In 2003, a group of passionate community members envisioned a healthy, thriving community free of the effects of substance abuse. PREVENT! Coalition formed including an acronym standing for: Prevent Reduce Educate Voice Empower Nurture Transform. The mission of PREVENT! was to increase community collaboration and awareness to prevent youth substance abuse in Clark County Washington. In 2004, PREVENT! partnered with the Mt. View High School Prevention Club. In 2006, Joyce Mailin wrote the first Drug Free Communities Grant application.