Wells Fargo Foundation Fills the Gap
Posted January 1st, 2010 by adminAs an original member of the Mayor’s Community Detox Steering Committee committed to solving the need for a sobering and detoxification center that also addresses crisis mental health issues, United Way of Treasure Valley has served as the fiscal agent for the purpose of identifying and applying for grants to fund both the construction and operation of this project.
The facility is located on Allumbaugh Street in Boise and will operate under the name “Allumbaugh House.” It will provide sobering services, medically monitored substance abuse detoxification services, and emergency mental health services to low-income, non-incarcerated adults. It’s scheduled to open in March, 2010 under the operations of Terry Reilly Health Services. It is the first project of its type in the State of Idaho and is designed as a prototype for communities in other regions of our State.
Each member of the governing board of directors is charged with providing proportional funding to fulfill the “ramp-up” operational budget. However, during these difficult economic times and budgetary concerns, especially of public entities, a short-fall was identified.
As an important community partner in the Treasure Valley, Wells Fargo Bank Foundation announced last week they have awarded a $5,000 grant to United Way of Treasure Valley to alleviate that short-fall in the Allumbaugh House start-up budget.
Thank you to Wells Fargo’s foundation for their financial help at a critical time in the progression of this community project.
