Members of the Restoration Springs Board and public officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 12 for the expansion of Restoration Springs. The expansion is being funded by a federal grant awarded to the Will Bright Foundation to fight the ongoing opioid crisis. The facility serves as a transition home for men recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the approval of a grant in the amount of $355,858 to the The University of Alabama for the Recovery Ecosystem For Substance Use Prevention And Treatment Through Community Reintegration And Employment Support For Alabamians (RESTORE Alabama). At least 36 workers/trainees will obtain employment and at least four of the businesses contacted will hire program participants.
Lisa Bright, CEO of the Will Bright Foundation, spoke at the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce’s “First Tuesday” luncheon at the Fayette Civic Center on Nov. 5. She said that the Will Bright Foundation came about as a way to help others possibly avoid tragedy like her family faced when her son Will died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25.
Restoration Springs held its open house for the public on Sunday, June 10. Restoration Springs is a transitional home for people recovering from drug addiction.
