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Council approves $500,000 grant to Volunteers of America for family‑focused recovery facility
Summary
Columbus City Council approved an affordable housing bond grant of up to $500,000 to help complete construction of Volunteers of America’s Fresh Start Recovery Center, a residential treatment facility that allows mothers to remain with their children during recovery.
Columbus City Council on Feb. 3 approved an up to $500,000 grant from the Affordable Housing Bond Fund to help complete construction of Volunteers of America’s family‑focused recovery facility, the Fresh Start Recovery Center.
The facility is designed to allow mothers and their children to reside together during substance‑use treatment. Jennifer Martinez, vice president of behavioral health operations for Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana, told council the program will not limit the age or number of…
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