Identify and support the best resources possible to reach the shared vision that everyone, regardless of financial means, will have access to the resources necessary for long term, meaningful recovery and that this creation of seamless systems of care begins at the local, community level.
THe Craven COunty
community Collaborative
Join us for our Monthly Meeting!
Every 3rd Thursday of each month
1-2:15pm
Harrison Center, New Bern
Craven County was selected as a pilot location for the Community Collaboratives in North Carolina thanks to a grant from NCDHHS and is estimated to receive $15.6 million over the next 18 years (thru 2040) and required that the funds be spent in specific ways.
RAI brings people together to solve problems. Sharing, learning, and engaging with our partners at the county level to find solutions together.
Members represent every sector of the local county which intersects with the consequences of substance abuse. We share solutions with other Community Collaboratives across the state, offering mutual support and feedback.
What will the Collaborative Do?
Craven County has a demonstrated history of investment and passion for recovery support at the local level and is home to a number of organizations and individuals actively involved in meaningful work. Building on years of organizational success at the state level, the Craven County Community Collaborative will help:
- Amplify these efforts by bringing community leaders together
- Assist in identifying gaps
- Co-create goals with the Collaborative
- Design and implement solutions that support a healthy recovery community model
Craven County partners with Recovery Alliance Initiative (RAI) to facilitate strategic planning!
As a best practice, The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recommends that an outside facilitator be used in the strategic planning process. Craven County has selected The Recovery Alliance Initiative (RAI) to facilitate this process. RAI has extensive community and local level experience along with a deep network in the recovery community. In addition, RAI has worked with many of the stakeholders in Craven County as a part of RAI’s Community Collaborative. See National Settlement Details below for further information on the MOU
The Strategic Plan Goal:
To maximize flexibility and adapt the funds to strategies which are targeted to Craven’s specific needs. The process will involve all the stakeholders who will examine the current resources, discuss the root causes of the crisis, identify gaps in care, and develop a plan which addresses the crisis to increase positive outcomes and create a resilient community to address these challenges in the future.
Opioid Task Force and Strategic Plan - 2017
Join us for our Monthly Meeting!
Every 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-2:15pm at the Harrison Center, New Bern
Upcoming Meeting Dates: THU 11/21/24, THU 12/19/24
Please contact the current RAI coordinator, Lizzy Benbow at: lizzyb@recoveryall.org if you would like to attend the in-person meeting.
National Settlement Details
How Should Counties and Cities Spend their Settlement Funds?
National settlements will help bring needed resources and $1.5 billion to North Carolina. As part of these settlements, Craven County has agreed to receive funds and abide by the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation. Under the MOA governing opioid settlement funds, a local government must spend opioid settlement funds on opioid remediation activities authorized under Option A and/or Option B.
Option A and/or Option B:
- Under Option A, a local government may fund one or more strategies from a shorter list (Exhibit A) of evidence-based, high-impact strategies to address the epidemic.
- Under Option B, a local government engages in a collaborative strategic planning process (Exhibit C) involving a diverse array of stakeholders and may then fund a strategy from the Exhibit A list or a longer list of strategies (Exhibit B) included in the national settlements.
- Draft a report and recommendations, including all of the contents described in the right-hand column of Exhibit C;
- Present the report and recommendations to the local governing body, such as the county board or city council;
- Submit the report and recommendations to CORE-NC within 90 days of the date the report and recommendations were presented to the local governing body.
- Once the report and recommendations have been submitted to the local governing body for consideration, the local governing body may decide to fund one or more strategies from the shorter list of approved strategies listed in Exhibit A and/or the longer list of strategies from the national settlements in Exhibit B.
Resources
NC Opioid Settlement Information
https://ncopioidsettlement.org/
Craven County
Collaborative strategic planning worksheets
Please continue to monitor this web page for more information and resources directly related to the strategic planning process. To be included in future emails regarding the process, please send an email to Mariel Di Palma at mariels@recoveryall.org.