Peer Recovery Specialists in Orange County Make Multiple Community Appearances

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On June 9th, the sponsored a peer workforce training event in Orange County, CA. It was attended by 83 participants and offered 12 Workshops and 10 vendor resource tables, including Â鶹ֱ²¥app. Some of the workshops included Aimee Dunkle of presenting “Fentanyl & Narcan Training†and “Wellness Through Technology†by Min Suh of .

Working the resource fair and representing Â鶹ֱ²¥app’s Orange County programs were Lori Fischer and Lei Portugal Calloway from Orange County AOT, who are both Medi-Cal California Certified Peers. Also pictured below are Orange County Health Care Agency representatives, Pacific Clinics/Recovery Education Institute employees, and attendees.

Also present (but not shown) was Dean Riley from STEPS/AI Court, who supported some members with participating.

raised $70,615.24 during its second 500-mile bike ride to raise money to support mental health and substance use disorder recovery.

On the way to the finish line, a stop was made at . Included as a vendor this year at the resource fair was Â鶹ֱ²¥app, represented by Â鶹ֱ²¥app’s husband and wife team, Lei Portugal Calloway from Orange County AOT and David Calloway from STEPS/AI Court, along with , , and just to name a few community partners.