The pressure is on to protect local STOP-DWI programs, which are facing funding shortages. There is a budget proposal being put forth to address this concern. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Senator Tim Kennedy and others are advocating for measures to protect these programs.

The STOP-DWI program was created in 1981 to provide the state’s counties with resources to reduce DWIs.

Here are some successes of the program:

• after 10 years of the program’s operation, the likelihood of being involved in a drunk driving crash dropped by nearly 70%
• offers training to the community to reduce fatalities due to impaired driving
• creates public service announcements that educate drivers about the dangers of driving while impaired
• … and much more.

To get more information about STOP-DWI’s mission, click here.