GWP Recovery Ministries requests $90,000 for two case managers; committee approves delay pending documents

GWP Recovery Ministries told the Maury County Opioid Abatement/Recovery Committee on an agenda item that it needs $90,000 to hire two case managers to expand its trades program and operate sober-living beds across several counties.

The request, presented during the committee’s funding discussion, included a pitch that hiring two case managers would allow the nonprofit to double a trades program that places clients in short-term paid work while supervising them on the job, and to increase use of 71 available beds the organization said it manages across five towns and three counties. The presenter said GWP currently has about 30–35 clients in its program and 35 beds in Maury County alone.

Committee chair remarks and other members pressed presenters for documentation, including bank statements, invoices for rent and utilities, maintenance records, worker’s compensation policies and proof of charitable solicitation/IRS determination as required under Tennessee law. Committee leadership also reminded applicants that the agenda included links to the Tennessee Code Annotated provision attached to the packet that sets a…