Photo Credit: Monterey County Weekly, Daniel Dreifuss
The dangers of fentanyl and other opioids are well chronicled – in Monterey County, there were 138 deaths related to overdose in 2023, according to the most recent data available from the California Department of Public Health.
It’s well known thanks to the efforts of many people and organizations in the community, including Sun Street Centers, whose substance abuse prevention staff is spread out across 26 schools, among other places, throughout Monterey County. These staff mentor high school leaders on the consequences of fentanyl and other drugs, who in turn share that information with their peers. The program provided prevention services to 8,169 young people in 2023.
For its efforts, Sun Street Centers received the Ingenuity Award in 2024’s Monterey County Gives! campaign, adding an additional $2,500 to the $58,650 it raised during the annual campaign for its prevention programs.
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