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Recovery House seeks $220,000 for deferred maintenance and describes new virtual inebriate screening program

Vermont Senate Institutions Committee · April 17, 2026
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Recovery House Inc. asked the Senate Institutions Committee for $220,000 to address long-deferred repairs at three inpatient treatment facilities and described a new virtual public inebriate screening program intended to reduce ER visits and incarceration; the committee requested follow-up details on estimates and agency partnerships.

Chad Vijay, CEO of Recovery House Inc., told the Senate Institutions Committee that his nonprofit is requesting $220,000 in capital funds through H.952 to address deferred maintenance at three inpatient substance-use treatment sites: Serenity House (Wallingford), Grace House and Magee House (Rutland).

"We are reliant on state funding to operate," Vijay said, noting that "99% of our clients are on Vermont Medicaid." He outlined planned work including attic and slate-roof repairs at Serenity House,…

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