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County accepts state grants to expand recovery, mediation and family‑services programs
Summary
The county accepted a Maryland Office of Problem Solving Courts award ($557,314) to support adult and family recovery court programs (with a $232,000 county match requested), an Administrative Office of the Courts ADR award ($33,138, no county match) and a Family Services program award (about $240,395); a magistrate reported family recovery court enrollment grew from about 5–7 to roughly 42 participants.
The board accepted three state grants to expand court programs: a Maryland Office of Problem Solving Courts award of $557,314 for adult recovery court and family recovery court (with a requested $232,000 county match), an Administrative Office of the Courts grant of $33,138 for a civil alternate dispute resolution pilot (no county match), and a Family Services program award of approximately $240,395 (no county match).
A magistrate described program growth and how grant funding has expanded services: "When I joined ... we had approximately 5 to 7 individuals in the program. Currently, we have 42 individuals in the program," the magistrate said, outlining services such as supervised access, therapy referrals and breathalyzer monitoring that allow parents to safely see children. Commissioners voted to accept the awards and authorized the commissioner president to execute related documents.
