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Empowerhouse director describes program results, asks to return for funding discussion
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Melissa Landis, executive director of Empowerhouse, told Coffey County commissioners the program served dozens of people in recovery, highlighted job-readiness and court-debt support, and said she will return in May to discuss possible use of special alcohol funds.
Melissa Landis, executive director of Empowerhouse, told the Coffey County Commission on Monday that the organization provides housing and life-skills services for people in early recovery from addiction and plans to return in May to discuss potential special-alcohol fund support.
"Imagine waking up one morning and your entire life is in shambles," Landis said, summarizing why Empowerhouse focuses on immediate stabilization. Landis walked commissioners through operational details and statistics she…
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