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Rockbridge Area Community Services outlines housing slots, treatment and school prevention programs for Lexington
Summary
Rockbridge Area Community Services told the Lexington City Council it has started therapeutic day treatment at Waddell, launched intensive outpatient groups tied to the drug court, and has funding for 15 permanent supportive‑housing slots; RACC also described school vaping and fentanyl prevention curricula and partnerships with local law enforcement.
Kim Shaw of Rockbridge Area Community Services (RACC) told the Lexington City Council that RACC continues to expand behavioral‑health and substance‑use services in the region, including new therapeutic day treatment at Waddell and a recently funded permanent supportive‑housing program offering 15 housing slots.
Why it matters: The programs target residents with serious behavioral‑health needs and connect treatment with housing and criminal‑justice alternatives, areas council members flagged as priorities for local health and safety planning.
Shaw said RACC’s FY25 materials provided to council summarize service activity in the four‑locality region (Rockbridge, Buena Vista, Lexington and Bath County) and indicated Lexington consistently represents…
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