The Birmingham City Council on Oct. 28 approved multiple provider agreements funded from opioid abatement monies to expand prevention, treatment and reentry services across the city.

Agreements approved (selected):
- Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice — funds for reentry, treatment and supportive services for people returning from incarceration (term: 2 years; amount up to $100,000).
- Auburn University (4‑H/Health Rocks) — peer‑led substance use prevention in Birmingham City Schools (12 months; amount up to $200,000). Auburn’s Extension director said the program will stand up peer mentor teams in 22 BCS middle and high schools.
- Cahaba Medical Care Foundation — mobile integrated medication‑assisted treatment and behavioral health services for unhoused individuals with substance use disorders (12 months; up to $300,000); Cahaba said teams will accompany outreach partners and provide supplies, medical care and referrals.
- Firehouse Ministries (Cooperative Downtown Ministries) — trauma‑informed prevention and overdose response for people experiencing homelessness (2 years; up to $100,000); Firehouse described naloxone kits, prevention trainings, behavioral health referrals, peer support groups and transitional housing placements.
- Love Lady Center and other providers were among additional organizations funded to expand treatment access, prevention, and rapid referrals.

Councilors asked for performance metrics and program targets. Administration said UAB’s psychiatry department helped develop a tailored metric rubric for each provider and that staff would supply the council with specific metrics for each agreement. Applicants and providers described program capacity and past caseload: Love Lady Center reported extensive intake demand and long wait lists; Firehouse Ministries described recent overdose responses and naloxone distribution results.

Motion and vote: The items were called up together and approved by the council (voice or roll call as recorded). The transcript shows discussion and presentations by multiple providers; the clerk announced each item’s passage in sequence.

Administration said the awards are targeted to encampment outreach, reentry assistance and school‑based prevention and will be monitored against provider‑specific metrics.