Within its first year of operation, RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), a nonprofit created to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it is awarding a total of more than $2.5 million in grants that will fund community-based opioid use…
RIZE Massachusetts Contributes $50,000 to Fund That Provides Life-Saving Narcan To First Responders
Donation to depleted naloxone fund will help cities and towns purchase drug and prevent deaths As part of its mission to substantially reduce opioid-related deaths, RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE) announced today that it will contribute $50,000 to…
RIZE Massachusetts Announces Senior Staff Appointments
RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE) announced today two key hires in development and programming to help carry out its ambitious agenda to fight the Commonwealth’s opioid epidemic: Mark Walsh, Director of External Affairs and Philanthropy…
RIZE Massachusetts awards first $300,0000 as part of a $2.3 million two-year program to improve treatment and recovery for people at greatest risk of opioid overdose
An estimated four percent of people in Massachusetts have an opioid use disorder and 2,107 people died of an overdose last year. RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), a state-wide philanthropic initiative, chose six organizations from a broad pool of applicants to…
Executive Director Named
RIZE Massachusetts, a new private sector-funded initiative dedicated to addressing substance use disorders, reducing deaths from the opioid epidemic and improving the lives of individuals and families who are affected by substance use disorders, has…
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