Committee approves $140,000 in opioid-settlement funds for recovery coach and grants The committee unanimously approved a $140,000 special appropriation from opioid‑settlement funds to hire a recovery coach in the Norwalk Police Department and to fund grants to local substance‑use disorder organizations; staff said state law restricts the use of these dollars to prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery.

Norwalk is set to boost its fight against substance-use disorders with a $140,000 funding for a recovery coach and local grants, thanks to opioid settlement funds!

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