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Saving lives from overdose in partnership with AmeriCorps
Through the California Overdose Prevention Network (COPN), we are the largest AmeriCorps VISTA program dedicated to opioid safety in the country, with the capacity to place 40 VISTA volunteers in coalitions across California.
AmeriCorps volunteers serve for one year, bolstering the impact of coalitions to incite transformational change within health systems and the communities they serve.
AmeriCorps Volunteers help save lives across California
Since 2018, we have placed 92 volunteers across sites in California. The primary focus of COPN AmeriCorps members is to conduct community assessments, foster community awareness, increase engagement, and expand partnerships.
95%
of coalitions rated AmeriCorps volunteers as one of the most valuable aspects of the COPN Accelerator program
AmeriCorps volunteers placed in the field with our coalitions have…
Distributed 5,400 Naloxone doses to 13 agencies across Los Angeles county in 3 weeks.
Created a website so that the Sacramento Opioid Coalition could launch an anti-stigma campaign.
Designed a two-day training to address stigma and develop strategies to implement harm reduction principles in Butte county.
What our coalitions are saying
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