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Opiate Abatement Advisory Council<\/h1>\n

Turning Opioid Settlements into Action<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opiate Abatement Advisory Council Turning Opioid Settlements into Action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"counter":{"millions":"20","thousands":"559","hundreds":"794","decimal":"24"},"mission":{"heading":"OUR MISSION","image":168,"image_2":167,"image_3":166,"subheading":"Respond","subheading_2":"Recover","subheading_3":"Rebuild","description":"to the loss of life due to opioids in our community.","description_2":"by expanding our capacity for treatment in Summit County.","description_3":"a new landscape for our community where there is no wrong door for someone to walk through to rewrite their story."},"community":{"heading":"$104 MILLION IN COMMUNITY IMPACT","image":44,"description":"

In 2017, Summit County was joined by 21 communities and Summit County Public Health in filing a lawsuit holding opioid makers, distributors, and pharmacies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis. Summit County was awarded $104 million in the settlement which is earmarked for education, treatment, harm reduction, system coordination and prevention. In addition, Summit County was awarded pharmaceutical products from multiple manufacturers that included lifesaving emergency medications to be used in local hospitals.<\/p>\r\n

An abatement plan, approved by the judge presiding over the case included several very specific directives that include physician training, services for pregnant women, reducing stigma and researching alternative methods for pain management. These non-discretionary awards were made outside of the Opiate Abatement Advisory Council.<\/p>"},"funding_opportunities":{"heading":"Announcements","description":"RFP Opportunity: There are no open requests for proposals at this time.\r\n\r\nCommunity Engagement Meetings: Registration for 2026 Community Engagement Meetings can be found at this link<\/a>. Please be aware that these meetings are for community partners to bring forth the needs of the community and are not meant to be requests of funding.\r\n\r\nFor more information on upcoming opportunities, or the next scheduled Community Engagement meeting, please use the 'Feedback' box at the bottom of the page to contact the Summit County Public Health Project Management team.","file_url":"","file_link_copy":""},"funding_opportunities_copy":{"heading":"","description":"","file_url":"","file_link_copy":""},"non_discretionary":[{"logo":161,"title":"Henry Schein Company","subtitle":"Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Education and Stigma","text":"Funding placed directly under the management of Akron Community Foundation in the amount of $1 million. Funds are used to support MAT training, increase MAT Provider capacity, research alternative pain techniques and reduce stigma.\r\n\r\n ","accordion":[{"accordion_heading":"GRANTEES","accordion_content":"American Heart Association: <\/strong>$50,000\u00a0for Summit County CPR and Opioid Lifesavers program\r\n\r\nBroken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry:<\/strong> $12,500 to support addiction recovery, mentoring, and workforce development services in Summit County\r\n\r\nAkron Children's Hospital:<\/strong> $115, 216 for Peer Recovery for Addicted Mothers (PRAM)\r\n\r\nCleveland Clinic Foundation:<\/strong> $150,000 for expanding treatment access and Increasing MAT Certification\r\n\r\nCHC Addiction Services:<\/strong> $125,000 for evaluation of Quality of Life patients receiving Medication Assistant Treatment\r\n\r\nFreedom House for Women Inc:<\/strong> $2,500 for general operating support\r\n\r\nFriends of the Summit:<\/strong> $50,000 to raise awareness, remove stigma and offering hope - Rock and Recovery\u2122 Everyone Need a Lil' RNR\r\n\r\nHope United:<\/strong> $5,000 to support families grieving the loss of a loved one to overdose or addiction\r\n\r\nIBH Addiction Recovery:<\/strong> $20,000 for general operating support of addiction treatment\r\n\r\nI-Vision Ministries:<\/strong> $2,000 to provide elementary age children with alcohol, drug and tobacco prevention education\r\n\r\nLet's Get Healthy Cleveland, Inc.:<\/strong> $2,500 to support programs addressing cardiovascular health, opioid overdoses and vaping issues in Akron\r\n\r\nMode - Miracles Occur Days Enriched:<\/strong> $5,000 for general operating support\r\n\r\nNortheast Ohio Medical University Foundation:<\/strong> $115,000 to further address the opioid crisis through direct provision of care and offering clinical MAT training\r\n\r\nPortage Path Behavioral Health:<\/strong> $150,000 to increase capacity, effectiveness, and objective measurement of dual diagnosis\/addiction recovery\r\n\r\nPortage Path Behavioral Health:<\/strong> $30,000 for a recovery support service mobile app\r\n\r\n Safe Harbor Norton:<\/strong> $5,000 for addiction recovery housing services\r\n\r\nSummit County Community Partnership:<\/strong> $10,359 to support the Deterra Project: Preventing Prescription Medicine Abuse\r\n\r\n "}]},{"logo":163,"title":"Johnson & Johnson: Centering Pregnancy","subtitle":"A program for pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder.","text":"Funding in the amount of $2 million was awarded to Summa ($1 million) and Cleveland Clinic Akron General ($1 million). An additional $500,000 was awarded to Summa to include programming for pregnant women in the jail and Health Equity Center.","accordion":null},{"logo":165,"title":"Medication Settlement","subtitle":"","text":"Summit County was awarded medication from the formularies of several companies. These organizations include Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Endo Pharmaceuticals and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"","subtitle":"","text":"","accordion":null}],"discretionary":[{"logo":"","title":"Field of Interest Fund- Akron Community Foundation ","subtitle":"","text":"* Currently, the OAAC and Summit County Council have approved the transfer of $5 million to a Field of Interest Fund to be held at Akron Community Foundation. The purpose of this fund is to provide grants and funding opportunities to enhance the health and safety of minority and disadvantaged Summit County residents. While this funding has been approved and is reflected in the total OAAC spent, the development of the oversight board is currently underway.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Supporting Organization- Akron Community Foundatiom","subtitle":"","text":"**The OAAC and Summit County Council have also earmarked (not yet reflected in the total above) the transfer of at least $45 million and up to $70 million, to be placed in a fund also at Akron Community Foundation. While these funds have not yet been transferred, as there are additional steps and processes to achieve this goal, the funding will be used to continue to support programming that improves the lives of those impacted by the opioid epidemic with a focus on innovation.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"School Based Wellness ","subtitle":"","text":"$750,000 to Summit Educational Service Center to implement school based wellness coordinators in 4 school districts to connect students to care for mental and or behavioral health services.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Care Coordination from Summit County Jail ","subtitle":"","text":"$1,478,415 for Summit Psychological Associates to provide coordinated care and case management for clients leaving Summit County Jail as they were recognized as a best practical source.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Trauma Informed Care Mapping Project","subtitle":"","text":"$272,527 for a grant agreement with the University of Akron to create a single multi-year strategic plan of systemic, top-down organizational changes within county agencies to implement trauma informed care for a one-year period. This funding is in collaboration with the Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board and the total cost will be shared equally.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Data Platform","subtitle":"","text":"$5,325,000 for a professional service contract with Unite USA, Inc. (\u201cUnite Us\u201d) for a data sharing platform for a comprehensive solution for care coordination for individuals with substance use disorder, subject to ratification by the Information Technology Board, for a five-year term .","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"MAT initiation in Emergency Departments","subtitle":"","text":"$1 million awarded to Summa for expansion of the existing First Step programming to more ED locations. $1 million awarded to Cleveland Clinic Akron General to establish a MAT program.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Opioid Healing Fund","subtitle":"Funding to support community recovery, grassroots and peer support programs<\/strong>","text":"$500,000 was initially approved and an additional $250,000 was added in January 2022. Monies are managed by the Akron Community Foundation Opioid Healing Fund to support a variety of organizations. Another $500,000 was awarded to continue to support smaller organizations in 2023.\u00a0 An additional $500,000 was approved in 2025 to support smaller organizations through this fund.","accordion":[{"accordion_heading":"March 2026 Awardees- $358,500 Total Funding","accordion_content":"Adult Guardianship Services:<\/strong> for a recovery-focused pilot program that provides professional guardianship and stabilization support for adults impacted by opioid use disorder, $5,000\r\n\r\nARC Recovery Services:<\/strong>\u00a0to support three cornerstone recovery events that promote healing, connection, and hope for individuals and families impacted by opioid addiction in Summit County, $15,000\r\n\r\nAsian Services in Action Inc.:<\/strong> to address opioid use within Summit County's immigrant and refugee population with prevention education and community intervention and outreach, with a particular focus on Afghan and Bhutanese Nepali communities, $25,000\r\n\r\nBroken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry:<\/strong> to support Lydia's Home and its Access to Recovery Program, offering services like transportation, restoration of identity documents, and health care for a peer recovery supported, residential program for women in Summit County, $10,000\r\n\r\nCarve Your Own Path: <\/strong>to provide trauma-informed prevention training for Summit County's abatement workforce to help providers address the root causes of substance use disorder, $15,000\r\n\r\nCASA Board Volunteer Association<\/strong>: to provide an opioid education and prevention training series to strengthen the ability of CASA volunteers and staff to support children and families affected by opioid use, child abuse and neglect, $6,000\r\n\r\nCompass North Church<\/strong>: for the program, A Walk in Their Shoes, which helps individuals and families affected by opioid addiction, suicide loss, and sex trafficking through victory stories from survivors, education, and direct access to treatment programs, counseling, peer support, housing assistance, and life-skills services, $2,500\r\n\r\nFreedom House for Women Inc.:<\/strong> for the Courage to Change program, a trauma\u2011informed service designed to provide comprehensive treatment and supportive services for women ages 18 and older with a history and diagnosis of opiate use disorder, $15,000\r\n\r\nFriends in Tents<\/strong>: to expand street-based harm reduction outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness and substance use in Summit County, $5,000\r\n\r\nFriends of 91.3 dba Friends of The Summit:<\/strong> to support the Music & Movement program, a trauma-informed wellness workshop series that combines live music with evidence-based practices, $10,000\r\n\r\nHope Meadows Foundation:<\/strong> to support an equine-assisted addiction recovery and relapse prevention mental health services program, $10,000\r\n\r\nHope United:<\/strong> for an innovative virtual reality recovery support program, which will serve 21 people in Summit County recovering from opioid use disorder, $20,000\r\n\r\nInternational Institute of Akron Inc.:<\/strong> for a substance-use prevention and education initiative for Summit County's refugee and immigrant communities, $25,000\r\n\r\nJoAnna House II Inc.:<\/strong> to help marginalized adult women in and through early recovery from substance use and mental health disorders, $5,000\r\n\r\nKeys to Serenity:<\/strong> for the Children & Family Program, which provides support, assistance and events for families impacted by parental addiction, $25,000\r\n\r\nLegacy III, Inc.:<\/strong> for the Pathways to Freedom program, which provides recovery-oriented transitional housing for women who are homeless in Summit County with a history of substance use and mental health disorders, $10,000\r\n\r\nOhio Can Change Addiction Now:<\/strong> for Gifts of Love, which provides a way for parents in recovery to provide Christmas gifts for their children, $5,000\r\n\r\nProject Ujima:<\/strong> for Voices of Recovery: Peace Circles, a five-week, trauma-informed initiative that supports Summit County residents, particularly minority and intergenerational adults ages 18-plus, impacted by the opioid crisis, $25,000\r\n\r\nrelink.org:<\/strong> to improve access to and awareness of addiction recovery resources in Summit County through the creation and distribution of a comprehensive, easy-to-use Summit County Recovery Resource Directory, $10,000\r\n\r\nRestore Addiction Recovery:<\/strong> for weekly individual trauma-informed counseling for men who are enrolled in the organization's year-long residential program, $5,000\r\n\r\nRise and Recover:<\/strong> for supportive, structured sober housing for women transitioning from substance use disorder treatment, $5,000\r\n\r\nSarah's House Inc.:<\/strong> For the Never 2 Old 2 program, which educates older adults about abuse and misuse of opioids, presenting alternative management for pain and discomfort, $5,000\r\n\r\nSecond Chance Village:<\/strong> to support peer certification, transportation expansion, and integration of Mental Martial Arts, a cognitive-behavioral recovery tool designed by and for survivors, $5,000\r\n\r\nSouth Street Ministries:<\/strong> for operations of Restoration House, a women's drop-in center that offers case management assistance, along with programs to address mental health and substance use disorder, among other offerings, $25,000\r\n\r\nStudents With A Goal: SWAG:<\/strong> for the SWAG Healing Pathways program, a trauma-informed prevention and recovery initiative serving youth and adults that addresses the impact of the opioid epidemic through education, emotional regulation skills, healthy relationship training, peer support, family healing workshops, and pathways to treatment, $5,000\r\n\r\nSummit County Continuum of Care:<\/strong> for Stable Steps, a recovery and reentry housing initiative to prevent homelessness, $5,000\r\n\r\nSummit Recovery Hub:<\/strong> to support Summit County Recovery Dinners, which are peer-led, community-based recovery events, $25,000\r\n\r\nTruly Reaching You:<\/strong> to strengthen recovery-centered reentry services for Summit County men returning from incarceration while navigating substance use disorder, $10,000\r\n\r\nTruth & Honor:<\/strong> to support recovery housing for veterans, which includes case management, drug and alcohol relapse prevention, and peer recovery and life skills training, among other resources, $5,000\r\n\r\nWelcome To Recovery Project:<\/strong> to help people in recovery through Welcome Bags, which offer hygiene, dignity and comfort to individuals who enter a treatment facility, $10,000\r\n\r\nWomen Revived Ministries<\/strong>: for Total Life Wellness In Recovery, which offers workshops, classes, and individual mentoring and peer support for people in recovery, $10,000"},{"accordion_heading":"2024 Awardees- $45,000 Total Funding ","accordion_content":"ARC Recovery Services: <\/strong>$7,500 to support individuals in early recovery from substance use disorder.\r\n\r\nJoAnna House II Inc<\/strong>.:<\/strong> $5,000 to support Recovery is a Process with the JoAnna House II Inc. Ohio Recovery House level II single women.\r\n\r\nRestore Addiction Recovery<\/strong>: <\/strong>$5,000 for support of substance use recovery, including case management services for residents in a long-term residential setting.\r\n\r\nTruth & Honor Inc.: <\/strong>$2,500 to support a recovery housing program for veterans.\r\n\r\nUrban Ounce of Prevention Behavioral Health Services Inc<\/strong>.:<\/strong> $25,000 to support substance abuse prevention and treatment programs."},{"accordion_heading":"September 2023 Awardees - $445,000 Total Funding","accordion_content":"

\r\n\r\n3R Foundation:<\/strong> $10,000 to support the Better Together Initiative.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nAxessPointe Community Health Centers:<\/strong>\u00a0$20,000 to help community members with substance use disorders.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBattered Women's Shelter:<\/strong>\u00a0$12,500 for care coordination for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking with substance use disorder.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBroken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry:<\/strong> $20,000 to support Lydia's Home Access to Recovery Program.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nCASA Board Volunteer Association:<\/strong> $10,000 to provide advocacy services for youth who have been exposed to substance use and to connect their parents with recovery and support services.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nCatholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland:<\/strong> $10,000 to support the Breaking Free Project.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nCompass North Church:<\/strong>\u00a0$12,500 to enlarge the reach of A Walk in Their Shoes and Celebrate Recovery.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nDeborah Anointing Foundation:<\/strong> $10,000 to support women with substance use disorder by providing a safe and stable recovery house, as well as mentorship and education programs.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nFreedom House for Women, Inc.: <\/strong>$15,000 to support the Courage to Change program.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nHand 2 Hand Inc.:<\/strong>\u00a0$2,500 to support The Tree of Life event, where families who have lost a loved one to overdose can plant a tree in their memory.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nHope Farm Inc.: <\/strong>$7,500 to provide food to unhoused individuals who are in active addiction.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nJoAnna House II Inc.: <\/strong>$12,500 for peer recovery services and preventions.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nKeys to Serenity:<\/strong> $25,000 to support the Family Program, which provides family-focused support, assistance and events for children and their parents\/caregivers struggling with addiction.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLegacy III, Inc.:<\/strong>\u00a0$15,000 to provide permanent supportive housing to unhoused women who are recovering from addiction.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLife of Recovery Sober Housing:<\/strong> $10,000 to support opioid and addiction recovery housing for women in Akron\/\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nMODE - Miracles Occur Days Enriched: <\/strong>$5,000 to support recovery services for individuals struggling with substance use disorder.\r\n\r\nOhio Domestic Violence Network:<\/strong> $10,000 to improve services to DV survivors with substance use issues and mental health needs.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nOhioCAN Change Addiction Now: <\/strong>$12,500 to provide individuals in recovery with financial management strategies.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRachel's Angels: <\/strong>$10,000 to provide prevention presentations to middle and high school students.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRape Crisis Center: <\/strong>$12,500 to increase support for survivors of sexual violence with co-occurring substance use disorders.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nReentry Coalition of Summit, Portage, & Medina:<\/strong> $25,000 to support the Summit County Citizen Circle.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nrelink.org<\/strong>, $20,000 to analyze and capture data from the Better Together Summit Co. network of organizations offering addiction recovery services.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRestore Addiction Recovery:<\/strong> $20,000 for community outreach and engagement.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSafe Harbor Norton:<\/strong>\u00a0$20,000 for continuing education, housing scholarship and transportation support.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSarah's House Inc.:<\/strong> $15,000 to provide older adults with information related to addiction as well as opportunities for social activities.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSouth Street Ministries:<\/strong> $25,000 for operations of Restoration House.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSummit Recovery Hub:<\/strong> $25,000 to support Recovery On Purpose: Recovery Endurance Support Meeting & Community Recovery Events.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe Packard Institute, Inc.:<\/strong> $15,000 for peer recovery support targeting underserved youth.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nTruly Reaching You:<\/strong> $10,000 for reentry and addiction recovery support services for men.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nTruth & Honor: <\/strong>$12,500 to provide job and life skills training to individuals undergoing recovery and support services.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nVoices for Voices:<\/strong> $5,000 to support Project Purple, which educates, amplifies and recognizes those who provide peer support and recovery-oriented services to residents of Summit County.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nWomen Revived Ministries:<\/strong> $10,000 for Total Life Wellness In Recovery.\r\n\r\n<\/div>"},{"accordion_heading":"September 2022 Awardees - $145,000 Total Funding","accordion_content":"Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry:<\/b> $10,000 for Lydia's Home Residential Recovery and Community Outreach.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommunity Oriented Recovery:<\/b> $10,000 for peer support of Summit County residents.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFathers and Sons of Northeast Ohio:<\/b> $25,000 to support Summit County fathers in recovery.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nJoanna House II:<\/b> $10,000 for peer support services and prevention education.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nLegacy III:<\/b> $10,000 to support Brubaker and Humble Beginnings (permanent housing with support services).<\/span>\r\n\r\nOhioCan Change Addition Now:<\/b> $10,000 to support SummitCan blessing bags.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRachel\u2019s Angels:<\/b> $10,000 to support Rachel's Angels Healing Voice II.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelink.org:<\/b> $20,000 for Pulling it All Together: Using Technology to connect Summit County providers and the community.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRestore Addiction Recovery:<\/b> $25,000 for community outreach programming.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSouth Street Ministries:<\/b> $15,000 to support reentry and recovery support meetings and staff training in overdose response.<\/span>"},{"accordion_heading":"March 2022 Awardees - $260,000 total funding","accordion_content":"3R Foundation:<\/strong> $15,000 for the Reentry, Reconnect, Restoration (3R) project, which educates both youth and adults about the dangers of opioid use.\r\n\r\nARC Recovery Services:<\/strong> $25,000 for addiction recovery treatment services.\r\n\r\nCommunity Oriented Recovery:<\/strong> $25,000 for peer recovery support services for Summit County residents.\r\n\r\nCompass North Church:<\/strong> $12,500 to support a Walk in Their Shoes and Celebrate Recovery program.\r\n\r\nFriends of 91.3 (The Summit):<\/strong> $25,000 to support Rock+Recovery\u2122 Radio.\r\n\r\nHope United:<\/strong> $15,000 to support education & recovery events to individuals in recovery and their families.\r\n\r\nH.M. Life Opportunity Services:<\/strong> $15,000 to support homeless mothers recovering from opiate addiction.\r\n\r\nKeys to Serenity:<\/strong> $20,000 for the Keys to the Heart Family Program, a 12-month program that provides events, as well as educational and assistance programs, to families and children affected by substance abuse in their home.\r\n\r\nLet's Get Healthy Cleveland:<\/strong> $10,000 for opioid community awareness, including education and outreach programs.\r\n\r\nMODE \u2013 Miracles Occur, Days Enriched:<\/strong> $20,000 to support outpatient and partial hospitalization programming, including addiction counseling and peer support services.\r\n\r\nOhioCAN - Change Addiction Now:<\/strong> $12,500 for the \"OhioCAN Summit: Come, Learn and Remember,\" which will include national speakers, games and activities for children, and education, support and empowerment for adults\r\n\r\nOhio Domestic Violence Network:<\/strong> $10,000 to improve services to domestic violence survivors with substance use issues and mental health needs.\r\n\r\nThe Packard Institute:<\/strong> $20,000 for peer-recovery for families impacted by addiction.\r\n\r\nSafe Harbor Norton:<\/strong> $20,000 for continuing education, vocational job training and housing scholarships for residents in treatment.\r\n\r\nSarah\u2019s House Inc.:<\/strong> $15,000 for My Family-My People, a project focused on Akron\u2019s Ward 4 that provides prevention meetings for 10- to 17-year-olds"},{"accordion_heading":"October 2021 Awardees - $341,485 Total Funding","accordion_content":"3R Foundation:<\/b>\u00a0$20,500 for the Reentry, Reconnect, Restoration (3R) project, which educates both youth and adults about the dangers of opioid use.\r\n\r\nAkron Say No To Dope:<\/b>\u00a0$15,000 to increase capacity for the New Beginnings Thrift Store on Kenmore Boulevard.\r\n\r\nAxessPointe Community Health Centers:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to increase awareness about the issue of substance use disorders in older adults.\r\n\r\nBroken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to provide recovery services and workforce development programs.\r\n\r\nCASA Board Volunteer Association:<\/b>\u00a0$23,985 to provide advocacy support to children exposed to substance abuse.\r\n\r\nFreedom House for Women:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 for the Courage to Change program, which provides peer support services to women with Opiate Use Disorder.\r\n\r\nHope United:<\/b>\u00a0$20,000 to provide grief support groups for Summit County residents who have lost a loved one to addiction.\r\n\r\nKeys to Serenity:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 for the Keys to the Heart Family Program, which is a 12-month program that provides events and educational and assistance programs to families and children affected by substance abuse in their home.\r\n\r\nLegacy III:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to assist women with a history of drug addiction in identifying safe and affordable housing.\r\n\r\nMODE \u2013 Miracles Occur, Days Enriched:<\/b>\u00a0$20,000 to support outpatient and partial hospitalization addiction counseling.\r\n\r\nRachel\u2019s Angels:<\/b>\u00a0$15,000 to develop visual media and online content for peer-based prevention presentations at local schools.\r\n\r\nSafe Harbor Norton:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to provide Level II recovery housing for men in Summit County.\r\n\r\nSarah\u2019s House Inc.:<\/b>\u00a0$7,000 for a prevention program geared toward individuals over the age of 60.\r\n\r\nSouth Street Ministries:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to support the organization\u2019s recovery and reentry programs and events.\r\n\r\nThe Packard Institute:<\/b>\u00a0$20,000 to provide ongoing recovery support and professional development to recovery coaches and other addiction professionals.\r\n\r\nTruth & Honor:<\/b>\u00a0$25,000 to provide recovery support services and training opportunities to veteran referrals from the Summit County Valor Court program."}]},{"logo":"","title":"Consultation ","subtitle":"","text":"$180,000 to Monument Analytics for specialized consultation on the creation and development of a data platform as they were determined as a best practical source for this project coordination.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Project Management:","subtitle":"","text":"$160,000 initially awarded to SCPH for project management for one year. Renewed to extend project management staffing and include related costs for $463,852.24.","accordion":null},{"logo":"","title":"Summit Safe Harm Reduction","subtitle":"","text":"$180,000 for the SCPH syringe exchange program.","accordion":null}],"involved":{"heading":"Who is involved","subheading":"Our Stakeholders","person1":{"image":162,"name":"
Ilene\r\nShapiro<\/h6>","job":"

County of Summit,\r\nCounty Executive<\/p>"},"person2":{"image":2032,"name":"

Shammas Malik<\/h6>","job":"

City of Akron,\r\nMayor<\/p>"},"person3":{"image":2423,"name":"

Christopher Barker<\/h6>\r\n ","job":"

Summit County\r\nPublic Health,\r\nHealth Commissioner<\/p>"},"person4":{"image":154,"name":"

Bill\r\nJudge<\/h6>","job":"

Barberton, Mayor,\r\nrepresenting the Mayor\u2019s\r\nAssociation<\/p>"},"person5":{"image":160,"name":"

George\r\nBeckham<\/h6>","job":"

Trustee, Coventry Township,\r\nrepresenting Township\r\nTrustees<\/p>"},"title_members":"Our Active Members","members":"Aimee Wade, ADM Board \u2013 Executive Director\r\n

Carla Chapman, Director, Community Relations and Chief Diversity Officer \u2013 Akron Public Schools<\/p>\r\nCassandra Holtzmann, Summit County Children\u2019s Services \u2013 Executive Director\r\n\r\nChristopher Stahr, Community Representative, Community Development Director \u2013 Valor Court SCCCP\r\n\r\nDan Carter, Community Representative\r\n\r\nDr. Eva Szigethy, Akron Children's Hospital- Director of Pediatric Psychiatry and Psychology\r\n

Dr. James Orlando, Summit Psychological Associates \u2013 COO<\/p>\r\nDr. Joseph Varley, Summa Health- \u00a0Chair of the Department of Psychiatry\r\n\r\nDr. Michel Farivar, Cleveland Clinic Akron General \u2013 Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\r\n\r\nDr. Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Director of Community Engagement at NEOMED\r\n\r\nLori Pesci, Summit County Public Safety Director\r\n

Pastor David Parker, Zion Apostolic Faith Church<\/p>\r\nRobert Cooper, Community Representative\r\n

<\/p>","title_past_members":"Past Members","past_members":"Brighid Hillmuth, Community Representative\r\n\r\nChief Jack Davis, Cuyahoga Falls Police Department\r\n\r\nCharles Brown, City of Akron \u2013 Deputy Mayor of Public Safety\r\n

Chief Vince Morber, Barberton Police Department<\/p>\r\nChuck Sincere, Springfield Schools Superintendent\r\n

Dr. Rajesh Tampi, Cleveland Clinic Akron General-\u00a0 Chair of the Department of Psychiatric and Behavioral Science<\/p>\r\nDr. Samer Narouze, Western Reserve Hospital \u2013 Chair of the Center for Pain Management\r\n\r\nDr. Sarah Friebert, Akron Children\u2019s Hospital \u2013 Pediatric Palliative Care\r\n\r\nJulie Barnes, Summit County Children\u2019s Services \u2013 Executive Director\r\n\r\nKatie O\u2019Toole, Community Representative","title_project_management_team":"Our Project Management Team","team":"

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Megan Scott<\/b>\r\nOffice - 330-926-5686<\/p>\r\n

Megan Scott, MS, LPC, CDCA, is a state Licensed Professional Counselor, and Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant currently working as the Behavioral Health Services Supervisor at Summit County Public Health.\u00a0 Megan has previously worked as a Case Manager and Substance Use Counselor in the Community Corrections field and has deep experience in Project Management.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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David McCartney<\/b>\r\nOffice - 330-926-5613<\/p>\r\n

David McCartney, MPH, is currently working as a Public Health Coordinator\u00a0 for Quality of Life projects at Summit County Public Health. David has previously worked in harm reduction services and HIV prevention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>"},"process":{"heading":"THE OPIATE ABATEMENT PROCESS","short_info":"The OAAC meets monthly. Our members participate in one of two designated workgroups.","image":159,"image_2":155,"subheading":"Funding Evaluation.","subheading_2":"Community Engagement.","description":"

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Our Funding Evaluation workgroup meets with those organizations that received funding directly from the OAAC. Our goal is to assure the community that the monies are being allocated with integrity and to confirm that the project proposals are being met and continue to be in alignment with OAAC priorities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","description_2":"

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Our Community Engagement workgroup meets with agencies who have proposals, plans or concepts they feel would benefit from funding. These meetings are not a forum for these groups to request funding, but rather to give the community a voice in the OAAC\u2019s future decisions. You can register to attend these meetings by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","bottom_text":"

The OAAC continues to discuss the evolving needs of the community and the opportunities to address them. When needs are identified, an RFP process occurs in conjunction with the OAAC, the stakeholders, the Executive\u2019s Office and County Council.<\/p>\r\n

All funding must be approved by Summit County Council and the Executive\u2019s Office before funds are released in the form of a contract.<\/p>"},"contact":{"title":"FEEDBACK","description":"

Your input is important. If you have thoughts or questions on this important program, please contact us.<\/p>"}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":135,"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3587,"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/3587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summitoaac.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}