PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Citizen Action Network, aka PA CAN, will have its first meeting of the new year this Thursday, and everyone concerned about greater Port Angeles’ drug problem is invited, said co-founder Angie Gooding.
The 6 p.m. meeting will be held at the Clallam County Veterans Center, 261 S. Francis St., a new location for the group.
“We’ll continue our work focusing on three areas,” Gooding noted on her Facebook page.
First is finding additional housing for recovering alcoholics and other addicts through Oxford House, an international program with homes across the North Olympic Peninsula.
“We need Realtors’ help with searching for additional housing,” said Gooding.
“Our second focus is to help teenagers find healthy activities in town. Long term, we’d like to create something like the Boiler Room, an activity center for teens in Port Townsend.
“This will be a joint effort with Revitalize Port Angeles,” which began PA CAN last year.
“We need help from churches, businesses and Realtors in this effort.”
PA CAN’s third focus is on job opportunities and readiness for local residents, including recovering addicts.
The ability to earn a living and give back to the community, Gooding said, is a major factor in fighting addiction.
“We need business people’s guidance and partnership in this effort,” she said.
PA CAN meetings will be held every first Thursday of the month, Gooding noted.
For information, see the Port Angeles Citizen Action Network page on Facebook.
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