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Porter County council approves opioid-settlement grants to five local recovery and support organizations
Summary
The Porter County Council approved opioid-settlement funding recommendations for five local organizations — the Caring Place, 320 Recovery, Community Change Center, Marine House and the Porter County Health Department — after brief presentations from each group and a procedural exchange about voting protocol.
Porter County Council on Monday approved recommendations from its opioid settlement advisory committee to distribute funds to five local organizations serving people with substance-use and related needs.
Megan Wishwinski, the committee chair, told the council the panel interviewed eight applicants and recommended five organizations for awards. “We talked to each one, what their plans were,” Wishwinski said, noting the committee’s review and recommendation process.
The Caring Place, a Valparaiso domestic-violence shelter with a women’s recovery program, was first to present. Aaron Blumenthal, vice president of operations at the Caring Place, said combining domestic-violence services with substance-use recovery helped both client groups. “When we are able to bring our programs together…we're able to…
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