MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A state grant is helping put women on the road to recovery from opioid use disorder in Manitowoc.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded $10 million to three organizations in the state to construct spaces designed to provide treatment and recovery support services for women.
“Women with opioid use disorder have unique care needs and require a broad range of services to meet these needs,” said DHS Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson. “The facilities built through this grant program will remove barriers to long-term recovery by providing space to supports women with opioid use disorder to succeed in their journey to wellness.”
The Lighthouse Recovery Community Center in Manitowoc was one of organizations.
The center says it will use the $180,000 grant to create the first space in Northeast Wisconsin focused on supporting pregnant women and mothers in need of safe and stable housing for their families while they participate in outpatient treatment. It will be able to house up to seven women at one time when renovations are completed on an existing building in Manitowoc in 2024.
The other two organizations that received grants are:
- Meta House in Glendale — $4.9 million
- Arbor Place in Menomonie — $4.9 million
The grants are funded from Wisconsin’s share of National Prescription Opiate Litigation settlement funds managed by DHS that were received last year. The funded organizations are responsible for costs related to staffing, program supplies, and materials for the delivery of services.
The National Prescription Opiate Litigation settlement funds were awarded in 2022 as part of agreements the Wisconsin Department of Justice entered into with pharmaceutical companies and distributors, settling the state’s legal claims that their actions fueled an epidemic of opioid use disorder, overdoses, and deaths. DHS is expected to receive $130 million over 18 years.
