A new AmeriCorps program is supporting more than a dozen addiction support workers across New Hampshire.
The workers will serve as recovery coaches at local non-profits, offering peer mentoring and helping clients connect with resources in the community.
Many local recovery organizations have struggled to find and pay workers to do this kind of work, said Maggie Ringey, who is coordinating the program.
Opioid-related issues have been a focus of the Corporation for National and Community Serivce, the federal agency that funds Americorps programs, in recent years.
