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Framingham FORCE Programs and Events in the Community

International Overdose Awareness Day 2021

Please join Framingham FORCE (Fostering Opioid Recovery, Compassion, and Education) as we gather on Framingham Common Centre green by the purple flags to remember those who have passed due to overdose.

Framingham Community Vigil

We gathered at Scott Hall to remember those who lost their lives due to substance misuse. Program will be followed by a candlelight vigil as we place 2000 plus flags on the Centre Common to memorialize the number of overdoses…

Celebrate Recovery with Framingham Force

Every September, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. Sunday, 22 Sep 2019 @ 11:00 AM Join us…

Hidden in Plain Sight

Just wrapped up a successful launch event of Hidden in Plain sight! Special thanks to elected officials for speaking Senate President Karen E. Spilka , Senator Becca Rausch and Representative David Linsky . Come check out the display at Natick…

NOVA Addiction Movie

Screening of the film Addiction, a documentary from its nationally acclaimed science series NOVA, about the deadliest drug epidemic in US history. Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM In 2017 alone, approximately 70,000 Americans died from…

MetroFest 2019

Framingham FORCE at Metrofest, Saturday, June 15, 2019 Stop by our booth for free Narcan Training from 11-12:30 Details Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11 AM – 4 PM Bowditch Field Hosted by Framingham FORCE and MetroWest Visitors Bureau  …

The Group Opioid Project Workshop

Framingham FORCE brought persons in recovery together with first responders in a workshop, The Opioid Project, consisting of a 4-hour art and audio storytelling workshop where participants found a safe space to process their personal experiences with substance use disorder by creating collages and sharing stories. These stories were audio recorded, and, together with the art, contextualize and bring to life the human costs of the epidemic.

Framingham Community Vigil

On December 1st Framingham FORCE will host a vigil to remember all those lost from substance use disorder. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 4 PM – 5 PM Join Framingham FORCE as we remember those who lost their lives due…

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