KHC-Funded RHOAR Center Opens in Middlesboro
FRANKFORT, Kentucky — The Cumberland River RHOAR (Recovery, Hope, Opportunity, and Resiliency) Center, an affordable housing substance abuse recovery facility, has officially opened in Middlesboro. A grand-opening event was attended by officials from Cumberland River Behavioral Health, the Fletcher Group, federal, state, and local government.
The RHOAR Center is based on the highly successful Recovery Kentucky model, which combines peer support, job responsibilities, and education with drug withdrawal support and counseling to move residents from crisis to career. In addition to 100 inpatient beds, the facility has 30 one-bedroom, 12 two-bedroom, and 10 efficiency units. As residents progress through the program, they can be reunited with family. The ultimate goal is community reintegration.
At the groundbreaking in October 2022, U.S. Representative Hal Rogers (pictured) outlined the work that went into securing the funding for the project. “We’re coming up on the jackpot,” he said. “An actual physical place where we can administer treatment for people with addiction who can’t help themselves.” Less than two years later, that physical place is a reality.
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) provided over $900,000 in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and $4 million from the National Housing Trust Fund for the RHOAR Center. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing also provided significant development funds.
Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, was created by the 1972 General Assembly to provide affordable housing opportunities. As a self-supporting, public corporation, Kentucky Housing offers down payment assistance loans to assist first-time homebuyers obtain home mortgages, housing production financing, homeownership education/counseling, rental assistance, housing rehabilitation, and supportive housing programs for special needs populations.
