Дом для выздоравливающих в Омахе закрыт из-за нехватки средств

'I have this place, this is all I have': Omaha sober living faces closure due to lack of funds Jacob Fritz has been living at the Michael House on 48th and Ames since June, but he might not be there much longer. "I have this place," Fritz said. "This is all I have." The facility faces closure due to funding issues. Tuesday, all staff were let go. "I went to come out for group yesterday morning, and there were no counselors here," Fritz said. "People had made mistakes, and so there's, you know, problems with insurance and funding," Melissa Jaurdiqui, Michael House administrator, said. Jaurdiqui is the one who broke the news to the 20 men currently living at the home. Now, she's looking for ways to keep the house running. She's investigated private insurance, probation and nonprofits. "There's a 301(c), the Michael Foundation, so my thought was to see about finding that type of funding to help these men and, you know, their housing," Jauriqui said. For now, the men can stay in the homes, but Jauriqui said the biggest loss has been the resources the Michael House offered. "They were going out and coming back defeated after four or five interviews and no job," Jauriqui said through tears. "We were able to plug them in with volunteering. We were able to find people in the community ready to give them work." Jauriqui said maintaining the house would take thousands of dollars. "I asked my boss what it would take to keep this facility in the position that it was in prior, and he said about $200-220,000," Jauriqui said. Donations to keep the house running or assist the men's transition to other housing can be made to the Michael Foundation. Staff is asking for checks made payable to the Michael House at 6607 Maple Street, Omaha, NE 68104. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |