Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee holds March briefing on grants and programs
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee updates grant and program status. Chair Gail Gramarossa and four members heard that Belchertown and Ware jointly won a RIZE/Mosaic grant to hire a Care Coordinator and Housing Navigator; the towns are drafting a subcontract with Western Mass Consortium. The
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 30, 2026
BELCHERTOWN — Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee updates grant and program status. Chair Gail Gramarossa and four members heard that Belchertown and Ware jointly won a RIZE/Mosaic grant to hire a Care Coordinator and Housing Navigator; the towns are drafting a subcontract with Western Mass Consortium. The Community Wellness program at Clapp Memorial Library remains on pause pending a new Public Health Nurse hire, with interviews underway.
Epidemiologist Emma Berthiaume reported from a recent Hampshire HOPE regional lunch-and-learn where North Attleboro presented its opioid response plan. The town must sign settlement documents by May 4 to access revenue from six remaining defendant settlements.
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Source: the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee meeting of March 30, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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