Santa Cruz County is ready to distribute almost $1 million in opioid settlement funds to local nonprofits and it has tapped a local organization that specializes in grant funding dispersal to lead the effort.
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Preliminary survey results among Santa Cruz County community members and service providers suggest a preference for using forthcoming opioid settlement funds to establish treatment facilities and crisis stabilization centers in response to the ongoing crisis.
Local leaders plan to address topics related to the opioid crisis in Santa Cruz County, opioid settlement fund litigation, results from a recent opioid settlement fund community survey and a spending plan based on survey results.