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Lewis County Fiscal Court hears Comprehend services overview, approves $5,000 donation
Summary
Comprehend CEO Melissa Greenwell described behavioral-health, substance-use and developmental-disability programs that serve Lewis County; the fiscal court voted to give $5,000 to the nonprofit.
Melissa Greenwell, CEO of Comprehend, told the Lewis County Fiscal Court on March 10 that the nonprofit operates under four service pillars — behavioral health, substance use, developmental disabilities and prevention — and that its programs serve county residents directly.
Greenwell said Comprehend’s mobile crisis team responds locally and to hospitals and the jail, that the organization operates an intensive outpatient substance use program in Lewis County and that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding to staff a 988 crisis call center. “In Lewis County, we last year saw nearly a thousand people, with a total combined services of close to 10,000 for those 1,000 people that utilize our services,” Greenwell said.
The fiscal court moved to donate $5,000 to Comprehend after the presentation; a motion was made and seconded and approved by roll call. The court did not alter the donation amount during debate.
Court members asked clarifying questions about local operations: Greenwell said the thrift-store vocational program called The Wardrobe operates out of the outpatient office on Second Street and that a buprenorphine clinic serving Lewis County patients is located in neighboring Mason County.
The donation was listed on the meeting agenda and approved during the same session; court members did not attach additional conditions to the gift. The court’s routine approval places the funds in the county budget for distribution to Comprehend.
Comprehend was founded in 1968 and offers services across five counties, Greenwell said. The organization’s immediate local offerings cited to the court include mobile crisis response, Narcan training, school-based prevention work and an adult day training program for people with developmental disabilities.
