Paari National Recovery Corps - Georgetown, KY

PAARI National Recovery Corps - Georgetown, KY

The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) was founded alongside the Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015. It has grown into a movement of approximately 700 law enforcement partners in 34 states all implementing a non-arrest pathway to treatment and access.

A growing number of police departments are motivated to adopt non-arrest programs that connect individuals with substance use disorders to treatment. Members of our National Recovery Corps will strengthen the ability of partnering law enforcement agencies to increase access to care and address addiction and poverty through non-arrest approaches. VISTAs will help build, strengthen, and sustain police-led programs to reduce and prevent overdose deaths and help more people with opioid use disorder get into treatment and recovery.

This position will be with the Georgetown Police Department in Georgetown, KY. During your service, you will receive a living allowance from CNCS and at the conclusion of a successful service year you will be eligible for an education award of $6,495 or a cash stipend of $1,800. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are encouraged to apply.

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• The Program Development VISTA will be with the Georgetown Police Department and will improve access to care for individuals with a substance-use disorder through community engagement, follow-up services and referral planning. The VISTA will develop and manage documents for the department's program, policies and procedures.
  
  The VISTA will plan department led events centered around distributing resources to impacted members of the community. The VISTA will engage in communications to provide educational materials about the department's non-arrest and diversion programs. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The Program Development VISTA will be with the Georgetown Police Department and will develop strategies to improve access to care for individuals with a substance-use disorder through community engagement, follow-up services and referral planning. Develop and manage department documents for program policies and procedures.

Plan department led events centered around distributing resources to impacted members of the community. Engage in communications to provide educational materials about the department's non-arrest and diversion programs. In silo with event planning, the Program Development VISTA will engage in community organizing efforts led by the department to promote fundraising, recruitment, and volunteer sign-ups.

If interested in starting before the start date please let us know

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training .

Terms :

Uniforms provided and required , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :

Health , Public Safety , Community Outreach .

Skills :

Communications , Recruitment , Community Organization , Writing/Editing , Fund raising/Grant Writing .