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Addiction Recovery Bulletin
BUILD MORE! –
Feb. 13, 2025 – Named Recovery Gateway, it consists of 42 single-occupancy homes and four double-occupancy homes for couples, for a total of 46 available units for 50 people. Residents will be welcome to stay up to 24 months, or until they are connected to longer-term recovery housing. Sobriety in homeless shelters and transitional housing is a hot topic, as it is often a barrier to entry in much-need facilities. While some “low barrier” shelters exist — meaning they do not require background or credit checks, income verification, sobriety, or an ID to access services — they often struggle to maintain sustainable funding.
Additionally, according to American Addiction Centers, it can often be more challenging for people who are homeless to stop using substances, because they “may not have easy access to treatment, often have smaller social support networks, may have decreased motivation to quit drugs or alcohol, and may have other, higher priorities, such as finding housing or food.”
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