Opioid Task Force

CAM Workgroup
2021-02-09 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-01-12 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

Virtual: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Workgroup
2021-02-08 13:00 - 14:30
Please join us, via Zoom, as we work to address the complex issue of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in our rural region.
This workgroup is co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
If you are interested in participating in this workgroup, please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org to get the details to join.

Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2021-02-05 10:00 - 11:30
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you would like to join.

Virtual: Evictions in 2021 in Franklin County and the North Quabbin: A Status Report
2021-02-04 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as we learn more about the status of evictions in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region and available resources to help individuals stay in their homes.
Register for this free event here!
Featured speakers:

Pamela Schwartz, Director, Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness
Scott Parker, Director of Civil Process, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Jennifer Dieringer, Managing Attorney, Community Legal Aid
Mary Klaes, Greenfield Court Service Center Manager, Franklin County Justice Center

Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
2021-02-01 13:00 - 14:30
This meeting is open to the public but will be held by Zoom. Please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for the details to participate.

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2021-01-29 10:00 - 12:00
This meeting is open to the public but will be held by Zoom. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

Virtual: Homelessness in Franklin County & the North Quabbin during COVID-19: Resources & Supports
2021-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as we learn more about the available resources and supports for individuals who are homeless in our rural region, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Register for this event here!
Featured speakers:

Rose Facto, Program Manager, Wells Street Shelter at ServiceNet
Kristin Smith, Program Director and Manager of the Greenfield Warming Center at Clinical & Support Options (CSO)
Keleigh Pereira, Program Director, Three County Continuum of Care at Community Action Pioneer Valley

Education and Prevention Committee Meeting
2021-01-26 09:30 - 11:00

Virtual: Narcan Training
2021-01-14 18:00 - 19:30
Please join us at an upcoming community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.

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 Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?

The event is open to the public. Want to join the Zoom call? Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org!

Methadone Workgroup
2021-01-14 15:00 - 16:30

Recovery and Covid-19 in 2021: Lessons Learned in a Pandemic
2021-01-14 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as we hear from individuals in recovery as they talk about lessons learned about their recovery journey in a pandemic as we enter into a new year.

Featuring individuals from the North Quabbin Recovery Center, and the RECOVER Project.

You can Register here. More details to follow!

Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2021-01-08 10:00 - 11:30
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate, via Zoom.

Self-care and COVID-19 during the Holidays
2020-12-17 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as the Opioid Task Force’s COVID-19 Zoom series continues in December where we will be discussing how we can practice self-care in the midst of the pandemic over the upcoming holiday season.
The Opioid Task Force’s own Dottie Arnold will be leading us through an array of self-care tips using essential oils and herbs. So take a break out of your hectic week to gather in our virtual “living room” to learn more.
If you are interested in joining this session, please register here!

VIRTUAL: Narcan Training
2020-12-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Meeting

VIRTUAL: Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup
2020-12-14 13:00 - 14:30

3rd Annual Sober Housing Summit: Saving Lives Through Housing
2020-12-11 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
Please join us for the 3rd Annual Sober Housing Summit: Saving Lives Through Housing to be held virtually on Friday, December 11, 2020, 10 AM – 12 Noon! Be part of the continued community conversation about the importance of expanding sober housing in our rural region.
Sponsored by the Opioid Task Force’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee, this annual gathering examines the barriers and identifies opportunities to expand the supply of sober housing in our rural area.

Opioid Task Force Co-Chairs, Sheriff Christopher J. Donelan, and Register John F. Merrigan will be featured.

Additional guest speakers include:

Rhianna Kendrick, Director of Operations, Groundworks Collaborative, Brattleboro, VT
Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, Brattleboro, VT
Gina Govoni, Executive Director, Franklin Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Turners Falls, MA
Tom Guerino, Executive Director, Greenfield Housing Authority
MJ Adams, Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Greenfield, Greenfield, MA
Heather Bialecki-Canning, Executive Director, North Quabbin Community Coalition

Register in advance for this meeting here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
2020-12-07 13:00 - 14:30 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-12-04 10:00 - 11:30

Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2020-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

COVID-19 and Housing: Status of Evictions in Franklin County/North Quabbin and Available Legal Resources
2020-11-19 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as OTF’s COVID-19 Zoom Call Series continues in November.

This call will focus on the status of evictions in our rural region since the COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium was lifted and review the available legal services to help those at risk of losing their housing.

Featuring:

Christopher J. Donelan, Franklin County Sheriff and Co-Chair of the Opioid Task Force
Jennifer Dieringer, Managing Attorney, Community Legal Aid
Mary Klaes, Greenfield Court Service Center Manager, Franklin County Justice Center

Register here!

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2020-11-13 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States

Education and Prevention Committee Meeting
2020-11-10 09:30 - 11:00 | MA, United States

VIRTUAL: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Workgroup
2020-11-09 13:00 - 14:30
Join members of the Franklin County and North Quabbin Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Workgroup as we work to address the needs of vulnerable populations.

Want to join? Email dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!

Jointly facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-11-06 10:00 - 11:30 | MA, United States

Youth Voices during COVID-19
2020-10-29 14:00
Please join OTF on Thursday, October 29, 2 PM – 3 PM, as our COVID-19 Series continues where we will be learning more about Youth Voices during COVID-19 featuring youth and young adults from the Hilltown Recovery Theatre.

The Hilltown Recovery Theatre is a strength-based, holistic model creating change for area youth through theatre and the arts. It began with a pre-workshop, five-day Recovery Intensive for ten young people overcoming addiction, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. Their goal is for participants and graduates to become advocates who continue utilizing the arts for their own growth and healing.

To register for the event, click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfu-hrzkrHdMoU9yMFh3vP1wndmS6OR4_

Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2020-10-23 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
Join OTF’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee members this Friday, October 23, 10 AM – 12 Noon, via Zoom, for a crucial conversation about housing and homelessness issues, especially for individuals in recovery and/or with a history of incarceration. This concern has become direr now that the COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium was lifted on October 17.
Please register for the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sd-CgqzwtH9a_8QWlvL-nncSiG5ZHnfT_
We have an all-star line-up of speakers to discuss this complex topic. As of today, they are:

Pamela Schwartz, Executive Director, Western MA Network to End Homelessness
Jay Sacchetti, Senior Vice President, Shelter/Housing, Addiction, Vocational Services, and Rose Facto, Manager, Wells St. Shelter, ServiceNet
MJ Adams, Community & Economic Development Director, City of Greenfield
Kim Scammon, Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, Greenfield Housing Authority
Amanda Watson, HCEC Director, Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Sophie Maki, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Massachusetts Fair Housing Center
Heather Bialecki-Canning, Executive Director, North Quabbin Community Coalition
Jennifer Dieringer, Managing Attorney, and Alyssa Golden, Staff Attorney, Community Legal Aid
Jennifer LaRoche, Vice President, Acute and Day Programs, Clinical & Support Options

We will also be hearing updates about available employment and training opportunities from:

Dr. Chet Jordan, Dean of Social Sciences & Professional Studies, Judy Raper, Associate Dean of Community Engagement, and Kristin Cole, Interim Associate Director of Workforce Development and Community Education, Greenfield Community College
Dr. Rebecca Bialecki, Executive Director, MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board

Questions? Reach out to Deb McLaughlin at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org for further information.

VIRTUAL: Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
2020-10-19 13:00 - 14:30
Please join us for the October meeting of the Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup to be scheduled for Monday, October 19, 1 PM – 2:30 PM. Want to join? Please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org.
This group is co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.

Parent Engagement during COVID-19
2020-10-15 14:00 - 15:00
Please join OTF on Thursday, October 15, 2 PM – 3 PM, as our COVID-19 Series continues where we will be learning more about Parent Engagement during COVID-19 featuring information about the newly created PEER Ambassador Program being coordinated by Keyedrya Jacobs, Community Engagement, and Programs Associate for the Communities That Care Coalition.

The PEER Ambassador Program was developed by the multi-agency Parent Education Workgroup of the Communities That Care Coalition in response to the need to better utilize existing resources for parents and families in the region – especially evidence-based substance use prevention resources such as Guiding Good Choices, Nurturing Families, Nurturing Fathers, Parenting Journey, SAMHSA’s Talk They Hear You App and workshops, presentations, and groups for parents and families. Each family-serving agency would recruit several Parent Leaders from among their participant pool. These stipended Parent Leaders would receive training on the resources available to parents and families and would provide outreach at school and community events, or via phone, Zoom, or other virtual platforms, helping parents access effective tools for preventing youth substance use and helping to make full use of the resources that already exist.

Register in advance for this meeting using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpduysqz4oHNOkc6U6lvIakNjrUZIp9rSR

(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.)
