Office of Research and Evaluation Guest Webinar:
AmeriCorps Minnesota: Utilizing National Service To Address Substance Use
AmeriCorps Minnesota and the event sponsor, Engaging Martinsville and Henry County, invite guest speaker Ben Suker, Opioid Response Project Manager for ServeMinnesota (AmeriCorps Minnesota), to provide an overview of the highly successful program, Recovery Corps.
Recovery Corps is an innovative program that trains people recovering from substance use disorders to serve as Recovery Navigators to others through sustained recovery. As AmeriCorps members, Recovery Navigators are supported to provide mentoring, peer support, and resource navigation to help people build their recovery.
Topic: Utilizing National Service to Address Substance Use
Speaker: Ben Suker, Opioid Response Project Manager for ServeMinnesota
Date and Time: Thurs., Feb. 6, from 10-11:00 a.m. ET
Who should attend:
- People involved in substance use recovery
- People in recovery
- Family & friends of people in recovery
- Community decision-makers
Where: via Zoom - Registration required
Please RSVP to attend.
Engaging Martinsville and Henry County
The community research team works to improve health for all residents of Martinsville/ Henry County.
ServeMinnesota (AmeriCorps Minnesota)
ServeMinnesota works with AmeriCorps members and community partners to meet critical needs throughout Minnesota. We focus on solving tough problems in educational achievement, economic opportunity, and environmental protection.
ServeMinnesota’s primary goal is to invest its AmeriCorps resources in a manner that catalyzes positive social change in Minnesota. We align the power of AmeriCorps with successful strategies that provide cost-effective solutions and yield measurable results. We apply evidence-based practices and scale what works to increase our impact.
The research team also received funding from the Office of Research and Evaluation's grantee program.
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