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About LI-CAN
Long Island CAN (or LI-CAN) is a diverse, non-partisan citizens’ organization rooted in dues-paying religious congregations and other institutions in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Founded in 1996 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, LI-CAN works to strengthen communities on Long Island by teaching and practicing the fundamentals of democracy:
- Building relationships: LI-CAN's most importan…
Tools and Resources
We offer tools and resources here as we make them available. Please check back regularly for additional resources.
Accomplishments
- LI-CAN and its partners, Visiting Nurse Service of NY and Partners in Care, leveraged a grant from the NY state Department of Transportation to subsidize transportation for home health care workers on Long Island. Through this partnership, Partners in Care expanded its home health workforce on Long Island and its subsidies to aides caring for seniors and the disabled. Partn…
Priorities
WHAT IS NEEDED TO REVERSE THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
FIVE TOP PRIORITIES
- Congregations and schools must lead the way in breaking through the stigma and shame surrounding addiction and in educating families and youth about substance use. [This work is underway!]
- Educational leaders must develop and implement comprehensive K-12 substance use prevention and harm reduction plans, working toge…
The Opioid Crisis
Content Below Revised June 2017 from National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic we…
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