Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee approves $8,900 for sober house.
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee approves Honest Beginnings sober house grant. Chair Gail Gramarossa led discussion of an $8,900 request from Honest Beginnings to restore previously lost beds through lower-level rehabilitation, approved 4-1 with Clerk Jill Rossi abstaining; the committee
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 5, 2026
BELCHERTOWN — Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee approves Honest Beginnings sober house grant. Chair Gail Gramarossa led discussion of an $8,900 request from Honest Beginnings to restore previously lost beds through lower-level rehabilitation, approved 4-1 with Clerk Jill Rossi abstaining; the committee will forward the request to the Select Board for final approval. Belchertown and Ware jointly received a RIZE/Mosaic Municipal Matching Funds Grant to hire a shared Care Coordinator and Housing Navigator, splitting the position between the two towns.
Gramarossa confirmed that opioid settlement funds may support for-profit organizations on a case-by-case basis.
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Source: the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee meeting of March 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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