City official: Opioid Abatement Authority grant funded The Grove on Patterson restoration housing

An agency official said the City of Roanoke received Opioid Abatement Authority funding through a grant that helped create The Grove on Patterson, a local restoration housing project.

"The City of Roanoke received opioid abatement authority funding through a grant, which allowed us to work with a number of partners in the city to create the Grove," the agency official said, describing the site as a restored home intended to provide housing and supportive services.

The speaker described the property as "restoration housing" and said sitting in the house illustrates how the project can "convey such hope and love and well-being into the community." They called the Grove on Patterson "special" and said the city hopes the model can be expanded: "we're gonna be able to do more of this, not just in Roanoke, but throughout the nation."

The official did not specify the grant amount, the number of residents the housing will serve, or a timeline for expansion. City representatives did not provide staffing, budget breakdowns, or program eligibility details in these remarks.

The city identified the funding source as opioid abatement authority grant funding and said the grant supported partnerships that led to the Grove's creation. Further information on program capacity, services offered on site, and long-term funding arrangements was not specified in the remarks.