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Wilkes County directs $1.8 million in opioid settlement funds across nine strategies for 2026–27
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution directing $1.8 million in Opioid Settlement Funds for FY 2026–27 to nine strategies including recovery supports, jail-based MAT, post-overdose EMS response, school prevention programs, recovery housing, Icelandic Prevention Model, re-entry peer support, clinical incentives, and clinician training.
Wilkes County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on June 16 directing $1.8 million in Opioid Settlement Funds for fiscal year 2026–2027 across nine specific strategies. Interim Finance Director Zach Lovette read the authorized allocations and the board adopted the resolution in alignment with the state's Memorandum of Agreement for opioid settlement proceeds.
Allocations include $441,979 for recovery support services ($410,000 to Wilkes Recovery Revolution and $31,979 to Hospitality House of NWNC), $244,300 to provide medication-assisted treatment in the county jail, $410,000 for a post-overdose response team implemented by Wilkes County EMS, $315,400 for school- and youth-focused prevention (SPARCS and Positive Action programs), $163,521 for recovery housing support, $133,800 for the Icelandic Prevention Model via the Health Department, $68,000 for reentry peer-support programs, $10,000 in clinical incentives and $13,000 for clinician training and supervision. Commissioner Shirley Randleman and the Health Foundation representatives described oversight and performance benchmarking through the COPE process. Randleman noted Wilkes County has used earlier settlement funds to reduce overdose deaths and expand services; she said county providers must document benchmarks and outcomes.
