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Merryman House Receives $750,000 Expansion Grant

Merryman House Receives $750,000 Expansion Grant
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By Matt McClain, West Kentucky Star Staff
Oct. 24, 2016 | PADUCAH, KY
By Matt McClain, West Kentucky Star Staff Oct. 24, 2016 | 11:02 AM | PADUCAH, KY
Merryman House is wanting to create a new shelter at a new campus in Paducah, and Governor Matt Bevin just made the ability for that to happen much easier.

Governor Bevin and representatives of the Federal Delta Regional Authority each presented grants at a ceremony Monday morning, at what will eventually be the new home of Merryman House. 

Governor Bevin issued a Community Development Block Grant for $500,000 using state funds specially earmarked for projects like Merryman House to go toward campus renovation, and the Delta Regional Authority gave a Federal grant of $250,000 to also go toward the project.

The rolling green campus, formerly the McCracken County School Administration Campus, offers 26 acres for Merryman House and complementary programs of other non profits. 

For Merryman House, the campus will include a 36-bed emergency shelter, a central administration/counseling and dining area, and an outreach and counseling services building. The overall project to facilitate the campus and rennovate it for the special needs of survivors of domestic abuse and children is expected to top $4 million. 

"Our vision offers a fresh collaborative approach in working with survivors of domestic abuse. Our partnership with Mountain Comprehensive Care will add resources and services in areas like substance abuse and mental health. In addition, this new partnership has potential for generating income to sustain campus operations for Merryman House, and offer jobs for residents," according to Merryman House's website.

The Merryman House has served Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken counties for nearly forty years. 


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