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Board hears two recovery program proposals; approves $132,000 award to Victory Life Ministries
Summary
Fairview Housing and Victory Life Ministries presented plans for opioid recovery residential services funded by local opioid‑abatement awards; board previously approved $900,000 to Fairview and deliberated acquisition strategies, and after executive session approved a $132,000 grant to Victory Life Ministries for building improvements.
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors received presentations Oct. 7 from two organizations proposing residential recovery services funded in part by opioid‑abatement settlement monies.
Bob Garrett, president of Fairview Housing, described a continuum‑of‑care model centered on housing first and stepped residential treatment — detox, high‑intensity residential care, low‑intensity programs and transitional housing — and cited a roughly 85% success rate for a 27‑year program the organization runs in the region. He told the board Fairview has experience working with HUD and state housing agencies and noted the board previously approved a $900,000 grant to support Fairview’s work in the county.
Victory Life Ministries representatives presented an independently developed, three‑phase recovery plan for Raven — recovery, reintegration and workforce development — that would include a medical review board and faith‑based counseling options for volunteers. Regina Roberts, director, said the organization purchased a building in Raven this year that is debt free and submitted a grant proposal for program start‑up and building upgrades.
After a second executive closed session to negotiate grant terms, the board voted to award Victory Life Ministries a $132,000 grant from opioid‑abatement funds to finance required building improvements to operate residential rehabilitation services in Raven, and authorized the county administrator to administer the award per an Oct. 10, 2025, award letter. The board noted it will continue to discuss Fairview’s facility acquisition strategy in executive session to determine the best approach to working with property owners.
