Volunteers have helped this sober-living house in Boone County, W.Va., to establish itself in the community
APRIL 24, 2019 | RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION is a challenging and difficult road to for someone whose life has been overturned by drug abuse. Places like the non-profit, sober living facility Hero House in Danville, W.Va., in Boone County, play a key role in creating an oasis of support while people in recovery find a new way forward in their lives.
Hero House opened its doors to its first residents in September 2017, and volunteers have been key in launching and keeping the house up and running, said manager Forest Dolin.
"When the place started, a lot of volunteers came and helped do this and do that before the house was open while we were putting things together," said Dolin. "We've had a lot of people from different recovery communities come out and do things."
Volunteers have cooked meals, helped clean up the facility and generally been there when the house needed a helping hand. Local churches have also helped along with hosting fundraisers for Hero House.
“"When the place started, a lot of volunteers came and helped do this and do that before the house was open."--- Forest Dolin, Hero House Manager
The United Way has sent a host of volunteers to help out and were helpful after work on the house left a lot of material jamming Hero House's basement.
"We had bunch of leftover material. United Way sent a big group of people down and they cleared everything out of the basement pretty much," said Dolin.
Upcoming volunteer needs include a project that will help feed the occupants of the house, which currently numbers five residents. "We’ve got some raised garden beds, and we’ll have some volunteers coming in to help put that together," Dolin said.
While Hero House is "in pretty good shape now," said Dolin, volunteer help is always welcome if it fits a need.
"There's always something that can be done. Funding is limited on what kind of projects we can take on.
If someone had some kind of skill they might want to teach or might want to help with this or might want help with that we don’t object to volunteers in about anything."
CONTACT: Contact Hero House at 304-369-4500.