By Bill W. Cooper
Grand Bassa County District 5 Representative, Thomas A. Goshua has pleaded with his colleagues to consider the Destiny Recovery Program for receipt of US$100,000 through the 2023 Fiscal Year (FY) budget.
The Destiny Recovery Program is an organization that is involved with mental health rehabilitation and has since been able to treat approximately 200 at-risk youths over the past years of its existence.
Located at Neezo Junction in Paynesville, the group has further constructed a rehabilitation center that is used to accommodate disadvantaged youths and also provide vocational training to make them productive citizens in society.
According to Rep. Goshua in his communication read in plenary Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the amount when allotted will be directed to the purchase of modern equipment to be lodged at the already constructed rehabilitation center, and for the treatment and learning of its patients.
He noted that the reason behind his decision to call for the inclusion of the program in the budget is based on the government’s agenda to fight drug sales and abuse which he stressed is the primary source leading the Liberian youthful populations astray.
According to him, said subsidy when allocated will also enable the organization’s expansion of the program to accommodate twice its usual capacity, which he said in turn, will greatly complement government’s effort to carry out national rehabilitation of at-risk youths.
The Grand Bassa County lawmaker added, “Colleagues, as you may be aware, the issues of drugs in this country is reaching to a place if no care is taking, will drastically damage our youthful population.”
“So, against this backdrop, I am appealing that you all see the need and ensure that this fund is allocated in the 2023 budget which will help increase the capacity of the organization to buttress our effort in the rehabilitation of our children,” Rep. Goshua maintained.
Meanwhile, following the reading and deliberation of the communication, the instrument was then forwarded to the House’s Committees on Ways, Means and Finance, Health and Gender and Social Protection to report within two weeks.
