OACBHA VISTA Project

Addressing Ohio's Opioid Epidemic - VISTA Project

Are you interested in helping to develop solutions for Ohio’s opioid epidemic, working with local partners, and building capacity in communities throughout Ohio?

With support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the OACBHA Foundation is working with local ADAMH Boards and partner organizations to develop a statewide VISTA project designed to impact the opioid epidemic in Ohio.

Through this project, VISTA members will serve with community organizations throughout Ohio. The VISTA members will:

Develop community outreach opportunities;
Research and write educational materials and papers related to opioid addiction, promising prevention approaches, treatment, and recovery supports;
Build partnerships with other community organizations working to address the opiate epidemic by supporting the implementation of the County Hubs to Combat Opioid Addiction; and
Conduct philanthropic research on potential supporters for community organizations working to address the opioid epidemic and participate in grant development and grant-writing processes.

Learn more about the VISTA program - Is AmeriCorps VISTA right for You?

Open Positions With Links Below!

County Boards

Butler County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services Board
Public Relations Support & Data Input & Analysis Coordinator – Posting Information

Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board
Clermont County Opiate Task Force – Posting Information

Paint Valley ADAMH Board (Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike & Ross Counties)
Opioid County HUB Collaborator – Posting Information

MH & Recovery Services Board of Seneca-Sandusky-Wyandot
Vista Opioid Education Coordinator – Posting Information

Associations

PCSAO
PCSAO VISTA– Posting Information

VISTA Members who are currently serving at the following locations

OACBHA – ROSC Specialist
PCSAO – START Pilot Program
Ohio State University – Addressing Ohio’s Opiate Epidemic
OhioMHAS – State Opioid Response VISTA
OhioMHAS – Recovery Supports Program Assistant
RecoveryOhio – Program Assistant VISTA
RecoveryOhio – Program Assistant VISTA
ADAMHS Board of Adams, Lawrence, Scioto Counties – Opiate Hub Project
MHRS Board of Allen, Auglaize & Hardin Counties – Community Event Coordinator
ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County – Communications Relationship Specialist
Delaware/Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board – Opiate Engagement Specialist
Fairfield County ADAMH Board – Addressing Ohio’s Opiate Epidemic
Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board – Mahoning County Community Planning & Education VISTA
Muskingum Area MHRS Board – Six-County Opioid Community Engagement Coordinator
Paint Valley ADAMH Board – Opioid County HUB Collaborator
County of Summit ADM Board – ROSC Coordinator
Washington – Research & Program Specialist

VISTA Members have served at the following locations in the first year (2018-19) of the project!

ADAMHS Board of Adams, Lawrence, Scioto Counties – Adams, Lawrence, Scioto Counties Opiate Hub Coordinator
Butler County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services Board – Public Relations, Data Input, & Analysis Coordinator
Columbus Urban League – Community Prevention Coordinator
Fairfield County ADAMH Board - Addressing Ohio's Opiate Epidemic - Fairfield County VISTA
Lorain ADAS Board - Lorain County Opioid Action Team Community Engagement VISTA
Hancock County Board of ADAMHS - Hancock County Opiate Task Force - Public Info Coordinator
Mahoning County Mental Health & Recovery Board - Mahoning County Community Planning and Education VISTA
McKinley Hall - Clark County Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Supports Coalition
Ohio Northern University - Addressing Substance Use and Behavioral Health Mobile Clinic
Ohio Recovery Housing - Ohio Recovery Housing VISTA
The Ohio State University - Assistant Coordinator for Opioid Policy and Research
Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (Berger Health Foundation) - Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition VISTA
Public Children Services Association of Ohio - Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) Program
Summit County ADM Board - Recovery-Oriented System of Care Coordinator

Additional Information about AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA
About AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA FAQs

Should you have any questions about OACBHA’s VISTA project or any of the opportunity listings on this page, please contact Daniel Conklin at dconklin@oacbha.org or (614)224-1111.