About Us

Board of Directors

The Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Community (WCHC) was founded in 2006, and has members from includes members from a diverse range of backgrounds and professions.. The Coalition is a collaboration of people working within all segments of the community to create a safe, caring, and drug-free community. It is the vision of the WCHC that all residents - especially children and youth - are nurtured to achieve their personal, educational, and economic potential. 

President

Vice President

Program Director

& Founder

Secretary

Member at Large

Treasurer

Staff

Our Purpose

The Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Community is dedicated to making Wilmington a place where our children and youth can grow up happy, healthy, and safe.  

WCHC was founded in 2006 in response to the damage inflicted on local families by opioid and other drug overdoses.   Because substance abuse is a complex problem, the coalition has worked to create strong partnerships with other groups in the community.

WCHC is organized to help the community use proven strategies to keep young people healthy and substance-free, including:

  • Educating about substance use and mental health

  • Offering healthy and positive activities for children, youth and families

  • Helping people get behavioral health services when they need them

  • Advocating for changes that benefit community health

Our Approach

The Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Community is one of over 2,000 coalitions that has been part of the federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.  These coalitions make a real difference in their communities by bringing residents together to learn about the problems facing their community, develop plans to respond to those problems, and mobilize residents and resources to create the change that is needed.  This is done using a process called the Strategic Prevention Framework.

WCHC served for 10 years (the maximum allowed) as a DFC grant recipient learning about and using the Strategic Prevention Framework.  This has led to reductions in the percentage of Wilmington youth who use alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana as measured by the Illinois Youth Survey.

Our Brochure

WCHC Resources at your fingertips! Click to view and download a copy of our brochure.