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PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - South Region
 
 
 
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 VISTA will be serving and reporting to PAARI virtually and will have a local police department available as an anchor service location (potentially Covington Police Department in Louisiana). Candidates located throughout the region are encouraged to apply. This VISTA will work closely with the Police Outreach team and PAARI’s Executive Director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region. 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 : Police Outreach VISTAs will be working with the Police Outreach VISTA Leader, Recovery Corps and other regional VISTAs, and PAARI executive director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region of the United States. They will be focusing on Outreach Marketing Event Planning Communication systems Developing a project plan for increasing awareness and participation, community assessments, community awareness and engagement, expanding and strengthening partnerships with service providers,developing materials, developing policies and procedures, program development and delivery, technology use, developing data collection systems and processes.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Uniforms provided and required ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Public Safety . 
 
Skills :
Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Writing/Editing ,  Public Speaking ,  Team Work ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Communications ,  Public Health ,  Social Services ,  Community Organization ,  Recruitment ,  Counseling . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - South Region
Program Start/End Date
08/31/2020  -   08/30/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations ALABAMA ,  MISSISSIPPI ,  GEORGIA ,  FLORIDA ,  LOUISIANA  
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 97840

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