City News & Updates

The Huntington County Health Department has announced that nine local organizations will receive national opiate settlement funding through the collaborative Addictions Recovery Fund.

About $164,000 in local distributions was revealed Tuesday to address substance abuse issues:

1. The Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County received $10,000 for prevention programming for elementary kids.
2. The Youth Services Bureau of Huntington County (YSB) received $25,000 for Court-Appointed Special Advocates to help the children of parents with substance issues in the legal system. YSB also received $5,000 for prevention programming.
3. Huntington United Against Overdose received $5,000 to provide Moral Recognition Training to court-ordered and community clients.
4. Alive and Well received $4,000 toward prevention programming for middle schoolers.
5. Remnant received $30,000 to address clients’ transportation issues.
6. Place of Grace received $60,000 toward launching a men's recovery home.
7. Community Care of Northeast Indiana received $1,800 toward programming costs for women who are coming from Huntington.
8. Huntington City Police received $6,730 toward covert drug interdiction equipment.
9. New Life Ministries received $15,000 for programming at its men’s and women's houses. 

Funding is first distributed by the state of Indiana to local municipalities as part of multibillion-dollar national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

In Huntington County, the Addictions Recovery Fund is an innovative approach to pooling and distributing these resources to increase each dollar’s impact in our communities. The City of Huntington’s contributions to the Addictions Recovery Fund are held in an endowment to sustain substance abuse recovery efforts for the long haul. Huntington County’s and the Town of Warren’s contributions are made available for immediate needs through an application process open to local organizations.

A five-person oversight board determines which local organizations’ funding requests will be filled in each round. The Addictions Recovery Fund is held and managed by the Community Foundation of Huntington County.

“We’ll have a balancing effect of long-term sustainability through the city’s funds and immediate impact through the county’s funds,” Huntington Mayor Richard Strick has said previously.

Huntington County residents who want to be a part of the opioid crisis solution are encouraged to make a donation to the Substance Abuse Response Fund by contacting the Community Foundation or visiting its website at www.huntingtonccf.org.

"This collaboration is an important step in addressing substance abuse in our communities," Community Foundation Executive Director Matt Ditzler said. "Together we can make a difference in the lives of our families, neighbors and friends."