A program to provide housing for those in addiction recovery got a million-dollar boost recently.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has set aside $1.14 million in funding for transitional housing for those receiving from addiction. The program is possible through the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment Reentry (CAREER) Act which was signed into law in 2018.
According to a statement from McConnell’s office, the program provides temporary housing to those in recovery until they can find more permanent housing opportunities. In 2019, $25 million in funding was secured for the pilot program.
