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The metropolis of St. Petersburg, Florida, is allocating $1 million from an opioid settlement to nonprofit organizations working to handle the opioid disaster by way of remedy and restoration assist providers.
As a part of the settlement, St. Petersburg will obtain $6 million over 18 years.
The metropolis is trying to fill useful resource or service gaps locally and plans to make use of the cash to supply grants for brand new and modern proposals that aren’t already being funded by present sources, town mentioned in a information launch.
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Grants will probably be awarded to proposals that supply respite housing, overdose prevention, substance use prevention and training, hurt discount and peer assist, with precedence given to proposals that target respite housing, hurt discount and peer assist.
“There’s by no means sufficient assist for habit as charges proceed to extend,” Matthew Schaefer, the director of operations for Real Recovery Solutions, advised Fox 13.
Real Recovery Solutions, which runs sober residing amenities in Pinellas County and across the Tampa Bay area, is just not eligible for the grant cash however does work with non-profits that may use the funds to sponsor somebody, the outlet reported.
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As a part of the settlement, St. Petersburg will obtain $6 million over 18 years. (REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo)
“[Non-profits] will fund possibly two to 3 weeks of sober residing. And give that recovering addict an opportunity to go discover a job and begin paying their very own lease,” Schaefer mentioned.
One of the largest wants within the area, based on Schaefer, is making detox remedy extra accessible and reasonably priced. Many detox facilities are privately funded and require full fee or insurance coverage, however others have lengthy wait lists to get a mattress.
Grants will probably be awarded to proposals that supply respite housing, overdose prevention, substance use prevention and training, hurt discount and peer assist. (AP)
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“[Addicts] are advised, ‘hey, you already know, we’re three to 5 days out from a mattress.’ There’s a scarcity of sources for our underfunded or noninsured neighborhood. I believe that that could possibly be an enormous assist. Unfortunately, that three to 5 days might actually, actually be life or demise,” Schaefer mentioned.
Nonprofit teams got till October 20 to use for grant cash by way of town of St. Petersburg.
