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Marion County proclaims September 2025 Recovery Month and highlights 'Her Place' and 'His Place' programs
Summary
The Board approved a proclamation declaring September 2025 Recovery Month. County staff presented treatment programs Her Place and His Place; two graduates described their recovery journeys and commissioners praised the programs' role in family reunification.
Marion County commissioners on Sept. 3 approved a proclamation naming September 2025 Recovery Month and heard testimony from program managers and program graduates about the county’s family-focused treatment programs.
Terry Morgan, addictions treatment services program manager with Marion County Health and Human Services, described Her Place and His Place as residential substance-use-disorder treatment programs that allow parents with dependent children (ages 0–5) to receive on-site treatment while their children live with them. "It's on-site, substance use disorder treatment with supported housing," Morgan said.
Two graduates, Jeremy Musselman and Candace Aguilera, each spoke about entering and completing county programs. Jeremy said he entered the first cohort of His Place after court involvement and credited the program with helping him regain custody of his children. "If it wasn't for programs like His Place and Her Place, I would still be running around high on meth committing property crimes," he said. Jeremy described court hearings where his support system's presence helped avert prison time and called the program essential to his recovery.
Candace said she entered Her Place on Jan. 31, 2023, and described rebuilding her life and family relationships while in the program; she said she is enrolled at Chemeketa Community College to study behavioral health. "Being at Her Place, I was able to fall apart and rebuild my life with myself, God, and my family," she said.
Commissioners praised the programs and attendees who have graduated and credited community partners and county staff with sustaining the services. Commissioner Willis moved to approve the Recovery Month proclamation; the board approved it by voice vote.
Morgan said the county continues recruitment and internship efforts tied to the programs and encouraged community support and employment pipelines for graduates seeking peer and mentor roles. The proclamation is symbolic recognition and does not change program funding in this session.
