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Monday, January 5, 2009
Stark County gets coveted grants to help homeless young adults
Grants aid in offering housing and assistance for mental illness or drug abuse problems
WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports
Stark County's Mental Health and Recovery Services Board is one of just a dozen groups in the country to receive the $2 million grant. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration awarded the money for Stark County to create a program that helps homeless 18 to 25 year-olds afford housing and treatment for their mental illness or substance abuse problem. Board Director John Aller says the program will help about 50 people each year for five years. The board is also getting more than a million dollars from The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission to help 9,000 people with mental illness in Stark, Portage and Trumbull counties find employment.