A selected entity of the RFP #23-16-PH Opioid Settlements. This agency was selected and awarded $200,000 to complete work towards opioid response in Cumberland.

Agency’s Mission and Vision: Mission: To provide a safe and supportive environment for those seeking recovery from alcohol and other drugs, based on a 12 Step Program. Vision: We envision Myrover Reese as a beacon of hope, where those suffering from addiction have the opportunity to be restored and transition into productive members of society.

Name of Project Myrover-Reese Opioid Recovery Housing and Recovery Support Services Project

Programs to support people in treatment and recovery (Option A, Strategies 3 and 4)
• Recovery support services
• Recovery housing
Project Description and Implementation Plan
Myrover-Reese Fellowship Homes, Inc. (MRFH) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in 1961 to provide drug and alcohol treatment services to members of our community. Myrover-Reese provides supervised recovery housing in three licensed 24-hour facilities. The primary goal of these services is the rehabilitation of individuals who have substance use disorder with close to half of all cases being opioid dependency. This is accomplished by providing Recovery Support Services (Strategy 3) and Recovery Housing Support (Strategy 4).
Implementation of Recovery Support Services (Strategy 3) and Recovery Support Housing (Strategy 4):
The three licensed facilities have a total of 38 beds, 10 of which are designated for female residents and the remaining 28 are designated for male residents. The program goal is to provide recovery support and housing to reduce opioid use disorder relapse. This program is provided at no cost to the client and transitions the individual into stable housing and employment while reducing and preventing relapse. The two-year funding request will provide the ability to expand capacity to treat additional clients and improve support services by adding a certified peer support specialist on-site staff.
There is 24-hour staff that supervises the residents. During the day, the staff transports residents to IOP counseling, medical appointments, recovery meetings, as well as distribute medication and other needs. An individual treatment plan is developed for each resident, setting requirements and individual goals to be accomplished prior to successful completion of the program. These requirements and goals have intermediate steps to be completed by a certain timeframe. For example, obtaining employment after 90 days.

The program includes Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Group and individual counseling specifically designed by Carolina Outreach to treat addiction disorders. The residents at Myrover-Reese are required to attend intensive outpatient through Carolina Outreach three times a week for the first three months for three hours per day, then two times a week for the next two months and then once a week for the last month of their treatment plan. Carolina Outreach also offers continuity of care to the resident after discharge from Myrover-Reese.
The residents also are treated through individual therapy and psychiatric care through Carolina Outreach as often as needed. Myrover-Reese has an onsite, full-time staffed Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) who offers educational interactive groups once a week for the residents to learn about addiction, relapse prevention, and the 12-step recovery process.
Myrover-Reese also offers each resident an individualized treatment plan that is collaboratively put together by the resident and CSAC. The CSAC uses this to help the resident participate in their treatment, make goals, and assist the resident in planning for discharge. The CSAC meets with each resident at minimum monthly, but many times weekly, to monitor progress and assist the residents in creating their discharge plan to include obtaining transitional housing and employment.
The residents are required to obtain a 12-step sponsor within the first 30 days, call their sponsor daily, and complete step work as directed by the sponsor throughout the program period. The residents are also required to attend six 12-step meetings per week. The path to success starts with collaborative planning between the resident and CSAC, IOP through Carolina Outreach, educational interactive groups led by a CSAC, 12-step meetings and step work with a sponsor. A resident's journey in recovery will continue outside of Myrover-Reese after they obtain housing, employment, and a connection to the 12-step community.