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County says opioid settlement will keep five recovery centers open; officials detail services and referrals
Summary
Northampton County officials told council settlement funds will sustain five recovery centers and detailed the centers’ role in connecting people to treatment, housing assistance and employment services.
Kathy Durley, drug and alcohol administrator for Northampton County, told the County Council on June 5, 2025, that opioid settlement funds are being used to sustain five recovery centers across the county and to support services that connect people leaving treatment with long-term recovery supports.
Durley said the county funds five recovery centers—in Northampton, Bangor, Easton and two in Bethlehem (the Hope Center and the OASIS)—and that the goal is to use settlement dollars to maintain the centers for at least the next 18 years. Jana Morris, who runs Recovery Revolution and oversees the Clean Slate recovery center, described recovery centers as “low barrier entry…
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