More than $616,000 in federal money will be used to enhance Lexington’s Barrier Free Re-Entry and Recovery Initiative. It’s part of a comprehensive approach for those recovering from substance use who are also transitioning from jail. The federal grant will support purchasing two vans for the Community Paramedicine Program. Captain Seth Lockard oversees the program. He said the two vehicles will be generic in appearance.
“We want people to call 9-1-1. So, when we saw this barrier of what they perceived to be a police car. Our vehicles are marked. We were like, we need to do something different. We drive Ford Explorers with lights on them. We need to do something different that will blend into a neighborhood a little better. And mini-vans are in every neighborhood,” said Lockard.
