Our History

UMADAOP Lucas County serves residents that reside in Toledo, Ohio and throughout Lucas County located in Northwest Ohio.

The Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program, Inc. (UMADAOP Lucas County) was started in 1980 as a result of a legislative bill passed by the Ohio General Assembly to address the problem of alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the African and Hispanic American community. A former Cincinnati state representative William L. Mallory was the founder and sponsor of the legislation that created the initial seven Ohio UMADAOP organizations.

During his service in the General Assembly, William L. Mallory sponsored or co-sponsored over 600 pieces of legislation. Highlights include legislation creating the first state-wide drug prevention program, the Urban Minority Alcohol Drug Outreach Program. His legislation also helped to finance the Riverfront Stadium and Fountain Square South in Cincinnati and created the home furlough program for non-violent prisoners upon their release from prison.

Mallory produced many great results in his public life, but none can compare to what he and his wife produced as a strong committed African American family. While in college he met his wife, Fannie. They married in 1955 and had six children, all successful in the community. William Mallory, Jr. became an Appeals District Court judge for the 1st District. Mark Mallory served as Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, while Joe Mallory is president of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. Dwayne Mallory is a Municipal Court judge in Hamilton County, and Dale Mallory served in the Ohio General Assembly representing the 32nd Ohio House District. Leslie Denise Mallory became a sales administrator for the Ohio Lottery Commission.