RESOURCES
Boston BullPen Project’s Healing After Loss to Overdose (HALO) Initiatives is a community-focused philanthropic program dedicated to supporting individuals who have lost a loved one to opioid overdose. Through HALO Initiatives, surviving family members receive support and financial assistance to address both immediate needs and long-term challenges related to health, healing, and community connection. By providing direct financial support, HALO aims to mitigate the intergenerational trauma that impacts families after an overdose death.
grief support
Learn to Cope is a peer led support group for families and loved ones who have someone in their life experiencing issues with substance use disorder.
Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD) (Grief resources for families)
Provides resources, information, and assistance to people throughout MA who have been affected by the death of someone they care about from a substance-use-related cause.
THE SUN WILL RISE FOUNDATION (COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY FOR OVERSDOSE LOSS SURVIVORS)
The primary focus of The Sun Will Rise Foundation is to provide free peer grief support for those who have experienced the death of someone they care about due to substance use related causes
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equity partners
Louis D Brown Institute
A center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss.
Dee Dee’s Cry
The mission of DeeDee’s Cry is to provide resources on suicide prevention and loss & mental health education.
Community Action Network
The Community Action Network (CAN) envisions the city of Boston to be a place where everybody, regardless of race or ethnicity, has an equal opportunity to have healthy, happy babies and families, and strong, stable communities.
WE ARE BETTER TOGEHER
The We Are Better Together Foundation (WABTF) is a forward-thinking nonprofit organization committed to advocating and promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Metro Boston Alive
Metro Boston Alive is a non-profit origination committed to restoring hope and rebuilding purpose for our Black and Brown community members and their families that are dealing with the effects of substance use disorder.
Nubian Square Task Force
A coalition of community, public health organizations, and businesses that share and coordinate resources in the Nubian Square area, supporting people who use drugs and experience homelessness.Â
The Massachusetts Black Alcohol and Addictions Council, MBAC, is a state chapter of the National Black Alcohol and Addictions Council (NBAC), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Upham’s Corner Health Center with support from the BPHC is working with community residents to address: support civic engagement in the VIP Communities encourage youth participation in OST and employment opportunities reduce physical disorder that contributes to crime implement community responses to violence provide healthy living referrals and services to all VIP neighborhoods
FATHER’S UPLIFT
Fathers’ UpLift provides mental health counseling, coaching, and advocacy to assist fathers with overcoming barriers that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children’s lives.
CITY ORGANIZATION
To work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities.
OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISONS
Our staff attends community meetings, assists residents with city services, shares important information directly with neighborhoods, and helps the City respond to emergencies.
CITY COUNCIL
The 13 councilors create, pass, and amend local laws, as well as approve the City’s budget every year.
EQUITY CABINET
Advancing racial justice and social, economic, and health equity in the City of Boston.
 we build and support healthy, sustainable communities that bring stability, opportunity, and peace of mind to thousands of low- and moderate-income families across Boston.Â
Boston Police (Detectives at fatal overdose scenes)
The Boston Police Department is dedicated to working in partnership with the community to fight crime. We work to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
BOSTON EMS
Boston’s municipal Emergency Medical Service, and one of three public safety agencies who respond to 9-1-1 calls.
FUNERAL HOMES
MFDA seeks to enhance the value of funeral service and the profession through government advocacy, public information, professional education, and member communication programs.
Faith-Based Organizations
muhammad mosque
no. 11
Mosque No. 11, also known as Masjid Al-Quran, was a mosques in Boston, Massachusetts. The building came to prominence in the late 1950s when it was leased by the Nation of Islam.
Restoration city church
A multicultural Christian congregation with many campuses throughout the greater Boston area and surrounding towns.
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Bishop william dickerson
WILLIAM DICKERSON
(FAITH LIAISON FOR CITY HALL)
Faith-Based Community Liaison. Work with youth, seniors, and faith-based communities to create various initiatives and events to bring the community together.
The Archdiocese of Boston is the fourth largest archdiocese in the United States and is the spiritual home for more than 1.8 million Catholics.Â
HEALTH
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (HSNHC) serves as the primary health resource to our community, through the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered medical care.
neighbor health
NeighborHealth’s mission is to promote and sustain healthy communities, families, and individuals by providing accessible, person-centered, compassionate, high-quality health care services to all who live and work in our service area, regardless of ability to pay, while upholding diversity, equity, and inclusion at the core of all that we do
The mission of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) is to ensure unconditionally equitable and dignified access to the highest quality health care for all individuals and families experiencing homelessness in our community.
Whittier Street Health Center (WSHC) is a Joint Commission-accredited urban community health center providing primary and specialty health care, oral health, mental health and substance abuse counseling services, and social and outreach services to individuals from culturally and circumstantially diverse communities
upham’s corner health center
Upham’s main mission is to build and support healthy, sustainable communities that bring stability, opportunity, and peace of mind to thousands of low- and moderate-income families across Boston.Â
NEW HEALTH
Committed to promoting health and wellness within our communities by providing integrated, open-access healthcare for all.
Mass General Brigham is committed to serving the community, dedicated to enhancing patient care, teaching and research, and taking a leadership role as an integrated health care system.
Boston Medical Center/Grayken
Grayken Center for Addiction is on a mission to improve the lives of people with substance use disorders through clinical care, research, education, and policy and advocacy efforts.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health grew out of public health activism at the beginning of the 20th century, a time of energetic social reform.Â
OTHER PARTNERS
PROJECT RIGHT
Project R.I.G.H.T. promotes involvement in neighborhood stabilization and economic development within the community of Greater Grove Hall.
Fenway Health advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education.
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) educates students to address the world’s most pressing social problems in innovative and effective ways.Â
BCSSW Receives Grant to Train Social Workers to Reduce the Harm Caused by Opioids
New Program Gives Social Workers the Skills to Help Clients Cope with Opioid Use Disorder
The CARE Unit is home to clinical, research, and education programs focused on treating and reducing addiction
A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Survivors for Answers
The Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector serves community stakeholders working to combat the opioid epidemic.
Join the Movement
Partner with HALO Initiatives
HALO welcomes collaborations with organizations, community groups, and businesses who share our passion for supporting families impacted by overdose. We offer various partnership avenues, including program collaboration, financial support through grants or sponsorships, and in-kind donations. Individuals can also contribute by volunteering their time and expertise, or participating in advocacy efforts. Please also express any interest in a role on HALO’s forthcoming community advisory group. Join us in raising awareness, providing education, and strengthening community connections to create a more supportive environment for those who have lost loved ones to overdose.
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