Granite House in Wausau secures new building to move into in October – WSAW

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Members and organizers of the Granite House celebrated on Friday as they have found a new location to call home.The Granite House will pick up where the closing of North Central Health Care’s Community Corner Clubhouse left off.The place is designed for adults who need help with drug abuse and mental illness and now members will be getting the help they need again. Including helping them find employment and to have somewhere to socialize with friends again and not be so isolated.Mike Frankel, president of Granite House, made a promise to members that he would find a way to keep the program going when the Community Corner Clubhouse shut down.Now, he’s kept that promise. “Our new location is going to be at 820 South 8th Avenue in Wausau. We’re working with our landlord too who is actually here today at our picnic,” Frankel said during the event.He was told by the Marathon County Board and North Central Health Care that the program was not mandatory, but he argued that it was and that members had the right to get help.“We work with people, yes, they have a mental illness, but they are no different than you
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