Vision
The vision for Upper Merion Area Community Alliance for a Safer Tomorrow (CAST) is a healthy, safe, and drug-free community.

Mission
The mission of CAST is to prevent substance abuse and violence by promoting the development of pro-social attitudes and behaviors among youth and their families and to generate among youth a realistic awareness of negative peer, community, and societal influences and knowledge of how to effectively contend with them.

Goals
(1) Increase student commitment to school
(2) Increase family management skills
(3) Challenge and reverse the community norm for drug and alcohol use

Community Alliance for a Safer Tomorrow (CAST) has been an official Upper
Merion Area community coalition since 2007. With representatives from the
Upper Merion Township police department, social workers, school
administration, parents, youth, and non profit agencies, CAST continues to
promote healthy lifestyles with maximum expertise, genuine community
investment, and personal care. CAST provides necessary services to the Upper
Merion Area, such as free parent education classes, community seminars,
prevention curriculum for the public school system, and a week- long summer
camp for middle school- age youth. Over 300 Upper Merion Area residents have
participated in our monthly seminar series, with an additional 300 residents
participating in our parent education classes! CAST also provides local
college students with the opportunity to learn about public health and
community work through a summer internship program. CAST also provides new
opportunities for youth to become involved in their own community. The
middle school CAST Club has increased its members by 100% and continues to
be active advocates for healthy choices. Remember, today is the day we
choices about tomorrow!

Join the CAST Team
There is a place for you on the coalition. Whatever your expertise, big and small, CAST can use your talents, resources, and time. Some current needs for CAST are a photographer, a writer, a blogger, and someone with expertise in Public Relations and Marketing. Please contact us if you can fill any of these needs. And remember, we are local people solving local problems.