# Substance Use Disorder - Appalachian Regional Commission

- INSPIRE 2024 Pre-Application Workshop Join Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a virtual workshop to learn more about ARC’s Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative. Sessions will provide applicants the opportunity to better understand the INSPIRE Initiative and what makes a well-rounded application, hear an overview of the key points in the current Notice of Solicitation of Applications [&#8230;]The post INSPIRE 2024 Pre-Application Workshop appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- New Vision Renewable Energy:  Empowering West Virginia’s At-Risk Youth   Since 2007, the number of children placed in foster care due to parental substance use disorder (SUD) has risen by 53%, per the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. As with other SUD-related issues, this trend is disproportionately higher in Appalachian counties, such as Barbour County, West Virginia, where approximately 60% of school-aged [&#8230;]The post New Vision Renewable Energy:  Empowering West Virginia’s At-Risk Youth   appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- MagCor Industries: Expanding Mississippi’s Recovery Ecosystem  In Appalachian Mississippi’s 24 counties, the manufacturing, transportation, and logistics sectors have major potential to create new workforce opportunities – especially for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). However, the region is lacking local capacity to launch a coordinated, comprehensive recovery ecosystem to help these populations successfully access in-demand jobs. Using a $500,000 [&#8230;]The post MagCor Industries: Expanding Mississippi’s Recovery Ecosystem  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Shawnee State University: Building a Behavioral Health Workforce  With support from ARC’s INSPIRE initiative, many Appalachian communities are addressing substance use disorder (SUD) by bolstering recovery-to-work programs and related support services. Portsmouth, Ohio and the surrounding area – which includes both Southern Ohio and several counties in north central Appalachian Kentucky – is no exception, with a variety of community partners offering critical [&#8230;]The post Shawnee State University: Building a Behavioral Health Workforce  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- South Carolina Office of Rural Health: Dreaming Up New Recovery Solutions   Recovering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) can be a vicious cycle, especially when it comes to accessing the treatment and support services needed to successfully secure meaningful employment. Furthermore, it’s not just an individual who feels these effects, but entire communities. In upstate South Carolina, public services in Cherokee, Pickens, and Union counties have been [&#8230;]The post South Carolina Office of Rural Health: Dreaming Up New Recovery Solutions   appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- First Tennessee Development District: Championing Caring Rural Workplaces Johnson City, Tennessee is home to a variety of community organizations supporting workforce opportunities for individuals both in recovery and transitioning from the justice system. Local employers have also demonstrated interest in hiring those workers in recovery and transition and enhancing support services for those employees and their families. What Johnson City was missing, however, [&#8230;]The post First Tennessee Development District: Championing Caring Rural Workplaces appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Getting the Grant: Successfully Applying for ARC Funding Opportunities ARC invites you to join us for&#160;Getting the Grant: Successfully Applying for ARC Funding Opportunities, an in-person workshop series designed to help prospective applicants prepare to submit applications for ARC&#8217;s 2023 funding opportunities: ARISE, INSPIRE, and POWER. Getting the Grant: Successfully Applying for ARC Funding Opportunities&#160;workshop attendees will: ARC is traveling across the region for [&#8230;]The post Getting the Grant: Successfully Applying for ARC Funding Opportunities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- INSPIRE 2023 Pre-Application Workshop (Virtual) Join the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a virtual workshop to learn more about ARC’s Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative. Sessions will provide applicants the opportunity to better understand the INSPIRE Initiative and what makes a well-rounded application, hear an overview of the key points in the current Request for Proposals (RFP), [&#8230;]The post INSPIRE 2023 Pre-Application Workshop (Virtual) appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Inc.: Growing Achievable Pathways to Employment in Johnson County Nestled in Northeast Tennessee, Johnson and Carter counties have strengths and challenges similar to many other Appalachian communities. Their location offers rich culture and easy access to outdoor adventures in “mountain and lake country.” However, the mountainous geography has also resulted in limited access to transportation, housing, and other critical services, all while the local [&#8230;]The post A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Inc.: Growing Achievable Pathways to Employment in Johnson County appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Brooke’s House: Giving New Purpose to Women in Recovery When Kevin Simmers lost his daughter Brooke to an opioid overdose in 2015, he knew he needed to honor her legacy by carrying out her dream: opening a transitional house for women recovering from substance use disorder. He and his wife, Dana, broke ground on Brooke’s House three years later. Now, Brooke’s House has received [&#8230;]The post Brooke&#8217;s House: Giving New Purpose to Women in Recovery appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.