Hennessey says they also plan to expand the nonprofit’s Angel Arms program, in which trained volunteers snuggle and nurture babies born into addiction. “There’s a cycle of generational addiction that we’re seeing now with the epidemic being so widespread,” Hennessey says. “We want to break that cycle by reaching those kids now.” HerapproachresonatedwithImpactGivingCircleparticipantMichael Reese, who has lived in Greensburg for most of his life and experienced the effects of the epidemic. “Ihavehadtofacetoomanyvisitstofuneralhomesforfriends over the last decade. That’s accelerated over the last two years,” says Reese, a financial advisor for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC inLigonier,whichrefersclientstoCFWC forcharitableguidance. Reese,whoisalsoamemberofCFWC’sVisionariesgroupfor new philanthropists, says he wanted, most of all, to understand the opioid crisis so he could teach his children how to make good choices. “The most valuable part of the Impact Giving Circle was just getting smarter,” Reese says. “CFWC proves to be an innovator. Its approach of including donors and nonprofits together in the philanthropic process makes it possible for us to have a bigger impact with our funds.” BasedonthesuccessofCFWC’sopioidImpactGivingCircle, a second Impact Giving Circle focused on opioid addiction is underway now in Allegheny County hosted by CFWC’s parent organization, The Pittsburgh Foundation. ▪ LESSON LEARNED County-specific laws pertaining to addic- tion prevention and recovery dictate the treatment people can receive.PreventionPoint Pittsburgh’s needle exchange program in AlleghenyCounty,which canreducethespreadof HIVinfection,isnotan optioninWestmoreland County,whichremoves a proven disease- prevention option for nonprofits fighting opioid addiction. The most valuable part of the Impact Giving Circle was just getting smarter. … Its approach of including donors and nonprofits together in the philanthropic process makes it possible for us to have a bigger impact with our funds. MICHAEL REESE Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 13 RE PO RT TO TH E CO MMU N ITY THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION