EBS STAFF
In late November, Bozeman nonprofit Greater Impact opened Recovery Point, its new recovery resource center, to support community members struggling with alcohol and substance abuse addiction.
Greater Impact also operates two men’s sober living homes in Bozeman, called the Jeremy Houses, and the Lindsey House for women. Other services include a firewood donation program and low-cost automobile donation program. The 1,500-square-foot Recovery Point facility will provide peer counseling, meetings, resources, coffee and support to those in need, with a staff including a licensed addiction counselor and trained, certified peer counselors, according to a press release.
“This will provide individuals a safe space, where they can connect with peers, and access resources, trainings and support,” Greater Impact Development Director Staci Anderson stated in the release. “An advisory committee, made up of individuals with lived experience, will ensure that the programs we develop reflect the real needs of our community… The need for a recovery resource center in Bozeman is huge and we are stepping up to make this happen quickly and smoothly.”
The release noted a gap in local addiction recovery services with the pending closure of Cedar Creek Integrated Health in early December, which could leave nearly 1,000 people without needed care until Billings-based Rimrock Treatment Center opens a Bozeman facility.
“We don’t have nearly enough treatment options in the Gallatin Valley, so the center will help a lot of people,” stated Recovery Director Linda Walker, who will oversee the new facility and its programs. “Greater Impact has long wanted to provide more safe spaces for those in recovery and to ultimately see everyone overcome addiction. Too many lives are broken or lost.”
The release noted Gallatin County’s high rates of suicide, drug overdose deaths, alcohol misuse among adults and adolescents, and its country-leading statistic that 27% of residents engage in excessive drinking.
Greater Impact credits major funding sources including state and federal grants, individual donors, the United Way, and foundations including the Gianforte Family Foundation. The release invited community members to consider volunteering and donating.
