LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly two dozen organizations could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars to address opioid prevention, treatment and recovery.
On Tuesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced 20 recipients recommended for the second round of funding from an opioid settlement totaling $5.3 million.
To apply, each organization had to detail how a project that would address prevention, treatment, recovery or homelessness according to a spokesperson for the mayor's office. They also had to be evidence-based or evidence-informed.
One of the organizations is ChooseWell Communities, which helps people in recovery with families and young children.
Lindsey Wood is a graduate from the program and serves as their senior family recovery specialist.
"What ChooseWell is, it's a hand up," Wood said. "They're not looking for hands out. When you start from the bottom, you lose everything. It can be so hard and so overwhelming when you feel like you're starting with nothing, like the world is against you."
Metro Council still has to approve the funding the spokesperson said.
Here's how much each organization would get:
- Beacon House Aftercare -- $114,376
- ChooseWell Communities -- $555,632
- Community Advocates for Resources and Empowerment, Inc. -- $300,000
- DELTA Foundation, Inc. -- $16,275
- Family Health Centers, Inc. -- $250,150
- Family Scholar House -- $365,420
- House of Hope of Kentucky -- $161,860
- Jewish Family and Career Services of Louisville, Inc -- $108,789
- Joshua Community Connectors, Inc. -- $100,000
- Legal Aid Society -- $212,850
- Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness -- $718,789
- Maryhurst, Inc. -- $85,000
- Norton Healthcare -- $275,000
- NuLease Medical Solutions, LLC -- $245,000
- Sheared, Inc. DBA Healing Tree -- $195,000
- St. John Center -- $264,000
- St. Vincent de Paul Louisville -- $281,858
- The Healing Place -- $400,000
- The Morton Center -- $400,000
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Louisville -- $250,000
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