The Dimock Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts, has announced a $2.5 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation to support the development of a new detox unit.

The grant will support the renovation and expansion of the historic Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska Building to house Boston’s first post-detox clinical stabilization program for men. The 32-bed clinical stabilization services unit will serve more than 1,000 people annually who have completed inpatient detox for substance use disorder. The building will also be renovated to accommodate the center’s existing program for women, with each program housing up to 16 patients at a time.

“The Dimock Center’s unique model of providing holistic services for healing on a single campus increases the likelihood of a successful recovery with the goal of saving more lives,” said Yawkey Foundation CEO and trustee Maureen H. Bleday. “The commitment to excellence and compassion with which the Dimock Center delivers a continuum of care–with dignity and respect–directly reflects the charitable values that guided Tom Yawkey and Jean Yawkey during their lifetimes, which the trustees of the foundation continue to honor with this gift.” 

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