Progress House Unveils $4 Million Renovation and Expansion
Progress House, the oldest and largest recovery residence in Indiana, has unveiled a major renovation and expansion of its main facility near Downtown Indianapolis. Progress House is part of Aspire Indiana Health, a nonprofit community health system.
The $4 million project was the culmination of a capital campaign that garnered support from major philanthropic groups including Lilly Endowment Inc., the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Foundation and Merchants Bank of Indiana.
“We’re incredibly thankful to have gotten this amazing level of support from the community, confirming our collective sense of pride that we can now offer such a high-quality environment for those struggling with addiction,” said Aspire President & CEO Antony Sheehan.
Both floors of Progress House underwent a complete refurbishment, with added or improved amenities to make it a comfortable, supportive place for people to live as they receive counseling, healthcare and peer support to launch them on their journey toward longterm recovery. Esprit Design LLC was the design firm and Koorsen Facilities Management was the general contractor on the project.
“People in the recovery community have long known that Progress House offers some of the best programming available. Now we have the physical space to match those services,” said Darrell Mitchell, Aspire Vice President of Recovery Capital. “The merger of Progress House and Aspire Indiana Health allowed the building of a model for treating substance use disorder that sets the industry bar in its outcomes.”
