Trillium Check Award to Malachi House II

Trillium Health Resources Awards $150,000 to Malachi House II

Residential program offers shelter and support for men with substance or
opioid use disorders

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Trillium Health Resources awarded $150,000 today to Malachi House II. Located in Greensboro, the residential program provides food, clothing, and shelter to men experiencing substance or opioid use disorder. The funding from Trillium will support Medicaid members or state-funded recipients living in our region.

In order to graduate from Malachi House II, each resident must complete a chemical dependency education program and a minimum of six courses of group studies including vocational training and relapse prevention. This helps provide the proper preparation in order to contribute back to their communities upon departure.

Trillium staff Anthony Ward, Leah Smith, Joy Futrell, Malachi House II founder James Speight, North Carolina General Assembly Senator Gladys Robinson, and Malachi House II board members. 

“We are grateful for the collaboration of Trillium Health Resources which will allow us to continue to serve men from marginalized communities in the Guilford County area who need Substance Abuse Recovery and Mental Health services,” shared James Speight, executive director and founder of Malachi House II.

Potential participants receive an initial phone screening during the intake process to determine eligibility. Please visit MalachiHouse2.com or call (336) 375-0900 for more information.

ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH RESOURCES

Trillium Health Resources is an innovative health plan for individuals with serious behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury in 46 counties in North Carolina. Through contracts with NCDHHS, we serve Medicaid members on NC Medicaid Direct, state-funded recipients who are uninsured, and members on the Innovations Waiver. Trillium’s mission is transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership and proven solutions. We take an integrated approach to health and wellbeing, coordinating care across multiple systems to achieve improved health outcomes, quality of care and efficient use of resources. Trillium is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of the individuals and communities we serve, and remains focused on delivering the right services, in the right amount, at the right time. For more information, visit www.TrilliumHealthResources.org.