The money is moving. The question is who gets a say in where it goes.
Billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds are flowing into states and counties right now, and decisions about where that money goes are happening in real time, often without Black communities at the table. NBHRN is bringing the people together to change that.
Join the National Black Harm Reduction Network for our second national webinar: a conversation about opioid settlement dollars. What are they? Where are they going? And how can Black communities move from being an afterthought to being decision-makers in how these funds are spent?
This isn't a policy briefing removed from the people it affects. It's a dialogue rooted in what Black harm reductionists already know: funding decisions made without us rarely serve us. We'll break down the landscape of settlement funds, talk through real strategies for influencing where money lands, and share what accountability can look like when Black-led organizations are driving the conversation instead of reacting to it.
Featuring Tracie Gardner, Executive Director of NBHRN, Saeeda Dunston, CEO of Elmcor, Charlie Lintecum, Director of Operations at the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, and Toni Smith, New York State Director at the Drug Policy Alliance.
This moment will pass whether or not Black communities are positioned to claim it. NBHRN exists to make sure we are.