New role to assist county homeless

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board announced it will fund a new position in the county that will focus on helping the homeless populations with possible opioid and stimulant use disorders.

The position will be funded for two years and the person will work for the Catholic Charities Regional Agency. The MHRB gets funding from Ohio PATH, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, and will use that money to fund the new position.