Current & Recent Projects
Mountain Maryland Forward
A collaborative Recovery-to-Work initiative, targeting the Maryland Appalachian communities of Allegany & Garrett Counties.
Grantee: University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) in partnership with Appalachian Recovery Concepts, LLC
Funded by the US Department of Labor & Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
FOA-ETA-22-13 - Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions
Performance Period: September 26, 2022 - September 14, 2025
Reflection House,
Garrett Co. Maryland
Casa della Fenice, Inc., d/b/a Reflection House, is a new nonprofit organization working to establish the first addiction recovery housing in Garrett County Maryland.
As a 12-month, Level 2 residential recovery program, Reflection House seeks to provide addiction counseling services, and linkages to health care and behavioral health services to women with SUD in Western Maryland.
Using a social enterprise model, residents will also receive training in life and relationship skills, job skills and real-world coping skills to support their sustained recovery.
Project funding comes from multiple sources including the Garrett County Health Department, the Rural Maryland Council, and generous private donors. Project slated for completion in 2023.
Allegany County, MD
Evaluation of Youth Programs
& Services
The purpose of this evaluation was to inventory existing youth centered programs in Allegany County, identify potential evidence-base for existing programming, impediments to access, ability to reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), and gaps in services which contribute to inequity and disparity.
Performance Period: January 2022 - June 2022
Vendor: Archway Station, Inc.
Funding for this project was provided exclusively by the pass-through of grant funds to the City of Cumberland through the Allegany County Local Management Board.