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PAARI National Recovery Corps- Colorado

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 465 law enforcement partners in 33 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 Longmont, CO and will serve as part of a larger cohort of National Recovery Corps VISTAs, spread across the entire nation, from Maine to Washington, from Michigan to Arizona. It will serve as a part of the Longmont Department of Public Safety’s Angel Initiative. Established in January 2017, the Angel Initiative has served nearly 150 participants with referrals to treatment. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are ideal candidates for these service positions.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : The VISTA member will be responsible for developing a project plan for increasing community awareness, engagement and participation, outreach at events, expanding and strengthening partnerships with service providers, developing financial resources, developing materials, developing policies and procedures, program development and delivery, technology use, developing data collection systems and processes, and developing a marketing and communications plan.

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


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

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

Service Areas : Public Safety , Health , Community Outreach .

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



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
PAARI National Recovery Corps- Colorado

Program Start/End Date
07/22/2019 - 07/20/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	COLORADO

Accepting Applications
From 05/16/2019 To 09/01/2019

Contact	Erin Buckley
253 Amory St
Boston MA 02130
9787610106
erin@paariusa.org
paariusa.org

Listing ID	89403


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