(Oct. 20, 2016) With their new office now open in Berlin, Heidi McNeeley and the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction are hoping to offer a friendly face – and some vital information about treatment – for those who have friends and family suffering from addiction to heroin and other opiates.
McNeeley, her husband Jamie and son Sean were busy setting up the new office, inside the Berlin Visitor’s Center on 14 South Main Street, last Thursday.
For now, the plan is to fill the office with pamphlets, brochures and flyers for local treatment centers and addictions programs, and to meet with people one-on-one as needed.
“I think this space is going to slowly evolve,” McNeeley said. “I think we see it as being, if a mom calls and says, ‘hey I just found out my kid’s in trouble or I need some treatment options,’ we can say, well meet us at the office because we’re going to have all the information here.
“It’s not really a space where people can come in and vent to us, but they can come in and get information and let us guide you,” she added. “Right now my desk at home is overflowing with all the Warriors stuff, so I think coming in here to do some planning and paperwork will be helpful.”
The office will not be staffed, but McNeeley said she and other volunteers would be readily accessible by appointment. If the office is closed, information will still be available outside the doors after hours.
“We’ll kind of see how it evolves,” McNeeley said. “This makes us feel legit, and if nothing else it gets our name out there and gives us a presence. It’s pretty cool.”
“And everybody in town has been great,” Jamie said. “More welcoming than you would think.”
The next meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction is Thursday, Oct. 27 at Stephen Decatur High School starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/WorcesterCountyWarriors or wocowarriors.org. To make an appointment, call McNeeley at 302-381-0569.
McNeeley, her husband Jamie and son Sean were busy setting up the new office, inside the Berlin Visitor’s Center on 14 South Main Street, last Thursday.
For now, the plan is to fill the office with pamphlets, brochures and flyers for local treatment centers and addictions programs, and to meet with people one-on-one as needed.
“I think this space is going to slowly evolve,” McNeeley said. “I think we see it as being, if a mom calls and says, ‘hey I just found out my kid’s in trouble or I need some treatment options,’ we can say, well meet us at the office because we’re going to have all the information here.
“It’s not really a space where people can come in and vent to us, but they can come in and get information and let us guide you,” she added. “Right now my desk at home is overflowing with all the Warriors stuff, so I think coming in here to do some planning and paperwork will be helpful.”
The office will not be staffed, but McNeeley said she and other volunteers would be readily accessible by appointment. If the office is closed, information will still be available outside the doors after hours.
“We’ll kind of see how it evolves,” McNeeley said. “This makes us feel legit, and if nothing else it gets our name out there and gives us a presence. It’s pretty cool.”
“And everybody in town has been great,” Jamie said. “More welcoming than you would think.”
The next meeting of the Worcester County Warriors Against Opiate Addiction is Thursday, Oct. 27 at Stephen Decatur High School starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/WorcesterCountyWarriors or wocowarriors.org. To make an appointment, call McNeeley at 302-381-0569.