Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. Provides Funding to Restore Historic Building that Houses Men Recovering from Substance Abuse
Roxbury, MA - The Dimock Center, a recognized leader in the integrated delivery of comprehensive health care and human services for Boston’s urban community, announced that the Center has received a $75,000 grant from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc., a non-profit subsidiary of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency.
The grant will provide funding to refurbish a historic, 19th century building on The Dimock Center’s main campus that is the new home of the Askia Academy at Dimock, which provides addiction recovery support to men based upon the model pioneered by Nathaniel Hakim Askia.
“This support from MassHousing will allow us to continue the improvements The Dimock Center began last summer in preparation of the Askia Academy’s move to our campus,” said Ruth Kelley, The Dimock Center’s Chief Behavioral Health Officer. “Our ability to offer the Academy’s residents a secure and comfortable environment plays a key role in supporting their journey to sobriety and recovery.”
The Askia Academy at Dimock represents a critical community resource, providing much needed support services to the neighborhoods served by The Dimock Center. The Academy is an Afro-centric program with a focus on addressing health care disparities for men, re-building family relationships, relapse prevention and employment preparation. The Askia Academy at Dimock will provide support services for as many as 25 residents.
With its location on The Dimock Center’s main campus, the Academy offers program participants a continuum of integrated care and ready access to top-flight health, dental and eye care, in addition to addiction recovery services.
The Academy’s convenient location at The Dimock Center also allows Boston neighborhood residents to access quality care and remain connected with family and other local support that can be so critical to a resident’s successful recovery from addiction.
About the Dimock Center
The Dimock Center was founded in 1862 as the New England Hospital for Women and Children and is now nationally recognized as a model for the integrated delivery of comprehensive health and human services in an urban community. The health center alone handles over 46,000 patient visits annually, providing city residents and families access to high-quality healthcare and human services they would not be able to receive elsewhere.
The center’s programs cover a range of services that include adult & pediatric medicine, eye & dental care, HIV/AIDS services, child & family development, behavioral health, and adult basic education.
For more information about The Dimock Center please visit
www.dimock.org.