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HELP US SAVE COPE
COPE Network provides resources and a supportive space for the substance use and recovery communities of Kalamazoo.
As of August 2021, COPE is being displaced from the building we've been working at for the last four years. We now need help from the community to keep COPE alive.
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 operates 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
Join us on International Overdose Awareness Day for a public demonstration of sign holding to raise awareness of the overdose crisis.
6pm to 8pm on
August 31, 2021
Along Park St in Bronson Park
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Free Narcan kits will be available
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Some sign supplies available
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Masks encouraged
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Check back here for weather updates!
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 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.
hours: open during scheduled activities
email: copenetworkSWMI@gmail.com
call or text: 269-580-8290 or 269-224-0566
(if prompted, leave a voicemail and someone will get back with you ASAP)
address:
2705 Virginia Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
to report use of a naloxone kit: click here
Contact Us
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