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Recovery organizations ask Vermont lawmakers to fund recovery housing, extend peer coaching and make S.157 permanent
Summary
Recovery Partners of Vermont and affiliated providers told the Senate Institutions Committee they need renewed and new opioid‑abatement and prevention funding to sustain certified recovery residences, scholarships, and peer recovery coaching in correctional and probation settings; they also urged making S.157 (a narrow landlord‑tenant exemption) permanent to allow certified residences to operate safely.
Recovery Partners of Vermont, Vermont Foundation of Recovery (V4), the Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences, and peer recovery providers told the Senate Institutions Committee that certified recovery residences and peer‑coach programs are expanding but need sustained funding and narrow statutory protections to scale safely.
Candice Gale, director of community relations for Vermont Foundation of Recovery, said V4 operates 10 certified recovery homes with 79 beds and estimated about 150 certified recovery beds statewide; she cited a Department of Health goal of 400 recovery beds by 2030. Gale urged support for the Opiate Settlement Advisory Council (OSAC) FY27 recommendations and asked the legislature to fund operations and scholarships for certified residences: "I…
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