Project Grant H79TI088978

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. $525,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to establish and operate the Manchester Freedom House program.

Manchester Freedom House delivers comprehensive residential treatment and recovery services for pregnant and postpartum women age 18 and older with substance use disorders, along with their dependent children up to age 17, across a continuum of residential settings. The program operates in rural Clay County, Kentucky, where the population of 20,345 is 32.4 percent below the poverty line and faces a critical shortage of mental health providers (780:1 resident-to-provider ratio). Volunteers of America Mid-States will serve at least one hundred participants annually for a cumulative total of 500 over the five-year project period.

Program deliverables include processing referrals and screening for eligibility within 24 hours; comprehensive substance use, trauma, mental health, and family functioning assessments for all enrolled participants within 24 hours of admission using evidence-based tools; individualized family-centered treatment plans for all eligible clients within 72 hours of screening; evidence-based behavioral therapies for 100 percent of clients; and achievement of 100 percent abstinence from illicit substances at program graduation.

The award period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with place of performance at Manchester, Kentucky 40962.