A recent commitment of $75,000 from MassHousing has helped to transform a former convent and orphanage into a sober living community for men in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke.
The Providence Ministries and Sisters of Providence recently celebrated the opening of McCleary Manor for men trying to overcome alcohol and drug addiction. McCleary Manor was built in 1907 as a convent and later became the Brightside Orphanage.
The funding is from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. (CCRI), a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of MassHousing that supports non-profits that create or preserve affordable sober housing in Massachusetts for recovering substance abusers. CCRI has awarded more than $7.8 million for approximately 1,700 units of substance-free housing in more than 40 communities for men, women, families, veterans, the homeless and ex-offenders.
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