Seventeen non-profits across the state are getting up to $300,000 each to help young or expecting mothers fight addiction and ensure a healthy start to life for their children.
The money can be used to treat Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) which essentially causes addiction in babies while in the womb.
In Louisville, the Volunteers of America Freedom House is a place those people can go with their children and their belongings. They are able to stay until treatment is complete.
The money the Freedom House is getting from the state will help them improve on their services and provide better care for the children staying there.
Vice President of recovery services Marty Purdy said there are nearly 30 beds at the Freedom House, and more than 10 of them are currently empty.
Those who use the services have a unique chance at a second chance.
If you or someone you know is need of recovery housing, you can find help at FindRecoveryHousingNowKY.org.
Source: WAVE
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