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DA’s Office Awards $114K for Projects Promoting Recovery

by | Feb 27, 2023 | In The News

Staff Report
Published: 2/26/2023 1:44:50 PM

NORTHAMPTON — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has announced $114,000 in grants to community groups working with youth and families and supporting people in recovery, as part of its Asset Forfeiture Community Reinvestment Program.

Funds for the grants come from asset forfeitures through which the office redistributes funds seized in drug-related cases. The money is given to community organizations working on drug rehabilitation, drug education and other anti-drug programs that aim to foster healthy communities and support law enforcement efforts to prevent crime.

“There are so many ways to build resilience in our communities even during trying times,” Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan said in a statement.

The top awards of $20,000 each went to the North Quabbin Recovery Center in Athol and the Recovery Center of Hope in Ware, serving the Quaboag Hills region.

“We wanted to give an extra boost to the newer peer recovery centers in the region, which are not yet fully funded by the state as are The RECOVER Project in Greenfield and the Northampton Recovery Center,” Sullivan said. “We know from experience that peer-focused recovery centers provide essential support to help people in recovery continue on that journey.”

The Northampton and Greenfield centers received $5,000 each. The Northampton center, in its earliest years, was supported by the DA’s office through staff time and funding until it became part of the network of state-funded recovery centers…[continue reading]

Human Service Forum’s Community Builders Celebration Recognizes Consortium Community Leaders

by | Jun 1, 2022 | In The News

Thank you to Human Service Forum for recognizing some of our amazing community leaders at Home and Community Connection, Northampton Recovery Center and the Support Network during their Community Builder Celebration event on May 25th! According to the Human Service Forum, these are people who make all feel welcome, working collaboratively for the good of the community while helping others to be their best. We are SO proud of you all!

Honored as Community Builders in Western Massachusetts:
  • Home and Community Connections employees: Anita Cross, Sharna Pearson and Renee Marshal
  • Northampton Recovery Center employees: John Sullivan, Trevor Dayton and Dan Bickford
  • Support Network employees: Jan Lamberg and Shawna Osman

Learn more about their work in creating conditions for innovation, growth, and connection at their pages below!

Home and Community Connections

Northampton Recovery Center

Support Network

 

Noted author to speak about having opioid-addicted family members

Noted author to speak about having opioid-addicted family members

by | Dec 8, 2021 | In The News

[…] Jarrett J. Krosoczka, award-winning author of the young readers’ graphic novel “Hey, Kiddo,” knows well what it is to live with a parent’s addiction. The Hampshire HOPE Opioid Prevention Coalition and related organizations are presenting a virtual event featuring Krosoczka talking about growing up with a heroin-addicted mother and an absent birth father.

The December 14 event is free and open to all and will be presented from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Advance registration is required so a Zoom link can be emailed in advance of the presentation. The necessary registration form is available at: www.hampshirehope.org.

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Hampshire HOPE is a regional opioid prevention coalition based in the Northampton Health Department. Joining Hampshire HOPE in presenting Krosoczka are the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, the Northampton Recovery Center, the South Hadley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, the Northampton Prevention Coalition, the SPIFFY coalition and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance.

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Northampton Recovery Center fighting addiction with unique approach

by | Nov 16, 2021 | In The News

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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – […] Drug addiction is very much an issue locally and across the state. The Northampton Recovery Center (NRC) is a peer driven community, just last month celebrating five years in Northampton.

There is a life after addiction. That’s what’s really important. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has reported large increases of in drug use since the beginning of the pandemic. Across the Commonwealth, the opioid related overdose death rate went up one percent in the first nine months of 2021.

The NRC is trying to change these statistics in western Massachusetts, with a peer to peer approach. Outreach Coordinator of NRC, Trevor Dayton, told 22News, “Peer to peer recovery embraces the community aspect of, embraces the fellowship aspect of recovery. Everything that happens here, happens because a community member wanted it to happen.”

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Westfield Police Host Drug Addiction & Recovery Team Training

by | Nov 2, 2021 | In The News

News Flash

Posted on: October 28, 2021

Earlier this week the Westfield Police Department hosted a training in Cooperation with Hampshire Hope to form a Drug Addiction & Recovery Team (DART).  The opioid epidemic that has plagued communities nationwide has forced law enforcement to expand the way this problem is dealt with.   Although enforcement is still an avenue available to police officers, substance abuse is not a problem that is going to be solved by arresting our way out of it.  Identification of the underlying problem, formulating a plan to combat the problem, and having the means to carry out the plan are imperative to slowing the issue of substance abuse.  The Westfield Police Department is committed to using all the available resources to come up with long term solutions to substance abuse.

The Drug Addiction and Recovery Team (DART) is a free service that supports people who are at risk for an opioid overdose or family members affected by overdose. DART is made up of specially trained recovery coaches, harm reduction specialists, and police officers who provide access to harm reduction tools such as NARCAN and safety plans for use, connections to community resources, and short or long-term recovery support.

On Tuesday, members of the Westfield Police Department received training from health professionals from Tapestry Health, Mercy Medical Center, DART Coordinators, the Northampton Recovery Center, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Hampden County Addiction Task Force.   As a result of this training Westfield will now have access to health and recovery resources who will be able to respond to overdose incidents within 48 hours and offer resources to substances users, family members, or friends who need help.   Officers can also make referrals for those people who would like to be connected to resources for any kind of substance issues.

For more information on DART please visit the link below, or visit any of the links to see what resources are available to you and the Westfield Police Department.

DART