Opioid settlement recovery grants
Summary
The county is putting $166,300 of opioid settlement money toward three treatment and recovery organizations, including Path to Peace, Northbound and the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 18
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 4 meetings since Sep 16, 2026, up from 3 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
$166,300 from opioid settlement funds — no new taxpayer cost.
Residents struggling with addiction and the local organizations treating them.
Mentions & discussions (18)
Commissioners' Public — November 4, 2026
The county directed opioid settlement money to a jail presentation and a $48,686 recovery accountability program run with adult probation and Northbound.
Commissioners' Public — October 21, 2026
Opioid settlement money is going to local recovery organizations: $193,800 to Path to Peace for recovery services and housing help, and $12,800 to Justin's House for a men's recovery home expansion.
Commissioners Public — October 7, 2026
Chairman Christy explained the District Attorney has built an expensive drug interdiction unit — over $1 million a year — and a new $1.2 million federal grant is meant to keep it running while it becomes self-sustaining.
Commissioners Public — September 16, 2026
The county moved $500,000 to cover current and future opioid settlement allocations and gave grants to three local groups fighting the opioid crisis — Your Life Speaks, Path to Peace, and Justin's House recovery house. Residents can also pick up free drug-deactivation packets at Save a Life Day events.
Commissioners Public — September 2, 2026
The board approved $54,000 in opioid settlement money for Recovery Revolution's Fresh Start treatment program for inmates.
Commissioners Public — August 19, 2026
The county directed $40,000 in opioid settlement funds to AMZ Housing Solutions for rental assistance, using settlement money for allowed recovery-related uses.
Commissioners Public — August 5, 2026
Settlement dollars went to two local nonprofits, and the county is chasing $4 million in new grants — one to stand up an Opioid Crimes Section in the DA's office and another to expand the regional mobile crisis team through 2030.
Commissioners Public — July 15, 2026
The county directed $45,250 of its opioid settlement money to Nehemiah Sober Living for recovery house rent help and transportation — supporting people coming out of addiction treatment.
Commissioners Public — July 1, 2026
The county is directing $164,750 of its opioid settlement money to local recovery organizations — a countywide support initiative, rental assistance at two recovery houses, and transportation. This funds addiction recovery support across Monroe County.
Commissioners' Public — June 17, 2026
The county directed $235,025 of opioid settlement money to Cornerstone Community Initiative to expand a coordinated reentry program helping people leaving the correctional facility become productive community members.
Commissioners Public — June 3, 2026
The county is spending opioid settlement money on recovery housing and reentry help: nearly $19,000 for a women's recovery house startup, $50,000 for a workforce reentry program, and $25,000 for emergency housing assistance through Path to Peace.
Commissioners Public — May 20, 2026
The county is directing $111,000 of its opioid settlement money to local services: $85,000 to Path to Peace for treatment, $5,000 to CMP Drug & Alcohol for a vehicle wrap, and $21,000 to KUDU Creative for community awareness marketing. These funds come from legal settlements with drug companies and must be spent on approved uses.
Commissioners Public — May 6, 2026
May is Mental Health Awareness Month; officials urged residents to use Carbon-Monroe-Pike MH/DS and noted law enforcement's Crisis Intervention Team is trained to recognize mental health crises rather than treat them as crimes.
Commissioners' Public — April 15, 2026
$15,000 in opioid settlement funds goes to Path to Peace for housing assistance — settlement money put to work locally.
Commissioners Public — April 1, 2026
The county is putting $166,300 of opioid settlement money toward three treatment and recovery organizations, including Path to Peace, Northbound and the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission.
Commissioners Public — February 4, 2026
The county is putting $15,000 of its opioid settlement money toward housing assistance through Path to Peace. It's part of an ongoing effort to direct settlement dollars to allowed uses under the settlement agreement.
Commissioners Public — January 21, 2026
Commissioners directed opioid settlement money to a fentanyl-awareness podcast ($14,020), rental assistance ($4,600) and sober living support ($20,000) — real local programs funded by pharmaceutical settlement dollars.
Commissioners Public — January 7, 2026
The county is putting opioid settlement money to work on treatment: case managers for people needing assessments, treatment inside the jail, and a recovery support specialist leading local opioid remediation. A separate $296K fentanyl awareness program was also approved.
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