New methadone clinic opens uptown The Uptown Methadone Clinic opened in August 2009 and is already providing treatment to more than 170 people in the Greater Saint John area from Sussex to St. Stephen.
Ready! Fire! Aim! Outflow opens centre build a relationship. Not only do Outflow volunteers provide food, they drive people to detox, talk to them about their problems, encourage them to fight addictions, follow up with them to hold them accountable, and It grew to serving a large meal once a week in a rented space, point them to a more positive which now serves more than 150 direction in their lives. people. As the Sunday meal continued to grow, Outflow took Much like some of the people it serves, Outflow is going through two major steps in 2009: a stage of transition. Powered so becoming a registered charity, and opening a smaller storefront far by the efforts of volunteers, with a “Ready! Fire! Aim!” property on Waterloo Street. approach, Outflow is beginning Six more nights a week, the new to become recognized as an Outflow location provides people important community service. The organization recently joined a warm, safe, welcoming place the Greater Saint John to get a bite to eat and enjoy Homelessness Steering fellowship, whether it’s through Committee. As Outflow music, a game of cards, or a evaluates its plans for the future, one-on-one conversation. the group plans to work with Outflow is an entirely volunteer- community resources to continue changing Saint driven outreach that has seen many new relationships formed Johners’ lives for the better. and lives changed. The No. 1 For more information, Outflow thing missing in ministry to the can be contacted by e-mail: homeless, the poor and oppressed is someone willing to outflowministry@gmail.com Outflow is a Christian acts-ofkindness outreach that began in 2008 with a group of people taking to the streets and meeting the needs they found there.
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The Uptown Clinic provides comprehensive healthcare in partnership with other members of the healthcare community - care for the mind and the body. People receive primary medical care, as well as methadone and addictions treatment. Currently, there are about 80 people on a waitlist. In just over six months, the clinic has already had a major impact on the lives of many people and other community agencies. The needle exchange at AIDS Saint John has seen the number of needles they are providing to injection drug users drop by about 50%. The clinic operates Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. To find out more about the Uptown Methadone Clinic, call 632- 5795. Group seeks to open new women`s facility Saint John currently has no facility that can house women and children who are not victims of family violence. A new group, Fresh Start Services, is examining the possibility of starting one here. For more information, please contact Dorothy Shephard. E-mail: colour.centre@nb.aibn.com
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