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Project

Building Futures Together 2.0 (Opioid Impacted Family Support)

Center:

NH-Institute on Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Macey Muller
[email protected]
603-862-4320

Project Description:

Building Futures Together 2.0 is a training program to prepare 78 New Hampshire paraprofessionals in community health centers, family resource centers, and schools to provide intensive, specialized enhanced care coordination on behalf of children, youth, and their caregivers who are impacted by parental substance misuse. The program will include approximately 180 hours of didactic training, field work, and 2,000 of intensive on-the-job training guided by employer-mentors. Trainees who complete the program will attain a new, nationally recognized credential within the Social and Human Services Assistant Occupation issued by the US Department of Labor apprenticeship office. Trainees will receive stipends to cover the costs of participating in the training program.

Keyword(s):

Paraprofessional Training, Apprenticeship, Substance Use Treatment

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Other

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Other

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State