<style type="text/css" data-type="vc_shortcodes-default-css">.vc_do_btn{}</style><style type="text/css" data-type="vc_shortcodes-custom-css">.vc_custom_1769364050943{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}.vc_custom_1769363879947{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}</style>{"id":59602,"date":"2026-06-10T20:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdp.org\/?page_id=59602"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:42:59","slug":"join-ssdp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssdp.org\/join-ssdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Join SSDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width_css=&#8221;stretch_row_css&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;58071&#8243; is_section=&#8221;yes&#8221; section_text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; remove_margin_top=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_padding_top=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_padding_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;48378&#8243; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782171930445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1781120996750{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6aed41004c3c3\" data-id=\"6aed41004c3c3\" data-height=\"75\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"50\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"30\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1781119535361{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Become an SSDPer!<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Join the Youth Movement to End the War on Drugs!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Become an ambassador, start a new chapter of SSDP, join an existing chapter or committee, and get involved!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6aed41004c3e8\" data-id=\"6aed41004c3e8\" data-height=\"75\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"50\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"50\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"30\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width_css=&#8221;stretch_row_css&#8221; gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1769539789176{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: var(&#8211;porto-light-color) !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1781135143172{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;}&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782169782322{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; css_params=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Join SSDP<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All individuals looking to get involved with SSDP should first onboard as SSDP Ambassadors.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the SSDP Interest Form, and our Network Director will reach out to you to schedule an Onboarding Meeting.<\/li>\n<li>If you are interested in starting a SSDP Campus or Community Chapter, you will first need to onboard an SSDP Ambassador. 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