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3 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> County Programs in Opioid Settlement Funds <br /> 1. Lantern Project <br /> The Lantern Project is a collaboration between the Criminal Justice Resource Department and <br /> subcontractor Freedom House Recovery Center.The mission is to support justice impacted individuals <br /> with substance use disorder through evidence-based strategies, 13 interventions and programming <br /> designed to reduce their vulnerability to overdose, death, COVID- 19 infection and recidivism.The <br /> mission is to light the path to recovery through harm reduction, diversion, reentry support and <br /> treatment. Supports 2 county staff. <br /> Estimated FY 2026 cost: $190,000 <br /> 2. NC FIT Program <br /> The NC FIT Program is a comprehensive reentry program that focuses on unmet health needs for people <br /> released from incarceration. NC FIT provides connections to primary care, behavioral health and <br /> substance use disorder treatment. All NC FIT Community Health Workers have personal histories of <br /> incarceration.The NC FIT Program is based on the Transitions Clinic Network Model which is an <br /> evidence-based program that complies with Strategy A in the settlement MOU. We request funding to <br /> continue a grant funded position for 1 FTE CHW that has been hired by the OC Health Department. CHW <br /> position will focus on assisting people being released from the Detention center with a diagnosis of <br /> Opioid Use Disorder.This FIT CHW position will work closely with efforts supported by the Lantern <br /> Project run through the CJRD. The NC FIT Program will continue to provide regular support and technical <br /> assistance to Orange County supporting the Orange County FIT Program,Jail-based MAT at the Detention <br /> center, collaboration with the CJRD and linkages to Piedmont Health Services. <br /> Estimated FY 2026 cost: $80,600 <br /> 3. Post-Overdose Response Team <br /> Development and implementation of a PORT within the geographic constraints of Orange County, NC; <br /> funds will support staff salary, supplies and needed software. PORTS are specialized teams that respond <br /> to opioid overdoses in real time or within 24- 72 hours of the overdose event. Upon implementation,the <br /> OC-EMS PORT will meet individuals where they are at in their addiction by providing harm reduction <br /> resources, linkage to treatment services, and medication-assisted treatment(MAT) induction and <br /> administration.This service will be available to all eligible individuals that OC-EMS interfaces with during <br /> EMS incidents and will be provided as a referral for collaborating departments, emergency departments, <br /> organizations and the community at-large. PORTs have become the standard of care in post-overdose <br /> services nationally and locally, with 41 North Carolina counties currently having an active PORT in place. <br /> Supports 3 county staff. <br /> Estimated FY 2026 cost: $369,000 <br />