Community Corner Interview: Denise McFadden of Georgia’s Friends

Community Corner Interview: Denise McFadden of Georgia’s Friends

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Kendall spoke with Denise McFadden, Executive Director of Georgia’s Friends, a non-profit organization that provides programs and services in the Charlottesville-Albemarle community to help women suffering from drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges, and about their signature initiative, Georgia’s House. Georgia’s House provides hope and healing through a safe, therapeutic and structured home for women in recovery.
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