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19 <br /> Letter of Support: Grow Your World <br /> GROW YOUR WORLD <br /> May 30, 2023 <br /> Terence L.Johnson,Executive Director <br /> Reintegration Support Network <br /> 117 West Main Street <br /> Carrboro,NC 27510 <br /> RE:Orange County Opioid Settlement Funding <br /> Dear Terence, <br /> am writing with full support for your application to the Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee to create an Orange <br /> County Youth Advisory Committee that includes a subcommittee,entitled Substance Use Prevention and Harm <br /> Reduction,to develop and Lead a coordinated effort focused on intervention and early identification of youth <br /> experiencing challenges related to substance use,mental health,and justice-involvement. <br /> Grow Your World is a youth-centered community-building organization that uses a near-peer and intergenerational <br /> mentorship model to create access to new opportunities,skills and experiences that heal past traumas and shifts <br /> personal and systematic structures,beliefs and outcomes toward equity,justice and inclusion.Reintegration Support <br /> Network coLLaborated with Grow Your World to provide youth focused training to the volunteers participating in their <br /> Tutoring after 6pm initiative that partners 4-12th graders with college students to work together 1-2 times a week on <br /> academic subjects of need.RSN and Grow Your World are working together to be more responsive to the national youth <br /> mental health crisis. We believe it would be useful to increase access to specially trained mentors with lived experience <br /> In Orange County to coLLaborate with youth serving organizations that provide mental health and substance use services <br /> for youth and their families. <br /> If possible,we requestthat RSN considers developing materials in Spanish and continuing to enhance their capacity to <br /> provide interpretation services to families.Additional incentives that would be valuable to include are transportation to <br /> services and compensating youth and their families fortheir intellectual property and time.We will support RSN by <br /> recruiting youth and families in Orange County,supporting evaluation activities,and ensuring the success of the <br /> coordinated efforts. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Sophie Suberman <br /> Co-Founder and Co-Director <br /> Grow Your world(84-1845124E is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization with a mission to connect community members through <br /> multigenerational and inclusive relationships that build sustainable personal and professional enrichment opportunities. <br /> www.erowvourworld.org I Carrboro,INC 1919-525-1374 <br /> Page 15 of 15 <br />