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Board updates peer recovery center plans; opioid‑abatement funds to cover upfit and wraparound services
Summary
Supervisors were briefed on progress toward a county peer recovery center funded principally by opioid‑abatement (OAA) grants; staff said the center will be a community resource for people affected by substance use disorder and their families and that regional grant allocations include $50,000 to upfit Floyd’s peer space plus wraparound dollars
County staff updated the Floyd County Board of Supervisors on plans to open a peer recovery/resource center and on the regional use of opioid‑abatement funds on March 25.
Kim (county staff project lead) told the board the center — to be run in partnership with local providers and volunteers — will be upfitted with furniture, computers and staffing funded primarily from opioid‑abatement authority (OAA) grants and regional competitive awards. Kim said the facility at the Pierce Center was vacated by the…
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