Escambia County's Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board is seeking public input for uses for funding from the National Opioid Settlement. The public is asked to share their opinion by completing a survey no later than end of day Wednesday, Dec. 20.
The survey can be completed online or printed and emailed to homelessness@myescambia.com. Complete the survey online at MyEscambia.com/OpioidAbatementFundingSurvey. Click here to access a printable version of the survey. Surveys can also be completed and dropped off at the below Escambia County libraries and community centers:
- Southwest Library - 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy., Pensacola
- Pensacola Library - 239 N. Spring St., Pensacola
- Westside Library - 1301 W. Gregory St.. Pensacola
- Tryon Library - 1200 Langley Ave., Pensacola
- Molino Library - 6450-A Hwy. 95A N., Molino
- Century Library - 7991 N. Century Blvd., Molino
- Beulah Senior Citizens Center - 7425 Woodside Dr., Pensacola
- Felix Miga Sr. Citizens Center - 904 N. 57th Ave., Pensacola
- Lexington Terrace Community Center - 700 S. Old Corry Field Road, Pensacola
- Marie Ella Davis Community Center - 16 Raymond St., Pensacola
- Mayfair Community Center - 701 S. Madison Dr., Pensacola
- Brownsville Community Center (Boys and Girls Club) - 3200 W. Desoto St., Pensacola
- Dorrie Miller Community Center - 2819 N. Miller St., Pensacola
- Englewood Community Center - 2751 N. "H" St., Pensacola
- Marie K. Young-Wedgewood Community Center and Park - 6405 Wagner Road, Pensacola
- Ebonwood Community Center - 3511 W. Scott St., Pensacola
- Englewood Neighborhood Center - 2749 N. "H" St., Pensacola
- Barrineau Park Community Center and Historical Society - 6055 Barrineau Park School Road, Molino
- Byrneville Community Center - 1707 County Road 4-A, Century
- Carver Park Resource Center - 208 Webb St., Cantonment
- Molino Community Center and Historical Museum - 6450-A Hwy. 95A N., Molino
- Quintette Community Center - 2490 Quintette Lane, Cantonment
- Walnut Hill Community Center and Ruritan Club - 7850 Hwy. 97-N, Walnut Hill
Funding is intended to be used for programs that will benefit the community. The four main categories are identified to help address the opioid epidemic:
- Criminal justice: Prevention efforts with monitoring drug trafficking, treatment in jail or prison, and, upon release, referral to treatment after release; drug courts that by require services or treatment as a condition of probation;
- Harm reduction: Support efforts to prevent or reduce overdose deaths or other opioid-related harms through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or strategies;
- Prevention: Strategies to prevent all levels of substance use, including services for individuals, families, communities and general society; and
- Treatment and recovery: Designed to help people stop using substances, remain sober and drug free, improve health and wellness, and strive to reach their full potential. Recovery is a lifelong process.
For questions or more information, please email homelessness@myescambia.com.
