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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220107T100000
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SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-29/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220110T130000
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220111T093000
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SUMMARY:Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-prevention-committee-meeting-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T140000
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SUMMARY:What is the Winter Safety Net for Unhoused Individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region?
DESCRIPTION:Join us next Thursday\, January 13\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM\, for “What is the Winter Safety Net for Unhoused Individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region?” \nThis session will examine available emergency resources for unhoused individuals\, advocacy opportunities\, the upcoming Point-In-Time Count\, and more! \nThis event is sponsored by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee and the North Quabbin Community Coalition’s Housing Task Force. \nYou can register for this free\, virtual event here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/what-is-the-winter-safety-net-for-unhoused-individuals-in-franklin-county-and-the-north-quabbin-region/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T150000
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SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T150000
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SUMMARY:What's New with RAFT and ERAP? 2022 Updates and Changes in the Emergency Housing Programs
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, January 27\, 2022\, from 2 PM – 3 PM\, as we learn more about the changes in the Rental Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Programs as of January 1\, 2022. One can register for this event\, here. \nFeaturing Amanda Watson\, the Director of Housing Consumer Education Center for the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority. \nPer the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website\, “…the RAFT program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction\, loss of utilities\, and other housing emergencies caused by loss of income\, increase in expenses\, or both. Funding can be used for a variety of needs\, including rent or mortgage arrears\, security deposits\, or other expenses to help households obtain or maintain stable housing. Households with incomes up to 50% of Area Median Income (AMI)*\, or 60% of AMI for people who are at risk of homelessness because of domestic violence\, are eligible for assistance.” \n“The …Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) leverages new federal funding for eligible low-income tenants who are in need of financial assistance. “
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/whats-new-with-raft-and-erap-2022-updates-and-changes-in-the-emergency-housing-programs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T100000
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UID:4669-1643364000-1643371200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee-meeting-32/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T100000
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SUMMARY:Franklin County and the North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Kickoff!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the kick-off of the HEALing Communities Study in our rural region as part of the Opioid Task Force’s Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting\, co-chaired by Dr. Ruth Potee and Dr. Kinan Hrieb\, on Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, from 10 AM – 12 Noon\, via Zoom. If you are able to attend\, please RSVP\, here. You can find the Zoom link\, here.  Help us spread the word! A poster has been attached as PDF and image files.\n\nMassachusetts is one of four states\, along with Ohio\, Kentucky\, and New York\, nationally selected to participate in this pioneering effort to reduce opioid-related fatalities by 40% during the study period. Athol\, Greenfield\, Montague\, and Orange comprise one of Massachusetts’ sixteen sites participating in the study. The other Massachusetts communities involved in this effort include Holyoke\, Pittsfield\, North Adams\, Springfield\, Belchertown/Ware\, Lawrence\, Lowell\, Shirley/Townsend\, Gloucester\, Salem\, Brockton\, Weymouth\, Berkley/Dighton/Freetown\, Plymouth\, and Bourne/Sandwich. (See map below.)\n\n\n\n\nThe Massachusetts HEALing Communities Study is managed by the Boston Medical Center and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) will be working with them to implement the identified strategies for this life-saving effort for our rural area. We are fortunate to have Jerry Lund\, a member of the Opioid Task Force as our representative on the HEALing Communities Study Community Advisory Board (CAB). Previously\, we were also fortunate to have Peggy Vezina act in this capacity.\n\nThe goals of this first meeting in Phase 0 are to meet community partners\, provide an overview of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention\, introduce logistics of the HCS\, introduce some of the Boston Medical Center’s HCS team and key points of contact\, and answer questions.\n\nQuestions? Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact us at info@opioidtaskforce.org.\nWe hope you can join us to contribute your knowledge and expertise related to combatting the opioid crisis in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region!
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/franklin-county-and-the-north-quabbin-healing-communities-study-kickoff/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220128T140000
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UID:4801-1643378400-1643383800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION: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.\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n What is an opioid overdose?\n How do you recognize and\nrespond to an opioid overdose?\n How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?\n*This event is not open to the press/media. \nRegister HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudeGrqTkiGtMXNiyQ5nV1afvVLNo2JZ2I?fbclid=IwAR3HxDm7V8pjtQIdRQFIU1jnPp5iJGfh9001RU4kBjkV3wlwwVc6x6sbWKk
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-narcan-training-18/
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