A residential addiction treatment facility in Allentown will celebrate its grand reopening Friday after a $1 million renovation funded by opioid settlement dollars prevented the permanent loss of critical treatment beds in Lehigh County.
Treatment Trends Allentown Residential will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 18 S. Sixth St. The facility, formerly known as Keenan House, closed in June 2024 due to aging infrastructure and escalating maintenance costs.
According to a press release from Lehigh County, District Attorney Gavin Holihan identified an unspent grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shortly after taking office. He worked with Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol, county commissioners, and DDAP to rewrite the grant to fund comprehensive renovations…