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Two local nonprofits ask Jasper County for opioid‑grant funds to expand recovery housing

Jasper County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026

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Summary

Woven Hope requested $20,000 and House of Grace requested $30,000 from opioid‑grant monies to secure and operate transitional homes for women exiting recovery programs; commissioners said they will respond at the Jan. 21 meeting for House of Grace and took no immediate vote on either request.

Representatives of two local nonprofit organizations asked the Jasper County commissioners on Jan. 6 for opioid‑grant funds to support transitional housing for women in recovery.

Woven Hope (a 501(c)(3)) requested $20,000 to secure and prepare one or two transition homes that would serve women exiting recovery programs. The organization said one house would house three women and the other could hold four; Woven Hope listed additional fundraising and donor plans and said partnerships with the Crisis Center and the county work‑release program would help identify and support residents.

Tammy Tidd, founder of House of Grace Recovery Homes, asked the county for $30,000 to support operating expenses and resident sponsorships for the Rensselaer house and said her program has graduated roughly 31 residents from Jasper County and served about 89 women overall. Tidd described the House of Grace program as a one‑year (up to 18‑month) residential recovery and reentry program supported by donations, grants and participant fees. Commissioners told Tidd they expect to provide a response at the Jan. 21 meeting; no immediate appropriation vote was recorded on Jan. 6.

Both groups asked that opioid funds be used to cover repairs, leasing and short‑term resident support while the organizations scale occupancy and services. Commissioners expressed appreciation for the groups’ work and requested follow‑up materials and budgets to inform a decision.