Opioid Response
What is the Status of Holyoke's Opioid Settlement Funds?
Join the Opioid Response Management Team at the Community Needs Assessment Kick Off Meeting on July 15, 2025. Lunch will be provided (please RSVP to 413-322-5610). Translation and/or other requests will be provided with requests by July 8th.
The 2025 Opioid Calendar details the key dates for the community needs assessment and distribution of the opioid settlement funds over the next few months.
The first meeting will be held on July 15, 2025 at noon for SUD care providers, health care providers, nonprofits and community advocates. This will be a planning meeting to discuss the upcoming survey work, outreach and community needs assessment. More details will follow shortly.
The Opioid Fund Management Plan has been approved by Mayor Garcia. It is a brief document that outlines the fiscal management of the program and guides internal operations.
The Office for Community Development will be responsible for the allocation and fiscal management of the program and the Board of Health will be assisting with the community needs assessment.
The City of Holyoke is utilizing the resources available at Care: Massachusetts to ensure that Holyoke's program provides the maximum benefit to the community and is consistent with the Massachusetts State-Subdivision Agreement for Statewide Opioid Settlement
March 2025 Accounting of Settlement Funds
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Agencies and Organizations-
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