Post-Bulletin
by Jeff Kiger

Mayo Clinic is giving $30,000 to a Rochester Police project that helps people struggling with addiction as the winner of this year's Mayo Clinic Shared Value Award. The Police-Assisted Recovery project "seeks to find new pathways to help people stay out of jail and access drug treatment services." The Rochester Police Department, Zumbro Valley Health Center, Doc's Recovery House, Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, EmPower CTC, and Olmsted County Adult Behavioral Health are all participating. The project was one of three finalists competing for Mayo Clinic grant dollars. After a Mayo Clinic committee whittled the non-profit applicants from 17 down to three, Mayo Clinic employees and the general public voted online to choose the final winner.

Reach: The Rochester Post-Bulletin is a daily newspaper that serves Rochester, Austin and its surrounding cities. The newspaper has a daily circulation of more than 30,000 and a weekend circulation of more than 36,000.  The Post-Bulletin online has more than 440,000 unique visitors to its website each month.

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Context: A law enforcement-led effort to help people struggling with drug addiction get on the path to sobriety will get a $30,000 boost.

The Police-Assisted Recovery project is the winner of the Mayo Clinic Shared Value Award. The project was one of three finalists competing for grant dollars. Community members and Mayo Clinic staff cast a record number of votes to determine this year's winner.

You can read more about the award on Mayo Clinic News Network.

Contact: Heather Carlson Kehren

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