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County shifts counseling services for VIPER recovery program to Jewish Family & Children’s Services after provider staffing shortage
Summary
County health staff authorized Jewish Family & Children’s Services to assume the substance‑abuse counseling curriculum for the VIPER residential program after the prior contractor said it could not staff the work; the board approved the contract amendment unanimously.
The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners approved a human-services contract amendment on May 5 that allows Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS) to assume the substance-abuse counseling curriculum for the county’s VIPER (Voluntary Interim Program Enhanced Recovery) residential program for the remainder of fiscal 2025.
Chuck Henry, director of Health and Human Services, told the board that LightShare, the previous curriculum provider, informed the county it could no longer staff the daily three‑hour…
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