Committee Backs $8,900 Sober-House Funding
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The committee voted 4-0, with one abstention, to recommend $8,900 for Honest Beginnings to restore sober-house beds lost during repairs; the request will go to the Select Board for approval.
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What this means
If approved, the funding would help bring previously available sober-house beds back into service. The committee also noted that Belchertown and Ware received matching funds for a shared care coordinator and housing navigator, with the coordinator spending half their time in each town.
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- Approved an $8,900 funding request from Honest Beginnings for sober-house renovations, with four members voting yes and one abstaining.
- Forwarded the Honest Beginnings request to the Select Board for approval.
- Noted that Belchertown and Ware were awarded matching funds to hire a shared Care Coordinator/Housing Navigator.
- Recorded that BOAT withdrew its training funding request.
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