Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Somerville Office of Prevention (SOP) Director Cory Mashburn announce that, for the 10th consecutive year, Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) will partner with the Somerville Police Department to host Somerville’s National Night Out Against Crime and Drugs.

Scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th at Foss Park from 5pm to 8pm, National Night Out in Somerville will include a variety of youth activities led by the Boys and Girls Club, Boston Sports Club, and Target, Inc., Police and Fire Department demonstrations; a state K-9 unit demonstration, performances by the Somerville Sunsetters, Red Tiger Academy of Martial Arts, and over 30 tables with information about local agencies.

National Night Out is a unique crime prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and Target, Inc. to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for local anticrime programs, build community spirit, improve police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. For more information on the National Association of Town Watch, please visit http://www.nationalnightout.org/.

“The generous support of our many local partners, especially the City of Somerville, Target, Inc., the Somerville Police Department, the Somerville Fire Department, the Somerville Health Department, and Cataldo allow SCAP to organize community-building events like National Night Out,” said Mashburn.  “We’re extremely grateful to these groups and all our local partners and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to providing information and activities to Somerville youth and residents.”

Somerville Cares About Prevention is a community-based coalition supported by the City of Somerville’s Health Department.  SCAP’s mission is to reduce substance abuse among the residents of Somerville, as well as the harms associated with such use.  For more information or to become involved with strategies to reduce substance abuse, please contact Cory Mashburn, SOP Director, at (617) 625-6600 x2570 or cmashburn@somervillema.gov.