The Archway Program (TAP): Meeting People Where They Are to Prevent Overdose
2025-12-18 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us for a lively conversation about The Archway Program (TAP): Meeting People Where They Are to Prevent Overdose on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Funded in September 2025, this one-year effort is designed to prevent fatal overdoses among those who are unhoused through mobile outreach efforts in rural Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. You can register for this free information session here.
Moderated by Kristen Cuddy-Pease, Program Associate and TAP Program Manager of the Opioid Task Force, TAP partners such as the Community Health Center of Franklin County, the North Quabbin Community Coalition/North Quabbin Recovery Center, Tapestry, and the Wildflower Alliance, will share information about their activities to serve those living in the rough.

This is part of the 2025-2026 CONNECT Education and Training Series. For more information, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager, CONNECT, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.

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Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2026-01-07 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our Harm Reduction Workgroup meeting, a project of OTF’s Treatment & Recovery Committee. For more information on how to participate, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager/CONNECT, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.

Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
2026-01-12 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-02-09 09:30 - 10:30, 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 and 4 more dates
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 Trafficking Prevention Workgroup Meeting
2026-01-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00, 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 and 1 more date
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.

Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Training
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:30, 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.

Harm Reduction 101: Meeting People Where They Are At with Tools That Save Lives
2026-01-30 10:00 - 11:00
Please join us for an engaging and informative session focused on harm reduction, stigma reduction, and saving lives on Friday, January 30, 2026, from 10 AM to 11 AM. You can register for this free, virtual presentation here.
In this interactive presentation, Kyle Harrington, Harm Reduction Training and Drug Checking Manager, and Cailin Young, Harm Reduction Program Coordinator with Tapestry Health, will introduce the fundamentals of harm reduction and emphasize the importance of compassionate, non-judgmental overdose response.
You’ll learn:

What harm reduction is and how evidence-based strategies reduce harm and support community health
How compassionate care improves outcomes for individuals who have experienced an overdose
What harm reduction services and trainings are available in our community

For more information, contact Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager, CONNECT, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
This session is part of the 2026 CONNECT Education & Training Series.

Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Training
2026-02-19 13:00 - 14:30

Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
2026-03-09 13:00 - 14:00

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
