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Washington Drug-Free Youth (WDFY)

Washington is the 22nd state to offer a Drug-Free Youth Program and there are over one million teen members nationwide! W.D.F.Y. is a program of the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council (GSSAC), a non-profit organization dedicated to building safe and healthy communities.

W.D.F.Y. offers youth, in grades 6–12, an incentive to become or remain drug free through positive reinforcement by giving them the opportunity to participate in regular, fun activities and receive discounts from local merchants. Members receive a card that entitles them to great discounts and special offers from local merchants. W.D.F.Y. may be added as a complement to an existing program or club in middle, junior, and senior high schools, or community/civic youth clubs.

W.D.F.Y. members are drug free and prove it by submitting to random drug testing throughout their membership. The program receives its testing through generous donations from Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML).

Through the W.D.F.Y. program, the community has a chance to become involved in the lives of youth. It also encourages program supporters and their families to attend WDFY activities, events, and community service projects.

W.D.F.Y. collaborates with Idaho Drug-Free Youth (I.D.F.Y.), with over 4,000 members, and has reciprocal agreements with sponsoring merchants that allow our members to use their photo I.D. cards to receive discounts in both states! W.D.F.Y. also sponsors occasional regional activities. Chapters are encouraged to provide their members with regular meetings to plan fun activities, social events, and community service.

W.D.F.Y. supporters, in addition to the testing facility, include the Spokane Community Mobilization Against Substance Abuse, and many community prevention efforts.