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County approves $1.5 million in human services contracts for shelters, employment and drop‑in services
Summary
The Board approved four fiscal‑year 2025–26 contracts funded with Human Services Block Grant dollars: Arise/Bridal Shelter ($85,000), Glade Run ($350,000), Mark Enterprises ($509,936) and Patches Place ($570,000).
Lawrence County commissioners on July 29 approved four contracts totaling approximately $1.5 million for community mental health, housing and employment services for fiscal year 2025–26.
The contracts — part of the county’s Human Services Block Grant program — include a renewal with Arise (the Bridal Shelter of Lawrence County) for $85,000; a new contract with Glade Run (Glade Run Lutheran Services) for $350,000 to support family wellness, case management and a housing/renovation component; a renewal with Mark Enterprises (local provider, $509,936) for employment supports; and a renewal with Patches Place for $570,000 to fund the drop‑in center and related peer supports. Scott Baldwin, director of Mental Health and Developmental Services, presented the items and said the funding will come from block‑grant dollars once the state approves the expenditures.
Why it matters: the contracts fund community supports used by residents with behavioral health needs, programs to reunite families involved with child welfare, transitional housing and employment programs that county officials said help stabilize households.
Baldwin told commissioners the agreements include services delivered in jails and transitional housing and that the county has used several of the providers for years. He said of Glade Run: the county is “looking to expand” a family‑reunification housing model and that Glade Run would provide case management and onsite staff in partner locations. About Patches Place, Baldwin said it runs the county’s drop‑in center at the former Westside Elementary School and provides peer supports, a representative payee program and community support team services.
The Board approved the four contracts in a single motion; the roll call recorded unanimous approval (Commissioners Sainautom, Kennedy and Vogler). Commissioners emphasized the county’s long‑standing partnerships with the nonprofits and the local nature of some providers.
What’s next: county staff will implement contracts July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, subject to state routing of block grant funds.
