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Requesting acceptance of a $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Health to the Health and Human Services Department to fund expanded substance use prevention programming.
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To the Honorable City Council:
I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept a grant of $100,000 from the Mass Department of Heath to the Health and Human Services Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for expanded services of current OD2A (opioid prevention) grant by $25,000 that will provide additional opioid educational efforts to the homeless populations in Somerville and Cambridge and $75,000 to expand the youth prevention efforts of the Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative, which includes the communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Everett and Arlington.
My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank your for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor