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Lewis County Community Services Awards $131,135 in
Opioid Settlement Funds to Local Organizations
Published: October 28, 2024
at 03:00 p.m.
By: Press Release
from Lewis County Community Services Office
Lewis County Community Services Awards $131,135 in Opioid
Settlement Funds to Local Organizations
LOWVILLE, NY –The Lewis County
Community Services Board is excited to announce that a total of $131,135 in
opioid settlement funds have been awarded to local organizations and
projects, through the Future Stories Fund and feedback received from
community members, leaders and stakeholders.
The Future
Stories Fund was designed to support organizations/entities of all sizes
and origins in combating the effects of the opioid overdose epidemic. The
following organizations were awarded Future Stories Funds to support
upstream strategies that strengthen community institutions and address the
mental health needs of young people:
• Lewis County Youth Bureau was awarded
$10,000 for implementation of The Screenagers Project, which will provide
Lewis County schools with access to films, curriculums and lesson plans
that are designed to help youth safely navigate the digital world.
• Lowville Academy and Central School was
awarded $11,135 to purchase a universal screener for social-emotional
wellness that will proactively identify and provide immediate and actional
support for at-risk students.
• Copenhagen Central School was awarded
$20,000 to help families cover the costs of school-based mental health
services and train staff in trauma-informed practices.
In addition to
the Future Stories Fund awards, Lewis County Community Services will be
dedicating $90,000 of opioid settlement funds to Bridges Out of Poverty
Lewis County for six cohorts of Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By
World (GA). GA is a 20-session workshop series that provides people
motivated to get out of poverty with the tools and support necessary to
‘Get Ahead’ in today’s world. While not exclusive to individuals in
recovery from opioid use disorder, GA empowers individuals to build
resources for success for themselves and future generations, integrate with
the community and take (or regain) control of their lives.
For more
information about Lewis County Community Services, including the Future
Stories Fund grant program, please visit https://lewiscountyny.gov/departments/community-services-mental-health/.
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