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Second Chance Resource Center to bring wraparound opioid-settlement services to Columbia with city funding; outreach event set for March 1
Summary
Patsy Gardner told council the nonprofit will use municipal opioid-settlement dollars to bring wraparound housing and substance-use services to Columbia and expects to staff five positions; the nonprofit plans a community outreach event on March 1.
Patsy Gardner, representing Second Chance Resource Center, told the Columbia City Council on Feb. 12 that the nonprofit will use municipal opioid-settlement (political-subdivision) funds to provide wraparound outreach services in Columbia.
Gardner said the center will provide housing assistance, substance-abuse services, peer-support and case management. She said the organization will bring five staff to Columbia enabled by the city funding, including a housing director with two decades of experience and a licensed social worker.
Gardner said the funding comes from municipal allocations of opioid-settlement dollars and that the organization will begin outreach in the community; she announced a March 1 community outreach event that will include resource partners such as mental-health providers, DSS and housing organizations.
The council did not take an immediate vote on additional funding during the public-comment period; the speaker thanked council and staff for prior support and noted the organization’s plans to provide ongoing community services.
