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Among those selected by Leadership Kentucky for the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2022 is Jamie Gilliam, supervisor of Operation UNITE’s KY HELP Statewide Call Center.UNITE has been involved with the BRIGHT Leadership initiative since its inception in 2019.BRIGHT...
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SOMERSET, Ky. – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced Carlos Cameron, a life-long resident of Jackson County, will serve as his new District Director for southern and eastern Kentucky. Cameron has been on staff with Congressman Rogers since 2014, first...
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The first of two checks from HarborPath that will sponsor a prevention projects coordinator at Operation UNITE was presented June 21. Pictured, from left, are: UNITE President & CEO Nancy Hale; Patrick Schmidt, founder & CEO of FFF Enterprises, Inc.; Russell...
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Lawmakers and advocates discuss strategies for curbing a public health and social crisis By John Gregory Easy access to deadly fentanyl coupled with social disruptions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic resulted in 2,250 Kentuckians succumbing to drug overdoses in 2021....
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2021 Kentucky Drug Overdose Report Now Available FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, the Commonwealth of Kentucky released the 2021 Drug Overdose Report which indicates that 2,250 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2021, a 14.5% increase compared with the year prior. More...
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Six interns will be assisting with Operation UNITE’s summer youth prevention programs in 2022.Funded through a Kentucky AmeriCorps grant, the interns will primarily be helping coordinate the five regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps with Jarrod Polson in...