The Valley Youth Substance Use Alliance brings together local leaders, families, youth, and organizations committed to preventing substance misuse and strengthening the well-being of young people across our valley. Through shared knowledge, coordinated action, and practical support, VYSA connects the voices and resources needed to help every young person thrive.
Convened by USEF, the alliance's members include Fresno Unified, Fresno State, UCSF Fresno, Stanford's REACH Lab, Fresno Police and Fresno County Probation, along with business, faith, parents and youth.
Our alliance is built on the belief that prevention is strongest when the whole community has a place at the table. Explore the 12 sectors represented in VYSA and meet the partners who are advancing this work together.
Youth perspective, advocacy, and peer-informed prevention.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Family voice, parent education, and caregiver support.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Workplace engagement, business advocacy, and community investment.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Accurate messaging and public awareness.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Student support, prevention education, and school-family connection.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Safe activities, mentoring, outreach, and protective factors.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Community safety, prevention collaboration, and referral pathways.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Trusted networks, care, service, and community connection.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Volunteer power, civic participation, and local action.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Prevention, early support, treatment navigation, and health education.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Public resources, coordination, policy, and community infrastructure.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
Community-led efforts directly involved in reducing substance misuse.
Members are listed here once they agree to be named.
The alliance meets on the last Wednesday of every month from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. online. To attend, please complete the request form below. Once your request is approved, we will email the current join link and meeting details.
Requests are reviewed by the VYSA / USEF team. Please allow up to one business day for confirmation.
Prefer email? Write to info@usef.us. We collect only what we need to review your request and contact you about the alliance, and we never publish meeting details on this page.
Prevention is strongest when the whole community has a place at the table. Whichever sector you belong to, there is room for you at ours.