12/14/2010
Charleston, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, announced today that he has awarded $1,865,460 in West Virginia Purdue Pharma Asset Forfeiture Grant Funds to twenty-seven (27) grantees. These funds will be used to further the January 2008 Plan for a Drug-Free West Virginia – A Strategic Plan for West Virginia’s Purdue Pharma Asset Forfeiture Funds.
Purdue Pharma Asset Forfeiture Funds are awarded pursuant to and consistent with the Governor’s “PLAN FOR A DRUG-FREE WEST VIRGINIA: A STRATEGIC SPENDING PLAN FOR THE STATE’S PURDUE PHARMA ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS. JANUARY 2008.” This is an aggressive action plan developed to coordinate strategic anti-drug initiatives to include (1) targeted prevention strategies to stop drug addiction before it starts; (2) enhanced substance abuse treatment options; and, (3) heightened resources for law enforcement to combat drug abuse throughout the state. These funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services (DJCS).
Funds were awarded to the following:
Berkeley County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: The Honorable William Stubblefield
Phone: (304) 264-1923
Email:
wstubblefield@berkeleycountycomm.org
Doddridge County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. Janice Cox
Phone: (304) 873-2631
Email:
doddcoclerk3@yahoo.com
Fayette County Commission
$45,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Sheriff Steve W. Kessler
Phone: (304) 574-4216
Email:
skessler@fayettesheriff.net
Greenbrier County Commission
$84,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. Laura Legg
Phone: (304) 647-1389
Email:
laura_legg@yahoo.com
Hardy County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. John R. Rohrbaugh
Phone: (304) 530-0241
Email:
johnrohrbaugh@wvcourts.gov
Harrison County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. M. L. Quinn
Phone: (304) 624-8539
Email:
mlquinn@harrisoncountywv.com
Kanawha County Commission
$55,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Don Searls
Phone: (304) 357-0387
Email:
donsearls@kanawha.us
Marshall University Research Corporation/ obo WVPRC
$150,500
Funds will be used for Early Intervention Programs.
Contact: Dr. Wayne Coombs
Phone: (304) 766-6301
Email:
wcoombs@marshall.edu
Mason County Commission
$29,960
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. Allie S. Crawford
Phone: (304) 675-7001
Email:
MCDRC1@gmail.com
McDowell County Commission
$44,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. Georgia M. West
Phone: (304) 436-8518
Email:
geomwest@msn.com
Mercer County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Steven L. Collins
Phone: (304) 487-8485
Email:
stevemercerdrc@frontiernet.net
Mineral County Commission
$55,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Ms. Tara S. Hockaday
Phone: (304) 788-0593
Email:
thockadaymccc@yahoo.com
Monongalia County Commission
$45,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: The Honorable Asel Kennedy
Phone: (304) 291-7259
Email:
moncom@aol.com
Ohio County Commission
$65,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Fred P. McDonald
Phone: (304) 748-8043
Email:
fpmcdonald@comcast.net
Preston County Commission
$55,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Charles Miller
Phone: (304) 329-2784
Email:
cemiller31@earthlink.net
Putnam County Commission
$45,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Jamey Hunt
Phone: (304) 204-1406
Email:
putnamdrc@gmail.com
Randolph County Commission
$45,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. William T. Carter
Phone: (304) 636-5273
Email:
wtcrccc@yahoo.com
Upshur County Commission
$50,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Corporal Rodney Rolenson
Phone: (304) 472-9548
Email:
rrolenson@upshurcounty.org
Wayne County Commission
$62,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Christopher Dean
Phone: (304) 272-6377
Email:
cdean@wrdrc.com
Wyoming County Commission
$30,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. David "Bugs" Stover
Phone: (304) 732-8000
Email:
bugsstover@yahoo.com
West Virginia Department of Education/Office of Institutional Education Programs
$100,000
Funds will be used for Career and Technical Improvements at the Lakin Correctional Center.
Contact: Ms. Lori Loomis
Phone: (304) 674-2440
Email:
lloomis@access.k12.wv.us
West Virginia Division of Corrections
$50,000
Funds will be used for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment & Aftercare at Beckley, Huttonsville, Lakin, Mt. Olive, Pruntytown and St. Mary's Correctional Center and 70 additional beds at Beckley, 32 at Charleston & 32 at Parkersburg.
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Ballard
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Email:
jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov
West Virginia Division of Corrections
$100,000
Funds will be used for WVDOC Risk & Needs Assessment Instrument Implementation of the LS/CMI.
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Ballard
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Email:
jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov
West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services
$50,000
Funds will be used for Residential Substance Abuse Education and Treatment at Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Center in Tucker County and Robert L. Shell Juvenile Center in Cabell County.
Contact: Ms. Debi Gillespie
Phone: (304) 558-9800
Email:
debi.d.gillespie@wv.gov
West Virginia State Police
$300,000
Funds will be used for Law Enforcement Training.
Contact: Major Mark DeBoard Phone: (304) 746-2111
Drug Abuse Prevention Grants
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
$55,000
Funds will be used for substance abuse contractual services and job skills/training and placement as well as to purchase LS/CMI Instruments in Day Report Centers.
Contact: Mr. Charles Brown
Phone: (304) 792-8516
Email:
charles.brown@courtswv.gov
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
$200,000
Funds will be used for expanding existing juvenile drug courts.
Contact: Ms. Angela D. Saunders
Phone: (304) 558-1212
Email:
angela.saunders@courtswv.gov
Division of Justice and Community Services Contact:
Leslie S. Boggess
Associate Deputy Director
Phone: (304) 558-8814, extension 53330
Email:
leslie.s.boggess@wv.gov
Contact Information
Jacqueline Proctor
304-558-2000