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PAARI National Recovery Corps- Police Outreach- Plymouth,MA
 
 
 
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. The Police Outreach VISTA will be based in PAARI’s new office in Plymouth, MA and will work closely with PAARI’s Executive Director to expand and support our network of law enforcement partners. This VISTA will serve as part of a larger cohort of PAARI National Recovery Corps VISTAs, spread across the entire nation, from Maine to Washington, from Michigan to Arizona. 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 : The Police Outreach VISTA will be serve out of the PAARI office in Plymouth, MA to help build and strengthen capacity of PAARI to: 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, volunteers, and partnerships. The Police Outreach VISTA will work closely with PAARI’s Executive Director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners, focusing on marketing, outreach, training, event planning, and communications systems. This position will allow PAARI to serve more departments and expand the nationwide movement to create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  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 :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Uniforms provided and required ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Health ,  Public Safety . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Recruitment ,  General Skills ,  Community Organization ,  Social Services ,  Public Speaking ,  Team Work ,  Writing/Editing ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Public Health . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
PAARI National Recovery Corps- Police Outreach- Plymouth,MA
Program Start/End Date
10/28/2019  -   10/27/2020
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Accepting Applications
From  05/16/2019  To  12/31/2019 
Contact Allie Hunter
253 Amory St
Boston   MA   02130
5082129831
allie@parriusa.org
paariusa.org
Listing ID 89411

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