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AG Weiser announces a funding proposal to support the fight against opioids in Southern Colorado. Southern Colorado counties could soon see additional funding in the battle against opioids. Attorney General Phil Weiser outlined a proposal Monday, which would distribute millions in?settlement funds?to local governments, and next steps for El Paso and Teller Counties. Read the…

Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a third more calls reaching out to the nonprofit Springs Recovery Connection for help because of addictions, up from 2,000 contacts in 2019. To address those needs as it works toward creating a “Recovery Friendly Community,” SRC on Sept. 24 welcomed guests to a Loyal Coffee-and-biscotti-to-go virtual…

Springs Recovery Connection (SRC), a local non-profit dedicated to furthering community support and advocacy for those affected by substance use disorder, is pleased to announce the addition of Trudy Strewler Hodges as the new Chief Executive Officer. Hodges, the former CEO of Pikes Peak Community Foundation and longtime Executive Director at CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, has over three decades working in non-profit management in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. “I am honored to have been chosen as the CEO of Springs Recovery Connection,” said Hodges.

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Based on a recent community meeting to address the proposed variance to the property use at 820 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, (currently the First Evangelical Free Church), and the subsequent reaction by some members of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood, we feel compelled to address citizens of Colorado Springs to talk about the importance of…

The opioid epidemic and struggles with substance abuse have been in the headlines more often over the last five years. From discussions in congress and the state capitol, it’s becoming an issue increasingly impacting more Coloradans. “There’s a stereotype that people have in their minds I believe of who the average victim of an overdose…