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About Us
COPE is an outreach, prevention, and education organization focused on helping communities in Southwest Michigan deal with substance use and recovery.
Thanks to funding from Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, we provide resources and educational programming on substance use, addiction, and recovery. We host a variety of support group meetings and addiction recovery programs. We also offer overdose prevention trainings and distribute free Naloxone to anyone in need.
Through Kalamazoo Harm Reduction, we distribute free harm reduction supplies.
At our facility in Kalamazoo, we offer recreational programs related to art, music, and movement that are open to the public and designed to be comfortable for beginners.
All in all, COPE is a network of compassionate people coming together to support drug user and recovery communities.
Our Services
Classes, Meetings, and Events
Check this page for detailed descriptions of our classes, support group meetings, and events, or see the calendar below.
Kalamazoo Harm Reduction
COPE is the fiduciary for Kalamazoo Harm Reduction, a program that distributes free harm reduction equipment like clean syringes to participants. Click here to learn more.
Naloxone
Distribution
We distribute free Naloxone (Narcan) kits that can be used to reverse opioid or heroin overdoses. We also do free one-on-one, group, or organizational trainings on overdose prevention.
Trauma and
Recovery Coaching
Our executive director Nancy King is a licensed Recovery Coach, Trauma Recovery Coach, and a certified ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study) trainer. Click here to learn more about her services.
Therapy with
Lori Erk
News
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On December 1st, please show us your support with a donation in celebration of Giving Tuesday. Your contributions will fund our basic operations for another year and allow us to continue our work meeting substance users where they're at, supporting them in their recovery, and building more compassionate communities.
Every bit of your support makes a difference.
Calendar
Please see events page for the up-to-date meeting information and updates. During COVID, some of our programs take place online.
Unless marked otherwise, all of our programs are accepted by the Kalamazoo Drug Court. This means participants in a drug court program can get their papers signed for participation in classes like yoga and guitar just as is done at NA or AA. For more information, click here.
Get Involved
Community support is important to our work at COPE. There are many ways you can get involved, and every bit that you contribute goes a long way in helping us fulfill our mission.
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If you're interested in volunteering your time, teaching a class, or hosting an event at our facility click here.
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We are always looking for donations of instruments, arts & crafts supplies, clothes, furniture, housewares, camping supplies, and other miscellaneous items, either for use in our facility, for use by our participants, or for our annual garage sale fundraiser.
Learn more.
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Financial support is one of the most important ways to help us achieve our goals. To make a donation, use the Paypal link below or check out the Support Us page to view our vision, see a breakdown of our goals, and determine what donation is the best fit for you.
*We are a licensed non-profit 501(c)(3) and donations to us are tax deductable.
If you have general questions, reach out to us or view the frequently asked questions page.
If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use disorder and you are concerned for them or seeking support for yourself, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
At cope we are a community of people with lived experience as well as families and friends of people affected by substance use. We are happy to help any way we can.