Project Name:
Building HOPE (Healthcare Opportunity and Prosperity through Economic Development)
Award Received:
$94,325.54
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Award Summary:
Funds are being used to convert a vacant nursing home in Bluefield into a 50-bed inpatient addiction and mental health treatment facility. The project provides evidence-based care, wraparound services, and workforce development while supporting Drug Court diversion programs. It also creates healthcare and second-chance jobs, serves more than 1,000 patients each year, and revitalizes a distressed property.
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