477 Main St.

Rainelle WV 25962
Andrew Bailes, Executive Director
304-646-6655
Andrew@Godswayhome.org
Godswayhome.org
$299,998

God’s Way Home is breaking the cycles of addiction with proven practices focused on every
aspect of the recoveree’s life. Our WVARR certified, faith-based recovery program help men
defeat addiction by replacing destructive behaviors with positive involvement in the community.
God’s Way Home proposes to establish the Breaking Barriers Initiative (BBI) to increase
services and the number of people we help.
The Breaking Barriers Initiative will increase recovery services, expand access to community
services, and helps people achieve employment. God’s Way Home (GWH) is the lead applicant,
and partners with Valley Works Resource Center (VWRC), West Virginia University Institute
for Community and Rural Health (WVU ICRH), Seneca Health Services (SHS), Cares Coalition,
Greenbrier County Family Support Center (GCFSC), and Greenbrier County Health Alliance
(GCHA). BBI and partners address barriers to recovery within the identified service area: three
distressed counties of Fayette, Summers, Nicholas; and one transitional County: Greenbrier.

The selected activities associated with key strategies are:

1) Open WVARR certified 8-bed recovery facility on 11th St. Rainelle, a partner house to
God’s Way Home, resulting in 16 beds total.
2) Use existing 12-passanger van and purchase a 2nd vehicle to provide transportation to
medical, social services, legal, and additional appointments in support of sober living and
financial independence. The funding is for gas, insurance, and maintenance on both
vehicles.
3) Hire and maintain Peer Recovery Support Specialists, Transportation Coordinator,
Transportation Providers, Executive Director of Recovery Program, and House Manager
for Sober Living Home.

Our target population is residents of Greenbrier, Fayette, Nicholas, and Summers counties, ages
18-55 and in recovery. The population can take advantage of workforce training programs, job
placement assistance, and services such as housing, food, clothing, legal assistance, education,
and transportation.

The service area is a mountainous, rural region with limited infrastructure and municipal
facilities. Major barriers to recovery are access to digital communication and transportation.
Although many rural areas have broadband connections, the majority of BBI’s service area lacks
high-speed capacity. It is difficult for the population to attend training, job interviews and health
appointments and meetings. VWRC provides free internet access, but it is not a complete
solution because many appointments must be kept in-person. Most of BBI’s target population do
not have reliable and affordable transportation. West Virginia’s mountainous terrain, coupled
with limited financial resources, results in a transportation system without the infrastructure to
sufficiently provide for residents. Public transportation is nearly non-existent and ride share
services are not available.

The challenges faced in West Virginia are multidimensional. Despite the robust partnerships
maintained by God’s Way Home there are not enough services for the volume of adults in
recovery, there is not enough local workforce training capacity and options, and the available
resources are often not efficiently used. The Breaking Barriers Initiative seeks to build the
capacity to address the challenges and increase our ability to fight West Virginia’s opioid war.