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Blue Water Recovery and Outreach Center urges more funding, cites rising demand and recent staff death
Summary
Blue Water Recovery and Outreach Center presented year‑to‑date service figures to the Port Huron City Council, described a recent staff death, and said it expects the city manager to propose opioid‑settlement funding for the group at the next council meeting.
Blue Water Recovery and Outreach Center executive director Patrick Patterson told the Port Huron City Council on Sept. 8 that demand for recovery services remains high and asked the city and residents for continued financial and logistical support.
Patterson said the grassroots nonprofit has provided thousands of services in 2025 and that the organization lost a staff member to relapse over the preceding weekend. “As we grieve and mourn this tragic loss, may it also reignite our passion to carry forward our work,” Patterson said.
The presentation included program statistics Patterson identified as year‑to‑date through August: 896 support groups serving about 9,600 participant attendances…
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