Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
2026-03-09 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-04-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-05-11 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-06-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-07-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-08-10 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-09-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-10-19 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) and 1 more date
Please join our monthly meeting to discuss the emergency needs of unhoused individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. To learn more about how to participate, please contact Kristen Cuddy-Pease, Program Associate, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
2026-03-09 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us for the Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Workgroup meeting, co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force. For more information on how to join, please email Karen Carmona, Program Associate/OTF at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2026-03-11 11:00, 2026-04-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-07 11:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date
Please join us for our Harm Reduction Workgroup meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager/CONNECT, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.

Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Training
2026-03-19 13:00 - 14:30
Please join Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region for this online overdose prevention and naloxone training. You can register for this free event here.
Participants will learn the answers to these questions:
-What is an opioid overdose?
-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?
-How do you administer naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose?
The event is free and open to the public.
This is part of our 2026 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series, organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.

Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Workgroup Meeting
2026-04-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-10-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-11-09 13:00 - 14:00

Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Train-the-Trainer Training
2026-04-14 10:00 - 16:30 | Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Please join us for a free Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Train-the-Trainer Training on Tuesday, April 14, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Greenfield Public Library, 412 Main Street, Greenfield, in the Community Room on the first floor. Free parking is available.
An incredible Health Resources in Action (HRiA) team will facilitate it. A light breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided.
Interested? Please register here by 5 PM on Friday, April 3, 2026.
Check out our flyer here. It is also available below.
For additional information, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager for CONNECT at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking in Rural Areas
2026-08-20 14:30 - 15:30
Please join us on Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM for “Hidden in Plain Sight: Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Rural Areas.” You can register for this free event here.
This virtual presentation will focus on this complex issue, examining the following conditions that contribute to exploitation and trafficking:

Prevalence of trauma
Environmental and societal factors
Meeting basic survival needs

Available local resources will also be discussed to address these complex circumstances.
Featured speakers include:

Jen Brzezinski, Asst. Supt., Community Programs, FCSO
Karen Carmona, Program Associate, Opioid Task Force
Becky Lockwood, Program Director, The Salasin Project
Jessica Loebel, CSEC Coordinator, Children’s Advocacy Center for Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region

This is part of the 2026 Opioid Task Force Education & Training Series.
This presentation is organized by the Franklin County/North Quabbin Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking Prevention Workgroup: A project of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. For more information on joining or about this session, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org.

Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Workgroup
2026-09-14 13:00 - 14:00
