We envision Nashville as a city free of the harmful consequences of alcohol, tobacco, drug misuse, abuse and violence. To accomplish this mission, NPP collaborates with multiple sectors of the community including parents, youth, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies, local government agencies, and businesses. Nashville is not unique in this endeavor—grassroots community building has become a priority all around the country. The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) works on behalf of over 5,000 community coalitions from across the country. Through the NPP, all members gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems and work together to organize and develop plans, initiatives, and programs to combat drug abuse and violence. The result is a comprehensive, community-based approach to substance abuse issues and their related problems. NPP supports its members with training and technical assistance, public policy advocacy, media strategies/ awareness campaigns, conferences, and special events. It engages partners and seeks their specific expertise to increase the effectiveness of anti-drug campaigns, whether it be by jointly producing a publication, delivering training, co-chairing a committee or task force, or advocating a policy position.

NPP started with only 17 members in 1992 with a grant funded through the federal government. The main objectives were to foster cooperation and collaboration with existing organizations and initiatives; asses the gaps in service and create and/or advocate for new opportunities for increased capacity. Most importantly, NPP was to develop a grassroots mobilization campaign of citizens and organizations in Nashville to create local solutions to community problems of drug abuse and violence. NPP became its own non-profit entity in 2006 after a long and productive relationship with the Alcohol & Drug Council of Middle Tennessee as fiscal sponsor, a partnership that exists to this day. Like so many anti-drug coalitions in America, NPP aims to continue to develop an organization with community-based solutions with outcome-based results!