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Rockbridge Recovery details services and unveils plan for women’s recovery residence in early 2026
Summary
Rockbridge Recovery told the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors it expanded peer support, jail services and harm-reduction outreach this year and is renting a building to open a women’s recovery residence expected to accept residents in the first two months of 2026, supported by grants, churches and community donors.
Jerry Schaff, chair of the Rockbridge Recovery board of directors, told the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 24 that the nonprofit has expanded services this year and is preparing to open a women’s recovery residence early next year.
Schaff said Rockbridge Recovery’s Hope House is a six-month recovery residence for men that has housed 15 people to date, with four currently in residence and eight graduates. The organization also runs evening support groups, a SMART Recovery program for teens, a 24/7 warm line and jail-based peer services. “We house up to six men in a six-month program,” Schaff said.
Schaff described harm-reduction work as a major component…
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