Buckeye Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 8, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps awarded a $229,355 grant to Mercy Health in Cincinnati to support 14 AmeriCorps members provide services related to the reduction and prevention of prescription drug and opioid abuse in urban and rural Mercy Health emergency departments in Ohio. In addition to the awards announced today, AmeriCorps members supported by these awards are eligible for up to $68,950 in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to help pay for college, vocational training, or to pay back student loans.

“AmeriCorps is about empowering citizens to strengthen their local communities,” said Brown. “These investments will allow Mercy Health take on volunteers who will help reduce and prevent prescription drug and opioid addiction in Cincinnati.”

AmeriCorps provides opportunities for Americans to serve their country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in intensive service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term, short-term, or one-time volunteers. Find out more about AmeriCorps.

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