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Grant Accomplishments & Impact

BirdieLight is grateful for the support of state and community grants that make our programs possible. Each grant allows us to reach new audiences, expand education, and save lives. Below are the measurable outcomes we’ve achieved through these initiatives.

 Purpose: To expand our education and outreach efforts across Eastern and Northeastern Ohio, connecting with new communities and strengthening our work in prevention and awareness.

Timeline: 9/30/2024-9/29/2025

Grant Achievements

Education Delivered to:

  • 1,659 high school students and 446 middle school students
  • 1,185 college students
  • 3,226 community members

BirdieBox Program Expansion:

  • Distributed 19 BirdieBoxes, achieving a 76% participation rate.
  • Extended impact reached an estimated 912 additional individuals through these efforts.

31 educational events hosted across:

  • 9 high schools
  • 5 middle schools
  • 11 colleges & universities
  • 6 community organizations

Funded by: Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services

Learn more about our work with this grant

Purpose: To expand fentanyl safety education and harm-reduction access for youth ages 12–25 by equipping primary care offices in high-risk Ohio communities to provide naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and preventive overdose education.

Grant Achievements

Practices we partnered with:

  • OhioHealth Grant Medical Residency Program
  • OhioHealth Riverside Family Medical
  • COPC Family Medicine North
  • COPC Cherrygate Family
  • COPC Polaris
  • COPC Ohio Center for Pediatrics
  • COPC Northwest Internal Medicine
  • COPC Riverside Pediatric Associates
  • COPC New Albany Pediatrics
  • COPC Five Points
  • COPC Family Medicine & Pediatrics at Winchester Square
  • Short North Equitas
  • King-Lincoln Equitas
  • American Health Network – Hilliard
  • Baltimore Family Medicine
  • Lower Lights Newark
  • Pediatric Associates – Canal Winchester

Our grant partners make this life-saving work possible. Each program represents progress toward preventing unintentional fentanyl deaths and educating communities before tragedy strikes.

Interested in partnering with BirdieLight?

Use the form on the right or email us directly at info@birdielight.org.

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Disclaimer


The information on this website is not intended as medical advice; Dr. Weinstock is a physician but not YOUR physician. While we advocate for the life-saving potential of tools such as fentanyl test strips and naloxone, BirdieLight is not the manufacturer of these tools, and no tool is 100% accurate all the time. BirdieLight makes no representations that these tools are 100% accurate; any reliance you place on them is strictly at your own risk. Please keep in mind that while fentanyl test strips are a powerful detection tool for the potentially-lethal presence of fentanyl in illegal pills and powder, the strips have been determined to be 92-96% sensitive in detecting fentanyl. Remember, never use any substance when you are alone (tell a friend you are taking something!) and that friend should always know where the naloxone (Narcan) is.