Please join us on Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 2 PM – 3 PM, for “Second Chances”, as us as we learn more about three exciting efforts in our rural region to offer access to meaningful employment and training opportunities for individuals with a history of addiction and/or incarceration. You can register for this free virtual event, here, which is sponsored by the Opioid Task Force’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee.

Featured speakers include (in alpha order):

• Tess Champoux, Account Manager, Working Fields
• Kirsten Levitt, Co-Executive Director, Stone Soup Cafe, and Culinary Institute
• Kristen Pease, Program Associate, Opioid Task Force, and Project Manager, The ARISE Initiative

Participation in meaningful employment and training opportunities is considered a crucial component of “recovery capital” for individuals whose lives have been interrupted by addiction and/or incarceration. We look forward to learning more about these important resources!