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When money is the barrier between someone and recovery, community-funded programs often fill the gap, and a recent fundraiser in Montana shows what that can look like.
A Butte strongman turned a kettlebell world record attempt into a drive to build a new addiction recovery home, the kind of low-cost option that helps people who can’t afford private treatment.
Local station KBZK reported that Ray Hibnes set out to lift more than 96,000 pounds in one hour at Kinetic Fitness in Butte, with proceeds going to Butte Spirit Homes, a local organization working to build a new home for people in recovery.
A Community Builds Its Own Recovery Housing
Hibnes, who broke a world record for most weight lifted by kettlebell swing in one minute in 2024, said doing the feat alone felt empty and that he wanted to use the event to give back.
“I think it’s good to use that novel event to, you know, raise money for something in the community,” he told KBZK.
Sean Weisner of Butte Spirit Homes said the effort was an inspiration for the organization and the wider community.
Recovery housing like the home the group is building gives people a stable, substance-free place to live while they rebuild, often at little or no cost to residents.
Why Free and Low-Cost Recovery Options Matter
For many people, the price of treatment is the first and biggest obstacle. Nonprofit and community-funded recovery homes, sober living residences, and peer-run programs exist precisely so that cost does not decide who gets to recover.
Projects like this one are built on local donations rather than private-pay fees, which is part of what keeps them affordable.
Recovery housing is also a recognized part of the continuum of care. A safe place to live supports the work people do in outpatient treatment, mutual-aid meetings, and medication-assisted treatment, and it reduces the instability that can drive relapse.
How to Find Affordable Care
You do not need a world record attempt nearby to find low-cost rehabs and recovery housing. Free and community-based options exist in most areas, though they are not always easy to spot.
To start, you can call SAMHSA’s free national helpline at 1-800-662-4357, dial 211 for local housing and support referrals, and ask recovery community organizations about nonprofit sober living and scholarship beds.
Rehabs.org also lists free and low-cost treatment and recovery options nationwide. Call
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