Addiction Coalition looks at ways to be more visible
HUDSON – The Columbia Greene Addiction Coalition (CGAC) is working with organizations and other stakeholders to support individuals and communities impacted by substance abuse, CGAC’s Executive Director Hannah Calhoun said in a conversation with The Columbia Paper on December 13. “We’re trying to save lives and build healthy communities,” she said. For individuals, goals include ending stigmatization, as well as getting them services they need. For communities, she said, the first step is finding out what changes they want. Recently the CGAC got a boost from two grants.
The CGAC grew from efforts in recent years to confront substance abuse, especially the opioid crisis, in Columbia and Greene counties. It became a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in March 2023.
