History and Purpose

Nancy Sandel started Families in Action many years ago to help families overcome the effects of drug abuse. The name was changed because of a legal conflict to Drug Free San Juan County, Inc. Everyone is welcome to join. Meetings are held at the Farmington Civic Center at 6:00 PM every second Thursday. The organization directs several projects. Court Watch, and The Red Ribbon Champaign and 5k and 10k walks as fundraisers for victims of DWI deaths have been projects undertaken in the past. Currently, Drug Free San Juan County, Inc. is the umbrella organization for the DWI Victim Impact Panel, the Meth Impact Panel and Project Graduation. The Purpose of Drug Free San Juan County, Inc., a non-profit organization, is to provide Awareness, Education and Prevention Strategies to STOP drug abuse and addiction (which includes alcohol).Our Goals are to be a resource center for drug abuse information and to help parents, schools, churches and community organizations become aware of drug problems and stop the abuse in this country.