by LaMara HunterKelly | Nov 22, 2016 | In The News
Michael Lewis, Director of the Recover Project, at the Federal Street location.
The Recorder – Monday, November 21, 2016
GREENFIELD — The Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region is teaming up with Big Y Foods to lighten the load faced by some during the holiday season. Until Thanksgiving, the task force will distribute 200 turkeys throughout the region to community organizations and families in need…Michael Lewis, director of the RECOVER Project, said the donations represent the strong community connections that are embedded in Franklin County. “We deeply appreciate the Opioid Task Force’s support and partnership in the complex and multifaceted effort to support long-term recovery in Franklin County. We’re grateful for the opportunity to continue to work toward recovery for all and would like to thank the Task Force for their donation of turkeys to our recovery family for the Thanksgiving holiday.”
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by LaMara HunterKelly | Nov 17, 2016 | In The News
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The City of Greenfield is working to make sure no child in the city wakes up on Christmas morning without gifts under the tree.
The 3rd annual “Giving Back in Greenfield” toy drive has officially started. The city is asking for new and/or gently used donated toys for children 17 years or younger. The toys can be dropped off at the Recover Project at 68 Federal Street. Visit the “Giving Back in Greenfield” Facebook page for more information.
The week of Christmas, families who are unable to afford gifts for their children, can come pick out donations at the Recover Project.
22News is also accepting toys starting on November 28th for Toys for Tots. Click Here to find out how to donate or request a toy.
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by LaMara HunterKelly | Nov 17, 2016 | In The News
Recorder Staff/Tom Relihan Sarah Ahern of Greenfield demonstrates the use of a new Narcan carrying case designed to increase access to the lifesaving overdose reversal medication and reduce the stigma around opioid addiction.By TOM RELIHAN
For the Gazette
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
GREENFIELD — Minutes matter when a person is experiencing an opioid overdose, and the quicker a person can administer the life-saving medication Narcan, the better are the odds of survival.
Now, one local addiction activist is working with a nonprofit organization that rose out of a recent Opioid Epidemic Hackathon in Boston — We Are Allies Inc. — to develop a field case that will allow people to carry the medication with them without it spoiling, and respond quickly in an emergency.
The bright purple case is designed to be worn outwardly, clipped to a hand bag or belt loop, said Sarah Ahern, the local activist and founder of addiction awareness group End The Stigma.
“The idea is to destigmatize the disease and enlist a community response,” Ahern said.
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