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Ohio is putting nearly $46 million in new opioid settlement money into local recovery programs this year. The OneOhio Recovery Foundation announced the awards from Regional Grant Cycle 2, and the funded services from recovery housing to free legal aid, are built for people who cannot afford traditional treatment.
Ohio will receive a little over $1.8 billion over 18 years from national opioid lawsuits. Thirty percent goes to municipalities and 15% to the state, while the OneOhio Recovery Foundation distributes the remaining 55% through grants to local programs. Up to $45.7 million is available in this cycle.
Who Qualifies for Free or Low Cost Services
The funding directly serves people with substance use disorder including those with co-occurring mental health conditions, as well as family members affected by addiction. Many of the funded services are free at the point of care.
In west central Ohio, nine Region 15 projects received a combined $1.50 million. The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties received $252,500 to expand recovery housing, family centered services, peer support, and harm reduction.
Samaritan Works received $200,000 to develop Level 1 recovery housing for women and their children. Brigid’s Path received $40,000 for family-centered care for babies affected by substance use.
The WORTH Center received $190,000 to help clients leaving the facility overcome barriers to recovery and reentry, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Treatment and Recovery House received $153,050 for transitional housing and reentry services for formerly incarcerated men.
Legal aid carries real weight here. Legal Aid of Western Ohio received $350,240 for its Fresh Start Justice Project and the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project received $50,000 for recovery focused civil legal services covering Champaign, Darke, Miami, and Preble counties. Housing, family and employment legal problems often block recovery, and these programs address them at no cost to clients.
Voices Behind the Awards
“Lasting progress comes from giving communities the resources to respond to the needs they understand best,” said Alisha Nelson, Executive Director of the OneOhio Recovery Foundation.
In northwest Ohio, Region 16 awarded six projects a combined $585,229, including prevention education in Putnam County middle schools and supported employment for people with co-occurring disorders.
The new cycle builds on the Foundation’s first round, which awarded more than $45 million to 245 projects statewide, funding youth prevention, recovery housing, post overdose outreach and peer support.
How to Access These Resources
Settlement funded services exist to lower the cost barrier that keeps people out of treatment. Free peer support, subsidized recovery housing, and legal assistance all sit alongside traditional treatment covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
Search free rehabs in Ohio on Rehabs.org, check whether you qualify for Medicaid rehab coverage, or call SAMHSA’s helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for free, confidential referrals. Rehabs.org lists free and low cost treatment options nationwide. Call
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