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Recovery Alive reports expansion, says county homes a national model and cites estimated economic benefits
Summary
Recovery Alive Inc. updated commissioners on program growth: eight homes (four in Johnston County), 25 local beds, a new veterans home, and claims from an economic calculator about avoided community costs; staff and commissioners took note but did not take formal action.
Tisha Temple of Recovery Alive Inc. briefed the Board of Commissioners on May 19 about the nonprofit’s growth in Johnston County and its recent outreach to other counties seeking to replicate the model.
Temple said Recovery Alive operates eight homes nationwide and four in Johnston County, providing 25 local beds and more than 8,000 "safe nights" of shelter and support in recent years. She announced a new veterans-focused home with six beds and said most other Recovery Alive homes were full at the time of the presentation.
Temple cited an economic-calculator estimate (attributed to an outside source, the Fletcher Group) that Recovery Alive’s work has produced local net savings — including avoided criminal-justice costs, reduced ER visits and productivity gains — and that the organization returns a high social-value ratio for local investment. She left copies of the calculator output and outreach materials with commissioners.
Temple described program elements including recovery-centered homes, certified mental-health coaches (a second office opening July 1 in Smithfield), and community partnerships with local churches and social-service providers. She said visitors from other counties and states have come to study the program and that Harnett County recently voted to fund a Recovery Alive home.
No formal county action was required; commissioners thanked Recovery Alive for its work and asked staff to keep the board informed of any requests for county support.
Why this matters: Recovery housing and peer-support services affect homelessness, public health and criminal-justice interactions; county oversight or partnership could be relevant if Recovery Alive requests future county funding, space, or licensing support.
Next steps: No immediate county action recorded; Recovery Alive to continue operations and engagement with commissioners and staff.
