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Woodbury County approves $176,980.80 in opioid-settlement funds for sober-living program
Summary
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved $176,980.80 from opioid-settlement funds for Comfortstone (Comfort/Copperstone) sober-living operations, a two-year commitment intended to expand housing and services for people in recovery and those returning from incarceration.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 16 approved $176,980.80 in opioid-settlement funds for a local sober-living operator after a presentation from Dr. Pam Ingram, owner of Family Access Center.
Dr. Ingram told the board her organization operates recovery residences in Sioux City — including a home at 1720 Summit and a women’s residence at 406 Twelfth Street — and partners with Hope Street of Siouxland for case management. "My name is Pam Ingram. I've lived in the Siouxland community my whole life. I'm an owner of Family Access Center, which does substance abuse and mental health," she said.
The funding will come from the county’s opioid settlement account; Ryan Erickson, board administration, reported the fund currently held about $944,000 available after a prior…
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