Lock Box and Drop Box Campaign was identified by the Community Wellness Action Team and the Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, that has a reasonable chance of making a difference in substance misuse in our community. This is an ongoing program in our community.

This program is ongoing as it is currently effective in Swain County and needs to be expanded to reach more of the population.

The priority population/customers for this Lock Box and Drop Box Campaign are organizations that are willing to establish a Drop Box and community members interested in a Lock Box, and the Lock Box and Drop Box Campaign aims to make a difference at the community level. Implementation will take place in the community.

Misuse often impacts rates of violence, injuries and certain diseases so people who are using substances are at a disadvantage when it comes to overall health.  

The partners for this strategy include:

Evaluation Plan:

We plan to evaluate the impact of Lock Box and Drop Box Campaigns through the use of Results-Based AccountabilityTM to monitor specific performance measures. We will be monitoring How Much, How Well and/or Better Off Performance Measures. 

Sustainability Plan:

The following is our sustainability plan for [insert program type]: 

• Sustainability Component 1:
  • Establishing consistent funding through grants for a financial base to consistently have Lock Boxes available to the public as well as Drop Boxes in the community.
  • Increasing community awareness on the issue and demonstrating the value of the program to the public as well as keystakeholders.