Christa Thomas-Sowers

Director of Community Outreach and Overdose Prevention at Community Care Alliance

Christa Thomas-Sowers is the Director of Community Outreach and Overdose Prevention at Community Care Alliance. In December of 2018, Christa was integral to the launch of our Opioid Center of Excellence. This was followed up by creating the Safe Haven Drop-in Center in February 2021, serving homeless, co-occurring folks with active substance use and mental health challenges. She has been a leader Statewide in terms of rolling out harm reduction efforts, working closely with community partners, growing the team to address the increasing need in our community. To date, over 2,000 individuals have been served by Christa and her staff using a trauma-informed and person-centered approach.