2010 Members: (top row from left to right) John Carpenter, Father Rick Morley, Monique Loh, Mary Jane Postal, Kathie O’Brien (Somerset County MAC), Dorothy Schleifer. (Bottom row from left to right) Dave Martin, Kathy Kelly, Lucy Forgione, Lynn Evelyn, Lynn Mourey. (Not pictured: Danielle Cooper, Tracy Baldassare, Barbara Bush, Bob Skea, Audrey Sherwin & Ellie Todt.)  

Mission

The mission of the Bernards Township Municipal Alliance is to provide consultation, programs, training, and resources to members of the Bernards Township community with the goal of preventing and reducing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

History

The Bernards Township Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse was founded in 1991, and is a township committee-appointed volunteer-based coalition of concerned leaders who support tobacco, alcohol, and drug prevention efforts in the community.

Goals

• To  educate about the damaging and addictive effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
• To  support events and programs, which provide healthy alternatives to substance abuse.
• To  create a community-wide presence in the identification of problems and in designing solutions.