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PAARI National Recovery Corps - Georgetown, KY 2

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 nearly 600 law enforcement partners in 34 states. The opioid epidemic is our country’s greatest public health emergency and there were more than 72,000 drug related overdose deaths in the US in 2017. Only 11% of people who need access to treatment for a substance use disorder receive care. Access to treatment is particularly difficult for individuals experiencing homelessness, unemployed individuals, low-income adults, formerly incarcerated adults, low-income veterans, and those with concurrent physical health issues and mental health disorders. Law enforcement officers have a front row seat to the opioid epidemic and a growing number of police departments are motivated to adopt non-arrest programs that connect individuals with substance use disorders to treatment. 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. This program will place VISTAs in police departments to 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 Georgetown, Kentucky and will serve as part of a larger cohort of PAARI National Recovery Corps VISTAs, spread across the entire nation. This position will enhance the Georgetown Police Department’s Operation Hope Program by serving more individuals struggling with substance use disorders, and by providing support to the community’s Overdose Response Team. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are ideal candidates for these service positions.

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Member Duties : VISTAs will be embedded in police departments to 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. Increase ability to serve more people, serve new groups of people, and/or engage in new or expanded strategies. Increase effectiveness in creating access to care for individuals with a substance use disorder. Increase ability to generate additional resources, such as funding and partnerships. Develop and implement a project plan for increasing community awareness and engagement Expand and strengthen partnerships with service providers Enhance data collection strategies and systems Strengthen existing partnerships with community organizations, stakeholders, and agencies Provide awareness and education training for community members, stakeholders, and other agencies Participate in addiction prevention and reduction events in the community

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


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

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

Service Areas : Public Safety , Community Outreach , Health .

Skills : Community Organization , General Skills , Public Speaking , Non-Profit Management , Counseling , Writing/Editing , Communications , Public Health , Social Services , Team Work , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
PAARI National Recovery Corps - Georgetown, KY 2

Program Start/End Date
08/31/2020 - 08/30/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	KENTUCKY

Accepting Applications
From 07/10/2020 To 12/31/2020

Contact	Rachel Milan
225 Water St
Plymouth MA 02360
888-972-2749
rachel@paariusa.org
www.paariusa.org

Listing ID	97788


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