Credentialed media are invited to attend the opening of a new resource for people reentering their community following incarceration. NCDHHS Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders Kelly Crosbie will be on-site to celebrate the opening of AYA House in Rowan County on Friday, Jan. 16, at 10:30 a.m.
AYA House ensures people who are involved in the justice system have access to housing and supported employment services, tailored to their needs, to promote community-based integration and stabilization.
AYA House operates six diversion and re-entry locations in Cabarrus County. This is the first location in Rowan County and will serve adult men transitioning from jail or prison in Vaya Health’s eastern-most counties: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes and Vance. AYA House provides wrap-around support and services, including employment and education, with these resources being designed to build long-term stability and independence.
NCDHHS awarded $1.5 million from a federal Expanding Supports for Justice Involved Adults-Community Based Initiatives grant to Vaya Health, which partnered with AYA House.
What:
AYA House Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Who:
Kelly Crosbie, Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Use Disorders, NCDHHS
Dennis Brown, Executive Director, AYA House
Tracy Hayes, CEO, Vaya House
When:
Friday, Jan. 16, 10:30 a.m.
Where:
2205 Harkey Ave,
Kannapolis, NC 28081
Media:
Credentialed media should RSVP to news@dhhs.nc.gov if they plan to attend. Director Crosbie will answer questions from the media following the ribbon-cutting ceremony.