Decisions About County Programs Overturned

Earlier this spring, the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust’s dispute resolution committee deemed four grants as non-compliant. These grants included $25,000 for training and continuing education for the county’s Department of Human Services, $75,000 for The Childcare Group Solutions Center by Direct Consulting Solutions, $300,000 for the Shawn Patrick Recovery House, and $80,000 for an ECHO (Educate Children for Healthy Outcomes) program through the WHS Teen Outreach’s Common Ground Teen Center. During an appeal hearing held Wednesday, these decisions were overturned and the grants were deemed compliant. The decision regarding the $25,000 grant for the county’s Department of Human Services was overturned at the beginning of the hearing without further discussion. The other three grants were voted on following discussions with county representatives and Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski, who runs the WHS Teen Outreach Program.