FARGO, N.D. – (KVRR) Looking at where ShareHouse is today, you might be surprised to learn of its humble origins. “We started in the mid-70s as a halfway house having six beds only and no therapeutic interventions of any sort,” said CEO Jeremy Traen. That was on June 23rd in 1975. 50 years later – the rehabilitation facility offers drug…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Choice Bank has partnered with The Member Impact Fund to donate $628,000 to support affordable housing and community development in North Dakota. The donations will go to support 20 different non-profits in the region that work on making housing affordable and accessible. Beyond Shelter, Cass Clay Community Land Trust, Sharehouse and Matthew’s Voice Project were among…
FARGO (KFGO) – ShareHouse has received reports of a potential scam involving a group posing as representatives of local treatment facilities. ShareHouse says they are offering to fly people, who are looking for treatment, to other states. It warns that this may a scam which is putting people in trafficking, not treatment. ShareHouse operates in Fargo and Grand Forks. It…
FARGO, N.D. — After serving as the Executive Director of the Sanford Health Foundation, Ty Hegland realized it was time to enter the frontline and tackle addiction head–on. “Right now, this crisis we’re all facing is by far the biggest public health issue. When it comes to alcohol, when it comes to opioids. If you go to any hospital in…
FARGO, N.D. — For the past few years, opioid addiction has been a major issue in the Fargo-Moorhead area. But now, some more potent opioids have emerged on the scene. “Fentanyl is a hundred times as potent as morphine, and then there are some derivatives like carfentanil which has been around and can be obtained as hundred times as powerful…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s no secret drug addiction affects the lives of many people throughout the United States and right here in the metro. That’s why there continues to be a growing need for addiction related services. When people struggling with drug addictions first enter ShareHouse Rehab Center in Fargo, they often say the same thing. “The number one thing we…
FARGO, ND — The opioid epidemic is affecting people all over the world but efforts in the metro are enhancing education. Fargo Cass Public Health has received a grant from the North Dakota Department of Human Services that will focus on opioid and substance abuse. Last year, more than 64,000 people died from drug overdoses. Now, Fargo Cass Public Health…
