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PAARI Families Against Narcotics VISTA

The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) was founded alongside the Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015 and has grown into a movement of approximately 700 law enforcement partners in 46 states all implementing a non arrest pathway to treatment and access. Members of our National Recovery Corps will strengthen the ability of partnering law enforcement agencies to increase access to care and address addiction and poverty through non-arrest approaches. VISTAs will help build, strengthen, and sustain police-led programs to reduce and prevent overdose deaths and help more people with opioid use disorder get into treatment and recovery. This position will be in Families Against Narcotics in Clinton Township. Interested applicants will perform duties listed below: Increase effectiveness in creating access to care for individuals with a substance-use disorder through community engagement, follow-up services and referral and planning implementation. Develop, update, manage and submit department documents for program policies and procedures. Plan department led events centered around distributing resources to impacted members of the community. Engage in communications to provide educational materials about the department’s non-arrest and diversion programs. In silo with event planning, applicants will be required to engage in community organizing efforts led by the department to promote recruitment and volunteer sign-ups. Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply. During your service, you will receive a living allowance from CNCS and at the conclusion of a successful service year you will be eligible for an education award of 7,395 or a cash stipend of $1,800 *If interested in starting on a different start date please let us know*

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Member Duties : Interested applicants will perform duties listed below: Increase effectiveness in creating access to care for individuals with a substance-use disorder through community engagement, follow-up services and referral and planning implementation. Develop, update, manage and submit department documents for program policies and procedures. Plan department led events centered around distributing resources to impacted members of the community. Engage in communications to provide educational materials about the department’s non-arrest and diversion programs. In silo with event planning, applicants will be required to engage in community organizing efforts led by the department to promote recruitment and volunteer sign-ups.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Health Coverage* , Stipend .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Public Health AmeriCorps , Community Outreach , Health .

Skills : Community Organization , General Skills , Public Health , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

PAARI Families Against Narcotics VISTA

Program Start/End Date

01/13/2025 - 01/12/2026

Work Schedule

Full Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

MICHIGAN

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 06/21/2023 To 06/01/2025

Contact

Vanessa Kennedy

225 Water St

Plymouth MA 02360

5082960769

vanessa@paariusa.org

https://paariusa.org/

Listing ID

113307


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