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Perry County nonprofit asks commissioners for $100,000 in opioid-settlement funds to launch veterans wellness pilot
Summary
Operation Mind Body and Soul requested $100,000 in opioid-settlement funds over two years to open a veterans-focused recreation and peer-support program in Perry County, citing higher veteran suicide and overdose rates and asking commissioners to visit a ribbon cutting before deciding.
Boone Taylor, founder and president of Operation Mind Body and Soul, asked Perry County Commissioners on March 2 to approve $100,000 in opioid-settlement funds to launch a two-year veteran wellness pilot that would provide fitness-based peer support, referral pathways to behavioral health services and monthly recovery programming.
Taylor said the proposal requests $60,000 in year one for facility setup, fitness equipment, a part-time program coordinator and peer mentors, and $40,000 in year two for continued coordination, outreach and…
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