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PAARI National Recovery Corps-New Bedford, 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. This position will be in New Bedford, MA and will serve as part of a larger cohort of sixteen (16) PAARI National Recovery Corps VISTAs, spread across the entire nation, from Maine to Washington, from Michigan to Arizona. The New Bedford outreach team is a diverse group of organizations working together to combat the opioid epidemic which includes a police officer, a member of the clergy, and a recovery coach. 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. VISTAs will 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. Developing a project plan for increasing community awareness m, participation, and engagement. Expanding and strengthening partnerships with service providers. Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office which includes Word, Excel and Powerpoint to create materials for outreach, develop data collection systems and processes, and volunteer recruitment and management systems.

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


*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 , Permits working at another job during off hours , Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas : Public Safety , Health , Community Outreach .

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



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
PAARI National Recovery Corps-New Bedford, MA

Program Start/End Date
02/18/2020 - 02/16/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MASSACHUSETTS

Accepting Applications
From 01/01/2020 To 02/29/2020

Contact	Rachel Milan
253 Amory St
Boston MA 02130
5082129831
rachel@paariusa.org
paariusa.org

Listing ID	89426


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