EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – The City of Evansville is working with local organizations to end drug addiction before it happens.
Monday night, Mayor Stephanie Terry approved more than a dozen organizations that will receive Opioid Settlement funds from the city. They include:
- Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare: $150,000
- YWCA: $150,000
- Problem Solving Courts: $130,000
- Counseling for Change: $123,750
- Youth First/Forefront Therapy: $60,000
- Boys & Girls Club: $58,000
- Parenting Time Center: $55,000
- Evansville Recovery Alliance: $50,000
- Foster Care in the US: $50,000
- Ark Crisis Center: $40,305
- Vanderburgh County Veterans Court: $38,174
- Caleb’s Bridge of Hope: $34,000
- Matthew 25: $27,671
- Southwest Indiana Recovery & Empowerment: $23,100
- Disciples of Christ: $10,000
Officials say a total of 26 organizations submitted applications and requested more than $4.7 million, for the $1 million available in funding.
“Addiction has touched every corner of our community, and these dollars must be used in ways that make the greatest impact,” Mayor Terry said. “The organizations recommended for funding are doing vital, front-line work, from treatment, to prevention, to supporting families and children, and this investment will help them expand that work at a time when our community needs it most.”…