Public Safety - Moseley, Virginia, United States
This organization shares the faces and the stories of opioid addiction. According to the CDC, at least 630,000 have died in the United States since 1999 from an overdose. We are putting a face to this opioid epidemic. Opioids, such as FENTANYL, are in every state, city, and suburb. The time for being complacent is gone! Join us as we fight this epidemic and break the stigma.WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED LITTLE FACES. IT IS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 THAT HAVE LOST A PARENT, SIBLING, OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A MEMORIAL PACKAGE FOR EACH CHILD, WHICH INCLUDES A PILLOW MADE FROM THEIR LOST LOVED ONE'S SHIRT, TREATS, AND GOODIES FOR MAJOR HOLIDAYS, AND RESOURCE MATERIALS ON GRIEF AND ADDICTION FOR THE CAREGIVER. THIS PROGRAM IS FREE OF CHARGE TO FAMILIES THAT ARE BURDENED WITH THE UNEXPECTED COSTS OF LOSING A LOVED ONE SUDDENLY. WE HAVE STARTED A SPONSOR PROGRAM WHERE ANYONE CAN SPONSOR A CHILD TO ENSURE WE CAN PROVIDE FOR EVERY FAMILY THAT APPLIES. TO SPONSOR OR ENROLL A CHILD IN LITTLE FACES, PLEASE EMAIL THE DIRECTOR OF LITTLE FACES, TANYA HANLIN, AT LITTLEFACES@FACESOFOPIOIDS.ORG, VISIT OR LITTLE FACES PAGE OR BY PHONE AT (240) 920-6460.