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McAlester approves Cree Oaks contract to manage opioid-abatement funds; plan includes clinic, housing assistance and prevention programs
Summary
The council authorized a contract with Cree Oaks to administer the city's opioid abatement settlement funds, approving a multi-year plan that funds a weekly medication-for-opioid-use-disorder clinic, a Housing First assistance fund, community education and school prevention programs.
The McAlester City Council on June 24 approved a contract for service with Cree Oaks to manage the city’s opioid-abatement settlement funds and deliver locally-based programs, including a medication-for-opioid-use-disorder (MOUD) clinic, housing assistance, and prevention education.
Cree Oaks representatives outlined a multi-year implementation and sustainability plan that the organization said fits within the permitted uses of the opioid settlement money. The packet distributed to councilors detailed program elements, annual costs and a 10-year sustainability plan. Cree Oaks staff said the program is structured so funds go directly to vendors (for example, landlords or housing providers) rather than to individual clients.
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