WELCOME
Monroe County CARES Board
A community that CARES.
Monthly meeting:
3rd Thursday of most months from 3-5pm
Contact us for more information!
Who are we?
The Monroe County CARES Local Coordinating Council is an all volunteer group of community members who are concerned with issues of substance abuse, including prevention, education, intervention, treatment, and justice.
CONNECT
​WITH US:
Meet some of our grantees:
Amethyst House
Amethyst House’s Men and Women's Programs provide transitional housing, outpatient counseling, and supportive services to men recovering from addictions. Amethyst House provides drug and alcohol treatment, which includes gender specific therapy groups and an intense relapse prevention program. http://www.amethysthouse.org
VOLUNTEER
If you want to join us, please contact us. We currently have the following board seats open:
At Large D, E
School/MCCSC
Media
Religions
Law Enforcement
Beacon, Inc
Shalom Community Center operates the Crawford Homes Program - 25 one-bedroom housing units at Crawford Apartments. Funds are for a half-time position for a licensed drug and alcohol counselor to provide counseling and programming directly to the applicants and residents who are experiencing addiction. http://www.shalomcommunitycenter.org
Monroe County Drug Treatment Court
Drug Court utilizes randomized drug tests as intervention tools to monitor offenders’ substance use while under the supervision of the drug court program. http://www.monroeprosecutor.us/criminal-justice/drug-treatment-court/
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Youth mentoring organization that matches adult volunteers to a child in a variety of programs. The money will be used for the One-to-One program case management services and enhanced teen programming for high-risk teen-age youth. http://www.bigsindiana.org