Summit County Opioid Healing Fund

In 2024, the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund awarded grants totaling $25,000 to the following organizations:

• Urban Ounce of Prevention Behavioral Health Services Inc., to support substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, $25,000

In 2023, the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund awarded grants totaling $445,000 to the following organizations:

• 3R Foundation, to support the Better Together Initiative, $10,000
• AxessPointe Community Health Centers, to help community members with substance use disorders, $20,000
• Battered Women's Shelter, for care coordination for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking with substance use disorder, $12,500
• Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry, to support Lydia's Home Access to Recovery Program, $20,000
• CASA Board Volunteer Association, to provide advocacy services for youth who have been exposed to substance use and to connect their parents with recovery and support services, $10,000
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, to support the Breaking Free Project, $10,000
• Compass North Church, to enlarge the reach of A Walk in Their Shoes and Celebrate Recovery, $12,500
• Deborah Anointing Foundation, to support women with substance use disorder by providing a safe and stable recovery house, as well as mentorship and education programs, $10,000
• Freedom House for Women, to support the Courage to Change program, $15,000
• Hand 2 Hand Inc., to support The Tree of Life event, where families who have lost a loved one to overdose can plant a tree in their memory, $2,500
• Hope Farm Inc., to provide food to unhoused individuals who are in active addiction, $7,500
• JoAnna House II, for peer recovery services and preventions, $12,500
• Keys to Serenity, to support the Family Program, which provides family-focused support, assistance and events for children and their parents/caregivers struggling with addiction, $25,000
• Legacy III, to provide permanent supportive housing to unhoused women who are recovering from addiction, $15,000
• Life of Recovery Sober Housing, to support opioid and addiction recovery housing for women in Akron, $10,000
• MODE – Miracles Occur, Days Enriched, to support recovery services for individuals struggling with substance use disorder, $5,000
• Ohio Domestic Violence Network, to improve services to DV survivors with substance use issues and mental health needs, $10,000
• OhioCAN Change Addiction Now, to provide individuals in recovery with financial management strategies, $12,500
• The Packard Institute, for peer recovery support targeting underserved youth, $15,000
• Rachel's Angels, to provide prevention presentations to middle and high school students, $10,000
• Rape Crisis Center, to increase support for survivors of sexual violence with co-occurring substance use disorders, $12,500
• Reentry Coalition of Summit, Portage, & Medina, to support the Summit County Citizen Circle, $25,000
• reLink, to analyze and capture data from the Better Together Summit Co. network of organizations offering addiction recovery services, $20,000
• Restore Addiction Recovery, for community outreach and engagement, $20,000
• Safe Harbor Norton, for continuing education, housing scholarship and transportation support, $20,000
• Sarah's House Inc., to provide older adults with information related to addiction as well as opportunities for social activities, $15,000
• South Street Ministries, for operations of Restoration House, $25,000
• Summit Recovery Hub, to support Recovery On Purpose: Recovery Endurance Support Meeting & Community Recovery Events, $25,000
• Truly Reaching You, for reentry and addiction recovery support services for men, $10,000
• Truth & Honor, to provide job and life skills training to individuals undergoing recovery and support services, $12,500
• Voices for Voices, to support Project Purple, which educates, amplifies and recognizes those who provide peer support and recovery-oriented services to residents of Summit County, $5,000
• Women Revived Ministries, for Total Life Wellness In Recovery, $10,000

In 2022, the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund awarded grants totaling $405,000 to the following organizations:

• 3R Foundation, for the Reentry, Reconnect, Restoration (3R) project, which educates both youth and adults about the dangers of opioid use, $15,000
• ARC Recovery Services, for addiction recovery treatment services, $25,000
• Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry, for Lydia's Home Residential Recovery & Workforce Development Program, $10,000
• Community Oriented Recovery, for peer recovery support services for Summit County residents, $35,000
• Compass North Church, to support a Walk in Their Shoes and Celebrate Recovery program, $12,500
• Fathers and Sons of Northeast Ohio, to support Summit County fathers in recovery, $25,000
• Friends of The Summit, to support Rock+Recovery™ Radio, $25,000
• Hope United, to support education & recovery events to individuals in recovery and their families, $15,000
• H.M. Life Opportunity Services, to support homeless mothers recovering from opiate addiction, $15,000
• JoAnna House II, for peer support services and prevention education, $10,000
• Keys to Serenity, for the Keys to the Heart Family Program, a 12-month program that provides events, as well as educational and assistance programs, to families and children affected by substance abuse in their home, $20,000
• Legacy III, to assist women with a history of drug addiction in identifying safe and affordable housing, $10,000
• Let's Get Healthy Cleveland, for opioid community awareness, including education and outreach programs, $10,000
• MODE – Miracles Occur, Days Enriched, to support outpatient and partial hospitalization programming, including addiction counseling and peer support services, $20,000
• OhioCAN Change Addiction Now, for the "OhioCAN Summit: Come, Learn and Remember," which will include national speakers, games and activities for children, and education, support and empowerment for adults, $12,500
• OhioCAN Change Addiction Now, to support SummitCan Blessings, $10,000
• Ohio Domestic Violence Network, to improve services to domestic violence survivors with substance use issues and mental health needs, $10,000
• The Packard Institute, for peer-recovery for families impacted by addiction, $20,000
• Rachel's Angels, to support Rachel's Angels Healing Voice II, $10,000
• reLink, for Pulling it All Together: Using Technology to Connect Summit County Providers and the Community, $20,000
• Restore Addiction Recovery, for the Community Outreach Program, $25,000
• Safe Harbor Norton, for continuing education, vocational job training and housing scholarships for residents in treatment, $20,000
• Sarah's House Inc., for My Family-My People, a project focused on Akron's Ward 4 that provides prevention meetings for 10- to 17-year-olds, $15,000
• South Street Ministries, to support reentry and recovery support meetings, as well as staff training in overdose response, $15,000

In 2021, the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund awarded grants totaling $341,485 to the following organizations:

• 3R Foundation, for the Reentry, Reconnect, Restoration (3R) project, which educates both youth and adults about the dangers of opioid use, $20,500
• Akron Say No To Dope, to increase capacity for the New Beginnings Thrift Store on Kenmore Boulevard, $15,000
• AxessPointe Community Health Centers, to increase awareness about the issue of substance use disorders in older adults, $25,000
• Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry, to provide recovery services and workforce development programs, $25,000
• CASA Board Volunteer Association, to provide advocacy support to children exposed to substance abuse, $23,985
• Freedom House for Women, for the Courage to Change program, which provides peer support services to women with opiate use disorder, $25,000
• Hope United, to provide grief support groups for Summit County residents who have lost a loved one to addiction, $20,000
• Keys to Serenity, for the Keys to the Heart Family Program, which is a 12-month program that provides events, as well as educational and assistance programs, to families and children affected by substance abuse in their home, $25,000
• Legacy III, to assist women with a history of drug addiction in identifying safe and affordable housing, $25,000
• MODE – Miracles Occur, Days Enriched, to support outpatient and partial hospitalization addiction counseling, $20,000
• Rachel's Angels, to develop visual media and online content for peer-based prevention presentations at local schools, $15,000
• Safe Harbor Norton, to provide Level II recovery housing for men in Summit County, $25,000
• Sarah's House Inc., for a prevention program geared toward individuals over the age of 60, $7,000
• South Street Ministries, to support the organization's recovery and reentry programs and events, $25,000
• The Packard Institute, to provide ongoing recovery support and professional development to recovery coaches and other addiction professionals, $20,000
• Truth & Honor, to provide recovery support services and training opportunities to veteran referrals from the Summit County Valor Court program, $25,000