Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange has announced Wiscasset Police Department and the TERA Project have formed a partnership to support people with substance abuse disorder and help them get back into the workforce. TERA stands for Training and Employing Recovering Addicts.

Lange, who assisted in starting the nonprofit and will be working with it after he leaves the department at the end of July, said, “The TERA Project provides a missing piece of the recovery process puzzle. Without employment and post-recovery sponsorship, recovering addicts have a difficult time breaking the cycle of addiction and regaining their dignity. This organization works with these individuals as they enter the recovery phase of the process. With law enforcement, probation, parole, and counselors, the TERA Project community will walk alongside individuals with SUD as they take the next step into a brighter future.”

Lange said police departments and law enforcement officers in Maine, from the Midcoast through Sabattus and into Oxford County are signing up with the program, including Lange’s previous department in Paris.

Wiscasset is part of the Lincoln County Recovery Collaborative,  a group dedicated to addressing substance use disorder. Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor, Waldoboro, and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are members of the Collaborative.

For information on the TERA Project, or to learn how to donate or join, visit www.theteraproject.org