Emergency Shelter In Pikeville Receives Important Grant

Emergency Shelter In Pikeville Receives Important Grant

The West Care Emergency Shelter in Pikeville recently received an important grant. Case Manager Anna Wakeland says this month they got a new grant called Grants to Benefit Homeless Individuals.The new grant allows them to help more people. She says with that grant, we were able to hire a doctor on staff, a mental health provider. We have a substance abuse provider. We have two more case managers, a peer support specialist and a program director, actually. And, they are also expanding their bed number from 30 to 45.




Source: MG News

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