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Nonprofit reports $150,000 in Wheeling opioid settlement funds helped 257 households
Summary
The Ohio County Family Resource Network and partner agencies reported that a $150,000 city award from opioid settlements, distributed Nov. 2024–Dec. 2025, assisted 257 household applications (581 residents) with rental or utility help and administrative costs; Catholic Charities served as fiscal manager.
Claudia Raymer (who said she has since married and is now McKay), executive director of the Ohio County Family Resource Network, told the Wheeling City Council the collaborative project using $150,000 in city opioid-settlement funds provided housing- and utility-related assistance to Wheeling residents.
"When the opioid settlement funds first came available in Wheeling I spoke several times about the importance of using these dollars to directly help the people and families who have carried the weight of the opioid crisis," Raymer (McKay) said. She described a partnership among Catholic Charities West…
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