Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Comprehend Recovery Center: Growing Plants and Expanding Horizons
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Substance Use & Mental Health
Mason County Recovery Garden Success Story 2024 Growing SeasonTitle: Comprehend Recovery Center: Growing Plants and Expanding HorizonsByline: Macy Fawns, Mason County Horticulture Agent Kentucky faces significant challenges with substance use disorders, and recovery centers are a critical first line of support. Comprehend Recovery Center is one of 500 such facilities in the state. Comprehend offers intensive outpatient programming (IOP) for adults in Mason County. Over the course of the yea
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Sky Hope Recovery: Growing Plants and Expanding Horizons
Author: Bethany Wilson
Major Program: Substance Use & Mental Health
In 2021, 17,466 Kentuckians age 12 and older were admitted to drug and alcohol substance use centers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). According to the 2023 Extension Community Assessment, Pulaski County residents identified support of substance use addiction prevention/recovery as a priority.Pulaski County Nutrition Education Program Assistant, Margie Hernandez and Extension Horticulture Agent, Beth Wilson, collaborated with Sky Hope Recovery
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Growing Plants and Expanding Horizons
Author: Robert Kirby
Major Program: Substance Use & Mental Health
In 2021, 17,466 Kentuckians age 12 and older were admitted to drug and alcohol substance use centers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). According to the 2023 Extension Community Assessment, Knox County residents identified Spero Health Recovery Center as a priority.Knox County FCS Agent, Kelsee Dewees and Agriculture Agent, Kelsee Dewees, collaborated with Spero Health during April to November to teach both gardening skills and nutrition educati
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