Samaritan House raises $80K toward expansion of Annapolis halfway house – CapitalGazette.com

Samaritan House picked up another $80,000 for its plan to double capacity at its halfway house for substance abusers in Annapolis.

The nonpfrofit group said it raised $25,000 at its annual Burritos for Beds breakfast fundraiser Wednesday at Chevy's Fresh Mex, the same day the Annapolis Rotary Club announced it had presented a check for $55,000 from the club's annual Black Tie and Diamond's charity gala.

Lea Hurt, spokeswoman for Samaritan House, said the fundraising campaign is about 80 percent toward its goal of raising $1.8 million for the project.

Samaritan House is a state-licensed halfway house for men struggling with substance abuse, providing a continuum of care after medical detoxification. It provides individual and group counseling, case management, relapse prevention, life skills training, peer groups and family counseling, as well as career/vocational counseling.

Currently, there are 16 residential beds and an additional nine beds for transitional use. The would increase that number to 24 residential and 17 transitional beds; add a pavilion; upgrade the kitchen; and allow additional services.

Hurt said kitchen remodeling began Wednesday, the pavilion has been completed, construciton on the main portion of the expanded house could begin by late fall.

Samaritan House is located on 8 acres on Greenbriar Lane and received state certification in 1971.

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