The Benefits of Naloxone (Narcan)

Naloxone Saves Lives

Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing and save the life of a person who is overdosing on opioids. In 2017, over 47,600 people died from an overdose on opioid drugs, including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl. Naloxone is a safe medication that is widely used by emergency medical personnel and other first responders to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Unfortunately, by the time a person having an overdose is reached, it is often too late.

Friends, family, and other bystanders can save lives with naloxone. Naloxone distribution programs give naloxone kits to opioid users, their friends and families, and others who may find themselves in a position to save the life of someone at risk of an opioid overdose.

A naloxone distribution program in Massachusetts reduced opioid overdose deaths, without increasing opioid use, by an estimated 11 percent in the nineteen communities that implemented the program.

A large-scale national study showed that opioid overdose deaths decreased by 14 percent in states after they enacted naloxone access laws.

Statistical modeling suggests that high rates of naloxone distribution among laypersons and emergency personnel could avert 21 percent of opioid overdose deaths, and the majority of overdose death reduction would result from increased distribution to laypersons.

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Homelessness to Vanlife - Her DIY Ford E-350 Cargo Van

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CANB Employees Save a Life

In April a distraught CANB Shelter client was screaming and crying in front of the agency “Somethings wrong with Marty!” While the Shelter Manager, Joe Carter, went out to see what the matter was, he was greeted by our Programs Manager Keetra Welling. Keetra and Joe went to the next-door laundromat to find Marty slouched in his seat of his car, unresponsive. Keetra ran back to the agency, threw her belongings on the floor and yelled Narcan, which she got from her office and then bolted out the door back to Marty.

Keetra administered the Narcan to Marty and then she and Joe were able to get him out of his vehicle. We relayed information to 911 and they began to give us instructions. Marty was breathing slightly so we did not practice CPR but tried to revive him by sitting him up and following instructions from 911 until the fire department, medics and police department showed up. Marty survived, but the hospital said if the had waited a couple more minutes he could have died.

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Our Team, The Best.

Larry Goss

Board Member

We've got a top notch team!

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What happens when you lose your home at 72 in Amesbury, Massachusetts?

A no fault eviction left 72 year old Judith with few options. She has lived most of her life in the Massachusetts towns of Amesbury and Newburyport, but a shortage of housing has fueled 

record-high home prices across the state and she was unable to find an apartment she could afford.

The housing crisis is hitting older women in Massachusetts especially hard. 

At UMass Boston, the Gerontology Institute found high housing costs have left the majority of Massachusetts women over the age of 65 "economically vulnerable" - the highest percentage of any state in the country. 

Here's how Judith survived in her car for nearly a year, using water at a local cemetery to bathe and driving for everything she needed - from food to a bathroom.

Just before Christmas she finally found a new home with help from Community Teamwork Inc., a nonprofit based in Lowell, Massachusetts.  

GBH News cameras captured her move as she unloaded kitchen supplies and welcomed her cat to their new home in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

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Our Team, The Best.

Annette Davis

Staff Member

We've got a top notch team!

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Homeless Mom Works Three Part-time Jobs While Living in a Skid Row Homel...

Marrisa and her four children live in Union Rescue Mission, a large homeless shelter in Skid Row. Marrisa was abused growing up and went into foster care at age 15. She now works three part-time jobs while living in a homeless shelter trying to make a future for her children.

Last night, 245 homeless children slept at Union Rescue Mission. Let that number sink in a little! That's just one shelter. There are thousands of homeless children in Los Angeles County.

Where is the uproar and outcry from the public about all of the homeless children in America?

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EMPOWERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS SINCE 1967.

For over 50 years of serving those in need in Solano County.

Dating back to 1967 and the War on Poverty, CAN-B has evolved and grown over five decades to include our current vision of ending homelessness. These long standing accomplishments are due to the combined he efforts of committed staff, loyal volunteers as well the generosity of the community itself. CAN-B continues to be focused on the needs of those on extremely low incomes, including seniors, veterans and the disabled, in order that they may live healthy and productive lives.

As a point of reference, the Community Action Committee was established in 1967 by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Originally a participating partner with the Solano Economic Opportunity Council (SCOE), it was organized to provide direct human services to the poor in Solano County. The CAC was comprised of local citizens who addressed basic needs in the following areas: employment, food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In 1992 the Fairfield-Suisun Community Action Council as an independent 501(c)3, California non-profit operating as a public interest, community-based organization. The CAC stayed true to its roots by working with the most vulnerable, specializing in housing the chronically homeless. In 2008, the Season of Sharing program was undertaken to provide rental assistance for homeless prevention with minimal operating funds to start off.

Our service to those who have served began in 2009 with two VA grant awards: One to purchase housing and a second to operate it in partnership with them. The Dixon VETS Housing program has rehabilitated over 125 veterans since 2010.

In 2013, the CAC rebranded as Community Action North Bay (CAN-B) to better reflect the expansion of services and geographic areas served. Solano County residents who are homeless or at-risk of same are now offered both supportive housing and rapid rehousing services (rental assistance). CAN-B specializes in specific populations such as veterans, seniors and the disabled who are among the most vulnerable. CAN-B’s VA Fiduciary and Social Security Representative Payee Services are provided to 68 individuals and is the only business of its kind operating in Solano County

Five decades, one mission, and all action is what has been. Continuing out legacy of service to those in need for another half century means that someday an end to homeless and poverty truly CAN-B.

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Change And New Beginnings

All homeless people have the right to shelter service regardless of religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, ancestry, political or religious beliefs, language, disability, family composition, gender identity and/or sexual orientation. Staff must respect and be sensitive to the diversity of residents. Residents’ rights are protected against all forms of discrimination.

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