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Local housing and recovery groups describe use of 1 Ohio opioid funds; state awards MRSS contract to Unison
Summary
Neighborhood Properties, Ohio Guidestone and Ohio Recovery Housing told the council committee how they plan to use 1 Ohio opioid settlement funds for rental subsidies, recovery housing supports and house‑manager training; the committee also heard that the state awarded the mobile‑response stabilization services contract to Unison for the region.
A group of nonprofit agencies described how they plan to use Region 4 allocations of the 1 Ohio opioid settlement to expand housing, recovery supports and workforce training for recovery‑housing staff.
Neighborhood Properties Inc. (NPI) presented a summary of its supportive‑housing portfolio and its role in the county’s PATH outreach and the locally operated Wellness and Recovery Center funded by the Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. Alexandria Thomas Holland, NPI director of community relations and development, said NPI manages 471 apartment units and 212 subsidized adult‑care beds across Lucas County and that 1 Ohio funding will provide rental assistance subsidies — in some cases up to three years of income‑based rent support — for people rebuilding their lives after opioid use.
Ohio Guidestone representatives described outpatient behavioral‑health, medication‑assisted‑treatment linkage and the renewal‑house recovery residence they operate in East Toledo. Victoria Graham and Marvin Houston said the renewal house is a level‑2 recovery residence certified to house up to 10 adult males with an average stay near 120 days; in 2024 the house served 35 people, 89% of whom had no income at move‑in and 63% who had criminal‑justice involvement. Ohio Guidestone noted its range of clinical programs and its partnerships for jail‑based medication management and continuity of care.
Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH) described a separate Region‑4 award to train up to 75 house managers over three years through a program called Peer‑to‑Professional: Guiding House Managers to Excellence. ORH Executive Director Danielle Gray said training will include self‑paced modules, live webinars, case studies and mentorship; ORH estimates the training will help expand and sustain level‑2 recovery housing in Lucas County where demand exceeds capacity. Gray noted that Ohio law effective Jan. 1 requires recovery homes to hold an appropriate credential (Ohio Recovery Housing certification, Oxford House charter, or CARF community‑living accreditation) within 18 months of opening a new home.
During public comment, Richard Arnold raised concerns about a longstanding mobile response stabilization service (MRSS) operated locally and warned that funding changes could reduce midnight‑hour crisis response. Committee members said the state had run a procurement and, after a statewide announcement, MRSS regional providers were named; committee discussion and a staff reply indicated Unison was selected to provide MRSS in the region. Committee staff agreed to circulate the state award map and provider list to council offices and request the formal award documents for public disclosure.
The presentations emphasized leveraging the 1 Ohio funds to connect housing, peer supports and treatment so people can maintain recovery while addressing basic needs such as rent and transportation. Agencies asked council to consider zoning and funding support to scale recovery housing and related services.
Quote: “This is not just housing, it’s healing,” Alexandria Thomas Holland said describing three‑year rental subsidy support for eligible individuals funded by 1 Ohio awards.
