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SUMMARY:Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT\, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-justice-committee-meeting-27/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T110000
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-60/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T093000
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SUMMARY:Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/emergency-services-for-unhoused-individuals-task-force-meeting-35/
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SUMMARY:Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-prevention-workgroup-meeting-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T093000
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SUMMARY:Education\, Prevention and Resilience Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Education\, Prevention\, and Resilience Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Karen Carmona\, Program Associate\, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-prevention-and-resilience-committee-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T110000
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SUMMARY:Merged: CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:As of June 9\, 2026\, the Complementary & Alternative Medicines (CAM) Workgroup\, a project of OTF’s Education\, Prevention & Resilience Committee\, has merged with this committee. CAM topics will be regularly updated and shared in this setting. For more information\, please contact Karen Carmona\, Program Associate\, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T170000
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SUMMARY:Survey Launch: Community Partner Survey: Building Knowledge\, Readiness\, and Collaboration Around Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
DESCRIPTION:We invite your participation to complete the Community Partner Survey: Building Knowledge\, Readiness\, and Collaboration Around Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Click here to access the survey. Flyers are also attached for distribution to your networks\, which include the survey link and QR Code. Help us spread the word! \nThis survey is intended to help us better understand partner knowledge\, training needs\, and community readiness related to sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in rural Franklin County and the North Quabbin region of Western Massachusetts. What you share will help guide a series of virtual trainings and inform a later community asset mapping process. We recognize that these topics are complex and may intersect with domestic violence\, coercive relationships\, family and social networks\, and substance use. Please answer based on your role\, experience\, and perspective. If you are unsure about a question\, respond as best you can. Your input is valued and will help shape future learning and collaboration across the region. Responses will be kept confidential and will be de-identified. \nIf you are outside Franklin County or the North Quabbin region\, we still welcome your response. \nIf you have any questions about completing this survey\, please email us at info@opioidtaskforce.org. \nThank you for your participation! \nSincerely\, \nJen Brzezinski\, Assistant Deputy Superintendent\, Community Programs\, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office\nDebra McLaughlin\, Coordinator\, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region \nCo-Facilitators\, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Prevention Workgroup of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/survey-launch-community-partner-survey-building-knowledge-readiness-and-collaboration-around-sex-trafficking-and-commercial-sexual-exploitation/
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SUMMARY:Kinship Families: A Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, June 24\, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM for a community conversation focused on kinship families and the unique challenges faced by children who have lost a parent to substance-related causes and are being raised by other family members. You can register for this free event here. \nKerry Bickford\, from Grandparents Raising Grandchildren\, will join us to share insights into the experiences of caregivers supporting children impacted by parental loss due to substance use. Kerry will discuss the organization’s work\, the current landscape facing kinship families\, and available resources and supports. This session is designed for direct service providers\, community partners\, and others interested in learning more about the needs of kinship families. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion about strategies\, resources\, and ways to better support these children and caregivers. \nAbout our presenter: Kerry is a founding member of the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in MA and a grandparent peer grief specialist for SADOD. She is a certified grief educator and has helped develop grief resources for grandparents raising grandchildren with the National Alliance on Children’s Grief. Kerry facilitates three grief support groups monthly for grieving grandparents/kin\, and two for parents who have lost a loved one to a substance-related cause. \nThis is part of the CONNECT 2026 Education & Training Services. For more information\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, CONNECT Outreach Manager at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/kinship-families-a-community-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Training
DESCRIPTION: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. \nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions: \n-What is an opioid overdose? \n-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose? \n-How do you administer naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose? \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-overdose-prevention-and-naloxone-training-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T143000
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SUMMARY:Overdose and Grieving: How the HALO Initiatives and the NQCC Can Help
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, June 25\, 2026\, from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM to learn more about available resources to support those who have lost a loved one to overdose. You can register for this free event here. \nHealing After Loss to Overdose (HALO) Initiatives is a community-focused philanthropic program dedicated to supporting individuals who have lost a loved one to opioid overdose. Through HALO Initiatives\, surviving family members receive support and financial assistance to address both immediate needs and long-term challenges related to health\, healing\, and community connection. By providing direct financial support\, HALO aims to mitigate the intergenerational trauma that impacts families after an overdose death. A recent recipient of a RIZE Massachusetts grant\, the HALO Initiatives is interested in expanding its efforts statewide. \nThe North Quabbin Community Coalition also offers support and grief resources for residents of the North Quabbin Region. They will be able to share what they have done to support loved ones who need both practical and emotional support when someone has died from an overdose. \nThis is part of the Opioid Task Force 2026 Education and Learning Series. For more information\, please email us at info@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/overdose-and-grieving-how-the-halo-initiatives-and-the-nqcc-can-help/
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