2022-2023 Core Priorities Grantees
Pollen8
Pollen8 will implement an administrative expansion plan to increase its capacity to provide prevention, treatment, and reintegration programs for women with substance use disorder. Plans include the creation of promotional materials, development of a staff handbook and corresponding client workbook, and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation plan.
Grant Awarded: $268,349
Funding Priority: Substance Abuse Disorder
Funding Priority: Substance Abuse Disorder
Recovery Point West Virginia
Recovery Point West Virginia will expand the service area and conduct strategic planning for its Routes to Recovery social enterprise transportation service, which provides transportation for people to and from substance use disorder treatment, recovery-related appointments, and employment opportunities.
Grant Awarded: $300,000
Funding Priority: Substance Use Disorder
Funding Priority: Substance Use Disorder
St. Claire HealthCare
St. Claire HealthCare will partner with Pathways, Inc. and the Boyd County and Greenup County jails to implement the First Day Forward program with men and women incarcerated for misdemeanor charges who self-identify as having substance use disorder. Pathways peer recovery support specialists will meet regularly with First Day Forward participants nearing their release dates to provide cognitive life skills education, create personalized pre- and post-release plans, and assist with obtaining documentation and applying for benefits.
Grant Awarded: $300,000
Funding Priority: Substance Use Disorder
Funding Priority: Substance Use Disorder
Unlimited Future, Inc.
Through the Neighborfood Ecosystem Initiative, Unlimited Future will foster urban agricultural entrepreneurship and increase local food access by formalizing a cooperative network of at least 10 community gardens and small-scale growers in the Fairfield neighborhood of Huntington. Unlimited Future will provide garden partner teams with free training and technical support to increase knowledge of sustainable gardening practices, coordinate shared labor and materials among gardens, and assist with safe transportation, processing, and distribution of produce grown in the ecosystem gardens.
Grant Awarded: $300,000
Funding Priority: Food Insecurity
Funding Priority: Food Insecurity
