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Face Addiction Now urges multi-year grants after reporting jail-diversion results
Summary
Face Addiction Now reported results from a jail-diversion program funded by opioid-settlement dollars, including 95 incarcerated contacts this fiscal year, 33 participants actively complying and about 20 completions. The group asked the board to consider three-year grants to reduce paperwork and improve sustainability.
Lori Zilkhauskas of Face Addiction Now described the organization's jail-diversion work to the Bay County Board and urged commissioners to consider longer grant awards. "We were hoping to get another year, and I will ask at this point ... if we could do a three-year grant instead of a one-year grant," she said, arguing multi-year funding saves staff time and supports sustained outcomes.
Zilkhauskas provided program metrics: FAN "intersected" with 95 incarcerated individuals in the fiscal period, 33 people were actively complying with the program while in process, and about 20 people (approximately 21%) had completed required components; between Dec. 2023 and Apr. 2026 the program reported 293 completions. She asked commissioners to favor programs that demonstrate measurable impact and sustainability when awarding funds.
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