Metro Detroit program helps addicts in recovery by providing support
Addiction problems increased during COVID pandemic
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Wayne County police departments team up with addiction recovery program
Addiction problems increased during the COVID pandemic and because of that, a Metro Detroit program is hoping to make a difference for addicts in recovery.
The Rescue Recovery Program is working to help more people stay clean and they’re getting some help from the Inkster Police Department.
Geraldine Bailey was struggling with alcohol use so she reached out for help. She used the peer recovery program.
“I didn’t want to hurt myself or anyone else,” Geraldine Bailey said. “I felt like I was spiraling and it was quick.
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What is the Community Policing Innovation Initiative? w/ Barbara McQuade
But how does the rubber meet the proverbial road? How do we actually make this happen?
Earlier this year, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Hudson-Webber Foundation, Ballmer Group and Oakland County supported the establishment of the Community Policing Innovation Initiative.
The funds support programs with the:
Canton Township Police Department and Canton Coalition for Inclusive Communities (CCIS)
City of Detroit/ Detroit Police Department
East Downtown Dearborn Development Authority and Black Legacy Advancement Coalition (BLAC)
Inkster Police Department
Beloved Community Initiative and First AME Church of Farmington Hills
It’s gotten a round of $200,000 in funding and is getting off the ground, so talk about what’s happening and the impact it aims to make, our guest.