| In the early-1980's, Nancy Regan hosted a
PBS documentary called, "The Chemical People" which encouraged communities
to organize grass roots efforts to combat drug use in the United States.
Irvine was among many communities nation wide that did just that.
In 1987, the Irvine Chemical People received their
501-C 3 status. In 1990, the group changed the name of the
organization to Irvine Community Drug Prevention (ICDP.)
As the first collaborative effort of city, police,
school district and community representatives, ICDP helped create an
environment where agencies worked together and shared resources in order to
better serve the community.
In the mid-1990's, IUSD, the City of Irvine, Irvine
Police Department, ICDP and several other agency partners created the Irvine
Prevention Coalition in order to expand these efforts to include a variety
of agency, faith based organizations, businesses, community leaders and
other service providers to address the ever changing needs of our community.
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