Albany State University, a Historically Black Institution in Georgia, partnering with Community-based Organizations will  implement Project STOP in the Southwest Georgia counties of Dougherty and Terrell, to prevent and reduce substance abuse,  transmission of HIV/AIDS, HPV and HCV among at-risk young adults, ages 18-24 on the MSI campus and the selected counties. The following CBOs will partner with ASU: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital-Network of Trust, Albany Second Chance, Dougherty County Family Literacy Connection and Terrell County Family Connection in Terrell county. ASU enrollment for Fall 2014 was 88.5% African Americans, 6.8% Caucasians, 1.2% Hispanics and 3.5% other. Population of Dougherty county and Terrell county is 68% and 60.2% African American and 25.4% and 37.5% Caucasians, respectively. Dougherty County is the 8^th highest and Terrell County is 68^th highest of 159 Georgia Counties for the cumulative rate of HIV infection (County Health Rankings, 2015).

The major goals of Project STOP are to (1) Create a campus/community coalition of students, providers, community young adults (ages 18-24), faculty, parents, businesses, governmental leaders and campus administration; (2) Collect data (through needs assessment) on social norms related to knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, and social norms on substance abuse, HIV, HPV and HCV from campus and community, and for specific high-risk groups; (3) Mobilize and/or build capacity to address SA, HIV/AIDS, HCV and HPV; (4) Develop a data-driven comprehensive strategic plan; and (5) Implement evidence-based prevention intervention strategies. The project will serve at least 400 students at ASU during each academic year. In Dougherty county we will serve at least 300 individuals each year and 100 individuals each year in Terrell county.

An array of evidence-based programs will be implemented. This includes Project START, PALMS, Real AIDS Project, Safe in the City, Sister-to-Sister, Sisters Saving Sisters and VOICES. The selected programs will target campus and community-based 18-24 year old young adults who are 1) re-entering the community from incarceration, 2) community young women and men who are at high-risk of HIV/HPV/HCV infection transmission, 3) community young adults who have not completed high school and/or are not employed, and 4) young adults on the ASU college campus.

The staff will carefully monitor the implementation of the EBPs by tracking (1) the number of individuals who were served by age group, gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity and population type (campus/communities), (2) number of evidence-based SA/HIV/HCV programs  implemented on campus and in the selected communities, (3) number of individuals who were trained in SA/HIV/HCV prevention education, (4) the number of persons tested for HIV/HCV and the number who tested had positive results and number who received counseling.