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Our community partners house community health workers in their service area locations, coordinate community resources and help connect us with community members. Examples of non-clinical partners may include, but are not limited to, school systems, jails, drug courts, universities, community-use facilities, and faith-based organizations.
Location: Choctaw County For details, contact Yolunda Johnson or Johnnie Sanders
For more information, call (205) 652-3828 or email centerforblackbelt@uwa.edu
March 2023 -
Strengthening Families Program where RCORP II provided medication lock boxes for program participants. Organization attendees and speakers included West Central Alabama AHEC, The Health & Wellness Education Center, Officer William Shelton, Chief Josette White, and Sumter County Community Health Workers.
For more information about the program , please contact Eleanor James: eleanorjames53@yahoo.com
Community Health Workers assisting participants.
Officer Shelton spoke about the dangers of opioids and how Narcan administration can help save lives.
March 2023 - Demopolis Police Department Spring Fling
Thanks for stopping by our table Marengo County Commissioner Armstead.
Thanks for stopping by our table Dr. Steiner, OBGYN.
These opportunities are not sponsored by S.A.O.R, so please contact the event organizer with questions.
The Senior FMNP is administered by the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries, Farmers Market Authority Section to provide Senior FMNP Benefits to low-income seniors that are 60 years of age or older that can be used to purchase eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) from farmers that grow them and are selling them directly to you at local farmers markets and roadside stands.
If you are interested in applying for the SFMNP benefits, you can complete and submit an application on our web site by clicking below. If approved, you will receive your benefits cards by mail to be used at Farmers Market Authority (FMA) approved markets and roadside stands. The Senior FMNP Benefits must be expended by November 15 of the calendar year you receive them.
Host: Coastal Alabama Community College
Fentanyl Facts and Increased Overdose Risk. This course was developed by the Addiction Policy Forum in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Educational Foundation and JCOIN to share facts about fentanyl in the U.S., increasing overdose risk, and resources for communities. The course takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Source: Addiction Policy Forum & Correctional Leaders Association. (2022). A DEA Educational Foundation Course: Fentanyl Facts and Overdose Risk. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network Coordination and Translation Center.
Join R.O.S.S. Peer Educators for an immersive learning experience as they provide a curriculum to create a community of support for individuals’ recovery efforts and reduce the overdose death rate in Alabama.
Register for the next Opioid Misuse Prevention training to learn about the effects of opioids, harm reduction strategies, treatment options for substance use disorder, and how CHWs can contribute to stigma reduction and decrease opioid overdoses.
School Counselor Resource Guide
Community Service Programs of West Alabama
(Choctaw and Sumter)
Community Action Agency of South Alabama
(Clarke and Marengo)
(Food, Energy Assistance, Case Management, Housing, Education, Elderly Assistance, etc.)
Alabama Department of Human Resources
(Food Assistance, Work and Job Training Services, Childcare, etc.)
Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission/Area Agency on Aging
(Elderly Assistance: Medicare Counseling, Farmers Market Vouchers, Legal Services, Home and Community Based Services, Prescription Assistance, Legal Services, Senior Centers, etc.)
Alabama County Extension Offices
(Resources for Disaster, Finance/Career, Health, Home, Nutrition, Parenting/Family, Workforce Development)
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
United Way of West Alabama/211
United Way of Southwest Alabama
(Choctaw and Clarke County)
If you are located within the four county service area and interested in being a community partner, please contact us
Email: thesaorproject@gmail.com
© 2020 Southwest Alabama Opioid Response Project
The Southwest Alabama Opioid Response Project is an initiative of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, supported through HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. and aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD) in the rural Alabama communities of Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Escambia, Greene, Henry, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox Counties.