community center is a stigma free, safe setting that is not only for individuals, but their families and the community. All Ways to Recovery is a centralized location to provide education and guidance on: accessing health care coverage, advocacy services, connection to treatment services, local health care providers, self-help programs, education and/or employment, and developing healthy leisure skills.
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Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 7 PM
Sunday: Closed
Our staff will be joined by local community volunteers.
Jacob has worked in the addictions field since 2012 and began his employment at CVFC in 2013. He earned his Associates in Applied Science, with a concentration in Chemical Dependency Counseling from North Country Community college. He moved on to SUNY Plattsburgh and Empire State College and earned his Bachelors in Psychology with a concentration in Human Development and is a Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC). He was senior counselor from May of 2016 to March of 2018 at which time he became Clinic Director of Outpatient services. In 2017, Northern Tier Providers Coalition presented Jacob with the “Above and Beyond” award for exceeding the highest standards. Jacob has been a member of Clinton County Family Treatment court since 2015. He has represented CVFC in various community events, including talking about current substance use trends, family education, reversing the stigma and access to treatment for substance use disorders.
