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Nonprofits ask Jefferson County for opioid-settlement funds to expand recovery housing and outpatient services
Summary
Pastor Micah Adkins of God's Not Done Ministries and Brandy Atkins of Ruth Haven asked Jefferson County commissioners during public comment to allocate opioid settlement funds for a Christ-centered long-term recovery residence and expanded transitional services; no formal county appropriation was made at the meeting.
Pastor Micah Adkins of God’s Not Done Ministries and Brandy Atkins, director of Ruth Haven, asked Jefferson County commissioners on June 5 during the public-comment portion of the meeting to allocate money from the county’s opioid settlement fund to expand local recovery housing and outpatient services.
Adkins asked the county to support a faith-based, opioid-focused residential recovery program in Madison that he described as a six- to 12-month, Christ-centered program for 10 to 12 residents at a time. “Our total request for an inpatient…what is $375,000,” Adkins said, adding he also submitted an outpatient proposal that would cost $100,000 for year one. He said the inpatient plan would include…
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