WEST VIRGINIA (December 23, 2025) – The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) is excited to announce the recipients of the Momentum Initiative Grant (MIG), nearly $18 million to support high-impact initiatives addressing substance use disorder, prevention, recovery, and workforce and system capacity across West Virginia.
Approved by the WVFF Board of Directors earlier this month, MIG represents a landmark opioid abatement investment and reflects a revolutionary, nationally distinctive model for stewarding settlement dollars, one that combines objective evaluation and local expertise. Funding was
awarded to 76 projects spanning statewide and regional target areas, reflecting both community-driven priorities and statewide need. A full list of awardees is provided below.
MIG investments will support a broad range of efforts, including foster care and non-parental caregiver initiatives, youth prevention, recovery housing, behavioral health and workforce development, and reentry and diversion programs. Collectively, these investments are designed
to strengthen systems of care, expand access to services, and promote long-term, sustainable impact for West Virginians.
“We were intentional in building a structure that reflects both feedback and best practices,” said Greg Duckworth, WVFF Board Chairman. “What emerged is a landmark opioid abatement model, distinct from any other foundation of its kind, made possible by volunteer BoardM embers and Expert Panelists dedicated to serving West Virginia.”
To support consistency and objectivity, the WVFF review process followed a structured, multi-step approach. This first-of-its-kind model engaged local expert panelists, statewide leaders in their fields, neutral and objective data-driven specialists, and the full Board of Directors (both locally-elected and appointed). Independent, outcomes-based scoring was
conducted and focused on program design, feasibility, and potential impact.
“The Momentum Initiative Grant reflects a new way of responding to the substance use crisis” said Jonathan Board, WVFF Executive Director. “We traveled the state, listened to those holding the line in their communities, and answered the call to honor the lives lost by putting these resources into the hands of those ready to create real, lasting impact for West Virginia.”
For more information about the Momentum Initiative Grant, visit wvfirst.org/MIG.
About West Virginia First Foundation: The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) is a nonprofit organization established to address the opioid crisis and its lasting impact across the state.
Created under the terms of the West Virginia First Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), WVFF was designed to receive and distribute opioid settlement funds. Guided by the principles outlined in the MOU, the Foundation operates as a private 501(c)(3) entity to support prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction efforts. Through strategic funding and community collaboration, WVFF is committed to creating sustainable solutions that improve the health and well-being of all West Virginians. For more information, visit wvfirst.org.
STATEWIDE AWARDEES
Statewide National Youth Advocate
Program, Inc.
Foster RISE (Recruitment,
Intervention, Support and
Expansion)
Foster Care & Non-Parental
Caregivers $954,469.45
Statewide Pressley Ridge Pressley Ridge Treatment
Kinship Care Statewide Services
Foster Care & Non-Parental
Caregivers $974,751.00
Statewide West Virginia CASA
Association, Inc.
Continuum of Care for Children &
Families Impacted by the Opioid
Crisis
Foster Care & Non-Parental
Caregivers $975,000.00
Statewide West Virginia Wesleyan
College
WVWC & WV CASA Capacity
Building Initiative
Foster Care & Non-Parental
Caregivers $947,916.00
REGIONAL AWARDEES
REGION GRANTEE PROJECT TARGET AREA AMOUNT
6 Active Southern West Virginia
Inc. Active Southern West Virginia Youth Prevention $124,750.00
4 Alliance for Hope Appalachia,
Inc.
Camp HOPE America-WV, Pathways to
Hope Youth Prevention $105,705.00
2 Berkeley County Commission Driving Youth Prevention: Expanding
Access and Engagement in Berkeley Co. Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 Boone Memorial Health Growing Futures @ Market on Main Youth Prevention $125,000.00
6 Brian’s Safehouse, Inc. Growing Our Residence to Grow Our
Residents Recovery Housing $380,000.00
2 Burlington United Methodist
Family Services Sarah’s House Child Advocacy Center Youth Prevention $46,940.00
2 CASA of the Eastern
Panhandle, Inc. Fostering Futures Forward Youth Prevention $125,000.00
6 ChildLaw Services, Inc.
Preventative Legal Support through
EAGLES Program for WV Youth – Mercer
and McDowell
Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 City of Clarksburg Continuation of Outreach Liaison
Program
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $76,191.56
6
Community Connections, Inc.Camp Mariposa Youth Prevention $125,000.00
6 Community Connections, Inc. Campus Behavioral Health Pathways
ProgramBehavioral Health &Workforce Development $250,000.00
2 Community Education Group, Inc. C EG Community Health and Mobilization
Prevention Service (CHAMPS) ProjectBehavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
2 Family Resource Network of
the Panhandle, Inc. Behavioral Health Workforce Pipeline Behavioral Health &Workforce Development $250,000.00
5 Festiv-ALL Charleston, WV Arts for Expression, Connection, and
Healing Youth Prevention $85,000.00
1 Greater Wheeling Coalition for
the Homeless, Inc.The Recovery First Reentry Initiative
Program Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
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2
Hampshire County
Commission dba South Branch
Valley Day Report Center
South Branch Valley Day Report Center
Juvenile Services – Hampshire County
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
4 Harrison County CASA
Program, Inc.
Harrison County CASA – Advocacy and
Youth Prevention Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4
Harrison County Child Abuse
Task Force, Inc., dba Hero’s
Haven Child Advocacy Center
Hero’s Haven Trauma-Focused CBT
Access Project
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development
$94,000.00
5 HealthPath Outreach, Inc.
Behavioral Workforce Training: Advanced
Clinical Skills for Dual-Diagnosis
Populations
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $221,000.00
5
Hero House, Inc.
Hero House Recovery Housing $185,000.00
1 HoH-Share, Inc. The Mother Jones Center for Resilient
Community Youth Prevention Program Youth Prevention $125,000.00
3
Hope House Ministries, Inc.
Hope House Ministries Inc. Recovery Housing $224,000.00
5 Hope in the Hills, Inc. The ReStage Appalachia: Returning
Citizens Initiative
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
4
Libera, Inc.
Libera Model Prevention Groups and
Therapy for Middle School Youth Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 Lily’s Place, Inc. Mentorship and Secondary Prevention to
Support Development for At-Risk Youth Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 Marshall University Research
Corporation
Prevention Through Community
Outreach and Youth Empowerment Youth Prevention $125,000.00
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5 Marshall University Research
Corporation
Marshall University Behavioral Health
Workforce and Development Program
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
6 McDowell County Commission
on Aging, Inc. Mountain Strong Youth Initiative Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 Mission West Virginia, Inc. Mission West Virginia: The Bridge
Program Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 Monongalia County Child
Advocacy Center, Inc.
Monongalia County Child Advocacy
Center Drug Endangered Children’s
Project 2026
Youth Prevention $125,000.00
2 Morgan County Partnership,
Inc.
Project HOPE (Healthy Opportunities
through Prevention Education) Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 Morgantown Sober Living, Inc.
dba WVSL Solutions
Second Chance Reentry Workforce
Initiative
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
6 Mountains of Hope Outreach
Pathways to Prevention: Guiding young
people toward safe choices and strong
communities
Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 Mylan Park Foundation, Inc. Mylan Park Foundation’s Discovery Days Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 National Youth Advocate
Program, Inc. NYAP Strengthening Families Program Youth Prevention $125,000.00
6 New River Health Association,
Inc. Bridging the Gaps Initiative Youth Prevention $90,250.00
1 Northwood Health Systems, Inc.Northwood Health Systems – Workforce
For Wellness (W4W)Behavioral Health & Workforce Development $216,065.00
5
Pollen8, Inc.
Pollen8 Multi-Purpose Housing Unit Recovery Housing $380,000.00
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5 Prestera Health Services Community Afterschool SUD Prevention
Program Youth Prevention $125,000.00
4 Preston County Health
Department Preston County Health Department Youth Prevention $122,650.00
4 Preston County Schools Preston County Schools – Rowlesburg
Opportunity Center Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 Recovery Group of Southern
West Virginia, Inc.
Tender Apartments: Expansion for Level
2 Recovery Housing in Logan County Recovery Housing $380,000.00
6
Recovery Point of Huntington,
Inc.
Recovery Point Phase III Bluefield Recovery Housing $380,000.00
6
Recovery Point of Huntington,
Inc.
Recovery Point Reentry Initiative Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
6 Seed Sower, Inc. dba Seed
Sower Behavioral Health
Expanding Behavioral Health Access and
Workforce Capacity for Substance Use
Disorder Treatment in Southern West
Virginia
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
2 Semper Liberi Incorporated Mountaineer Recovery Village: Phase 2
Development Recovery Housing $380,000.00
2 Semper Liberi Incorporated Justice-Impacted Members Initiative
(JIMI) Proposal
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
2 Semper Liberi Incorporated RISE‑XP Recovery Integrated Supportive
Employment – Expansion
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
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6
Southern Highlands
Community Mental Health
Center, Inc.
Southern Highlands WV First Reentry
Project
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
5 Step By Step, Inc. Step By Step Youth WVFF Youth Drug
Youth Prevention Grant Youth Prevention $125,000.00
3
TEAM for West Virginia
Children, Inc.
TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. Youth Prevention $58,329.00
3 The Bomar Club, Inc. On the Road to Success: Expanded
Wraparound and Reentry Services
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $113,554.00
4
The Change Initiative
The Change Initiative Recovery Housing $380,000.00
6
The Church United in WV, dba
The SafeHaven Campaign
The Villages of SafeHaven: A community
for women & children in crisis Recovery Housing $380,000.00
2 The Martinsburg Initiative, Inc. The Martinsburg Initiative: Youth
Mentoring Program Youth Prevention $125,000.00
5 The REACH Initiative, Inc. Reentry Navigator Program Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $250,000.00
4 Tucker Day Report Tucker Day Report Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $181,413.92
1 West Liberty University Hilltopper Pathways: Out-of-School
Reentry & Support Program
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $249,397.00
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4 West Virginia Coalition to End
Homelessness
Juvenile Justice Reentry & Service
Navigation Program
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $159,833.53
5 West Virginia Drug Intervention
Institute
Immersive & Interactive Substance Use
Prevention Education for Youth and
Families: A Replicable Project for
Communities, Schools, and Counties
Youth Prevention $124,687.50
5 West Virginia Health Right, Inc. WV Health Right – Behavioral Health
Workforce Capacity Development
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
5
West Virginia Schools of
Diversion and Transition/Jobs
& Hope WV
Appalachian Reentry Initiative Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs $249,212.00
4 West Virginia Wesleyan
College
WVWC Certificate in Addiction
Counseling Workforce Development
Scholarship
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $246,125.00
4 West Virginia Women Work,
Inc. Step Up for Recovery Workforce Project Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $249,500.00
3 Westbrook Health Services,
Inc.
Westbrook Health Services Thrive
Together Project Youth Prevention $125,000.00
3 Westbrook Health Services,
Inc.
Westbrook Health Services Workforce
Development Project
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
5 WomenCare, Inc. dba
FamilyCare Health Centers
Nurturing Recovery, Strengthening
Families: Empowering Mothers, Infants,
and Caregivers Impacted by Substance
Use Disorder
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
2
WVU Medical Corporation dba
University Health Associates
WVU Medical Corporation dba University
Health Associates
Behavioral Health &
Workforce Development $250,000.00
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Young Women’s Christian
Association of Wheeling WV
Young Women’s Christian
Association of Wheeling WV
Young Women’s Christian
Association of Wheeling WV
YWCA Wheeling – Youth Prevention
Youth Prevention
$124,744.00
YWCA Wheeling – Cathy’s Haven
1
Youth Services System, Inc.
YWCA Wheeling – Women Inspired in
New Directions Program
Youth Services System, Inc. Afterschool
Youth Prevention Program
Recovery Housing
Day Report Centers &
Reentry Programs
Youth Prevention
TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED: $17,801,933.96
$380,000.00
$186,450.00
$125,000.00
