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Because the opioid epidemic impacts the unemployment charges and vacant jobs in Maine, a part of Jap Maine Growth Company’s (EMDC) focus is to help folks affected by the opioid disaster by serving to them return and stay within the workforce.
EMDC’s workforce workforce joined 1,200 others in attending Gov. Janet Mills’ fourth annual opioid response summit in Bangor final Monday. This yr’s summit was themed “Neighborhood, Connection, and Compassion.” The keynote audio system, together with Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White Home Workplace of Nationwide Drug Management Coverage, together with the breakout classes masking varied matters involving therapy, prevention, harm-reduction, and restoration assist was well timed and informative. Our workforce discovered many classes and finest practices that we are going to use to repeatedly enhance our job coaching and assist companies applications.
In partnership with the Maine Division of Labor, the Connecting with Alternatives Initiative goals to assist folks straight. This workforce venture assists people and households impacted by the opioid disaster by means of individualized coaching and assist companies to re-enter Maine’s workforce.
Since 2020, EMDC has served over 200 folks throughout 10 counties by offering one-on-one profession steerage, employment-based case administration, and monetary help to unemployed people impacted by opioid use dysfunction. In the present day, a lot of our graduates are working throughout the state. To study extra about our workforce applications and methods to enroll go to, https://www.emdc.org/workforce/.
Kimberly Morrison
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