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Recovery community organizations ask the state for $13.45M to sustain peer‑led recovery supports

House Appropriations Committee (Michigan) · March 18, 2026

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Summary

Representatives of Michigan recovery community organizations asked the appropriations subcommittee for $1.2M in ongoing state funding, $12M from opioid settlement funds for RCOs and $250,000 to establish an association for certification, reporting and technical support to grassroots RCOs.

Ben, staff from Representative Pavlo’s office, introduced Patrick Patterson of Blue Water Recovery and Outreach Center and the Michigan Association of Recovery Community Organizations (MARACO). Patterson said recovery community organizations (RCOs) are peer‑led groups that help people sustain…

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