Prevention Corps

 

 

Educate and empower communities across Connecticut to end the opioid crisis.

The Prevention Corps program focuses on educating and empowering communities across Connecticut to end the opioid crisis. Members will deliver Narcan trainings to the community at large to prevent overdose deaths as well as educate individuals on current opioid trends, distribute information on safe storage/disposal of medication, implement education sessions on substance misuse and mental health, and create/support awareness campaigns to reduce stigma. Placement sites include colleges and universities, health departments, town youth/community services, Regional Behavioral Action Health Organizations, and nonprofits related to substance misuse. Members will serve on a three-quarter-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (23 hours per week).

 

 

 

 

AmeriCorps members provide proactive, community-focused solutions in opioid education, awareness, and stigma reduction.

AmeriCorps members will coordinate activities related to substance misuse prevention/harm reduction (with a specific focus on opioids), and prescription drug education. At the end of the first program year, members will be responsible for: delivering Naloxone (Narcan) trainings to 600 individuals (community members, first responders, health care practitioners), 80% of individuals trained in Naloxone who complete a knowledge assessment report knowledge gained; building capacity for 20 organizations utilizing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) public health model, 8 organizations will report increased capacity due to member placement; conducting 150 community education sessions; attending 100 informational tabling sessions; securing 20 partnerships with pharmacies/prescribers; and securing an additional 20 partnerships with clergy/faith leaders.

 

 

Program Details

  • Service Sites

    Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAO)
    College Campuses

  • Service Areas

    Bridgeport, Danbury, Durham, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Haven, North Haven, Oxford, Plainville, Ridgefield, Simsbury, Southbury, Stamford, Stratford, Torrington, Waterbury, Westport

  • Member Benefits

    Part-Time Service Opportunities, Living Allowance, Education Award, and more.

Are you curious about becoming an AmeriCorps Member with Prevention Corps?

Preventions Corps is currently ACCEPTING applications for the 2026-2027 program year! If you have questions regarding the application process, click the button below.

Reem Hadid, AmeriCorps Specialist

rhadid@catalystct.org

 

 

Recruitment Timeline

  • Application Opens

    Summer 2026

  • Interviews & Screening

    Summer/Fall 2026

  • Application Closes

    Early September 2026 with a Priority Deadline of early August 2026

  • Service Begins

    October 20, 2026

Additional Information

Grantee Organization: Catalyst CT

AmeriCorps State Federal Award: $271,694

Local Match Investment: $194,875

Number of Member Positions & Types: 15 Three-Quarter (1,200-hour) and 19 Half-Time (900-hour) Member Positions = 34 Member Positions Total