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Maddie's House describes peer recovery ‘hangout’ and fundraising push for wellness center
Summary
Maddie's House board and staff told the Healthy Neighborhoods committee the organization operates a nonresidential peer-centered recovery center gifted a donated home, serves thousands of members, and has raised about $1.6 million toward a planned wellness and fitness center that still needs roughly $1 million.
Maddie’s House founders and staff told the Healthy Neighborhoods committee that the nonprofit operates a peer-centered recovery and drop-in center for young adults recovering from mental health and substance-use challenges and is planning a $2.6 million wellness and fitness expansion on donated grounds.
Julie Riley, identified at the meeting as the founder and a leading figure for Maddie's House, said the organization began from her daughter Maddie’s experience and has grown from a 2,200-square-foot storefront annex to an 8,800-square-foot donated home on two acres at Pinecroft, gifted by Bon Secours Mercy Health. “We were given a 2,200 square foot storefront … and we spent over $100,000 in that little storefront,” Riley said, describing the program’s early visits…
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