Anchored and Wellness reports treatment numbers from opioid‑settlement funds, cites new $250,000 CDC Foundation grant

Cameron Madeline, representing Anchored and Wellness, told the Wayne County Board of Commissioners on March 2 that the nonprofit’s stewardship of opioid‑settlement funds supported nearly 300 people and thousands of service contacts last year. Madeline said Anchored recorded 299 people served in 2025 and provided about 2,180 services, with recurring appointments averaging roughly 15 per patient.

Madeline walked commissioners through service categories — substance‑abuse counseling, life‑skills training and peer counseling were the largest single categories — and pointed to youth prevention events and on‑site counseling at local treatment facilities. "People wanted the care, they're using the services, they have access to it, and they're continuing to come back," Madeline said, describing repeat engagement as evidence of ongoing need and program access.

On finance, Madeline reported Anchored began 2025 with an operating budget of $286,000 and said the nonprofit received several settlement‑fund deposits (transcribed amounts: $94,000; $17,000; $72,000; $7,000). Madeline described individual client investments as examples of case management support — citing investments of $3,500 and $4,700 for clients who later obtained housing, employment and stability — and said those payments were one part of a broader mix of supports including short hotel stays and small repairs.

Madeline said the program’s impact helped the group secure a $250,000 grant from the CDC Foundation. "This project and this long term settlement funds… I call it a fruit tree. And now the CDC Foundation grant is gonna be fruit," he said, explaining the grant will fund Narcan, fentanyl test strips, training for first responders, trauma counseling and hospital discharge coordination to link overdose survivors to treatment.

Madeline also told the commission that, based on compiled agency data, Wayne County averages about 14 overdose reversals per week; the CDC Foundation award is intended to support first responders and hospitals in preventing overdose deaths and providing follow‑up care. He said the organization will steward grant reporting to the county and invited commissioners to follow up for additional stewardship documentation.

The board thanked Madeline for the presentation and praised the program’s ability to show measurable results that can be used to attract further funding.