BOSTON (July 23, 2024) – It is hard to imagine a Boston without Jack Connors, given the tremendous role he played in the city’s philanthropic, business, and civic communities. He was absolutely central to the founding of RIZE Massachusetts, as he brought together key...
RIZE Massachusetts Appoints Chief Program Officer and Associate Program Officers
RIZE Massachusetts today announced the recent appointments of Jennifer Tracey as chief program officer, along with two new associate program officers, Annmarie Benedict Pagliano and Elizabeth Kinnard.
Statement from Julie Burns, President & CEO of RIZE Massachusetts
The state’s latest report on opioid-related overdose deaths suggests that the tireless efforts of our community may be bringing us closer to a turning point in the overdose crisis.
RIZE Awards Nearly $2m to Improve Connections to Substance Use Services
RIZE Massachusetts today announced nearly $2 million in grant funding for eight nonprofit organizations that will strengthen connections to substance use treatment, harm reduction and recovery services for individuals during hospital visits and after discharge to the community.
RIZE Massachusetts and MA Department of Public Health Announce First Grant Opportunity from Opioid Settlement Funds to Support Community-Based Organizations
BOSTON (May 15, 2024) – RIZE and Mass DPH announced today it will award $3.75m over the next three years through the Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership.
Foundations, UMass Memorial Health Hold Second Prescriber Training to Improve Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Foundations in partnership with UMass Memorial Health will offer a free continuing medical education conference on April 29 for providers to fulfill new federal training requirements and improve access to opioid use disorder treatment in the region.
Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches First-of-its-Kind Community Grantmaking Program for Substance Use Disorder
The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the launch of a first-in-the-nation community grant program for substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, recovery, and treatment. The administration is investing more than $5 million annually in this grantmaking program, with the goal of increasing the equitable allocation of Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF) grants to organizations and municipalities that otherwise could not apply for funding. RIZE, a public-private partnership focused on ending the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, has been selected to build and operate the program.
RIZE Massachusetts Report Calls for Bolstering Hospital Inpatient Addiction Consult Services
A new report from RIZE Massachusetts shows how inpatient hospital addiction consult service (ACS) programs can effectively identify people at risk of overdose and connect them to services, and calls for the development of more ACS programs.
RIZE Massachusetts Awards $253,000 in Grants
RIZE Massachusetts today announced that it has awarded more than $253,000 in grants for three innovative projects that address existing and emerging factors contributing to the overdose crisis and improve access and equity in substance use treatment services.
Statement from Julie Burns, President & CEO of RIZE Massachusetts
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation solely dedicated to funding and creating solutions to end the overdose crisis in Massachusetts, is somewhat encouraged by the slight downward trend in the state’s latest report on overdose deaths.
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