LEXINGTON, Ky. — Voices of Hope, a Kentucky nonprofit that supports people affected by substance use disorder, is getting $2 million.

The center is for people needing peer support through addiction recovery. Gary Biggers, recovery community center operations manager, helps people who are affected by substance use disorder, often behind the scenes, while encouraging open communication with those who enter.

At the center, people find health and wellness resources such as women's care, contraceptives, sharps disposal and Narcan training and canisters. It's also a place to clean their items when unhoused.

“People that are actively engaging with recovery coaches, who may be experiencing homelessness or may not have a washer, dryer at home can come in here and do a load of laundry," Biggers said. "We provide the pods and the dryer sheets and different things like that.” 

These services earned the center a $2 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's national nonprofit, Yield Giving.

Its mission is to help nonprofits across the country with funding. 

“We’re in a very underserved area to meet people where they are in their recovery and interact with people more," Biggers said. 

Voices of Hope often relies on charitable donors to maintain consistent support for those in or affected by addiction recovery.