Accessing crucial recovery services such as housing, counseling, and treatment is vital, but transportation and employment barriers often prevent consistent access and progress.
Routes to Recovery, a program of Recovery Point West Virginia, addresses these challenges by providing transportation for people in recovery, driven by people in recovery. This approach not only offers a critical service but also creates stable, livable-wage employment opportunities and valuable job experience.
Through a recent $20,000 PACF grant, Recovery Point West Virginia secured leased vehicles for trained Routes to Recovery drivers. These drivers transport clients to medical appointments, behavioral health services, job readiness programs, peer recovery meetings, and other recovery-related activities. The program now also provides transportation to groups outside of recovery, further weaving community connections and support networks.
I don’t know what I’d do without Routes to Recovery. They always show up, they treat me with kindness, and I haven’t missed a doctor’s appointment since I started riding with them. I even told my friends at bingo they need to start using them too!
- Ms. Stulla, a Routes to Recovery client
By funding programs that provide dependable transportation and meaningful employment opportunities, the PACF is helping individuals in recovery, their families, and the community at large remain linked and supported. This grant was made possible by three Foundation funds, the Ira Wharton Fund II, Charles Austin Kreinik Memorial Fund, and the Dennis and Ruby Farley Memorial Fund.
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