WILMINGTON — Bethaney LaClair brings what she calls “a big passion” for supporting local communities, and their businesses and organizations, to her new job.
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WILMINGTON â A new grant will be used to boost community efforts already underway to respond to the opioid crisis with a thoughtful approach.
Deerfield Valley Community Partnership received about $21,000 in Linkage to Care Enhancement Funding through the Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. The money is intended to support ongoing efforts that address overdoses through connections to evidence-based treatment and services for individuals at risk for overdose.
Locally, that means the funding will go to Voices of Hope.
âThey have this incredible group of volunteers,â said Cindy Hayford, DVCP coordinator. âBut you get to a point where youâve got to have staff. This sets that foundation.â