Trillium Providing Funds for Opportunity Center with ADLA, Inc.

Trillium providing funds for the ADLA, Inc. Community Opportunity Center 
$1.3M will enhance opportunities to address health disparities and workforce development

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Trillium Health Resources is providing $1,386,416 to help develop an opportunity center with ADLA (A lot of Direction, Love, and Affection), Inc. Since 2003 ADLA, Inc. has been dedicated to producing positive outcomes for youth and adults. ADLA, Inc. has served as a pillar in the community, consistently providing services to youth and adults to bridge the achievement and unemployment gaps present in Wayne County and surrounding counties and communities.

The ADLA Community Opportunity Center will help improve a variety of health and social outcomes. Case managers will help coordinate care, navigate health care systems, and connect individuals with appropriate resources. Health literacy programs will offer workshops to educate and empower individuals to manage their health conditions, understand their rights, and access available services and supports. The education and workforce development program will teach skills for digital literacy, schedule GED trainings, and help guide the transition into skilled employment or post-secondary educational opportunities.

Additional planned impacts of the ADLA Community Opportunity Center will be: 

• Increase digital connectivity by providing access to digital resources and broadband internet to individuals and families.
• Offer training programs to improve digital literacy, enabling individuals to effectively navigate the shift to a digital-first society, including the use of telehealth and accessing online health information and records. 
• ADLA, Inc. will leverage existing relationships with the juvenile justice system, behavioral health and integrated care providers, housing agencies, and faith- and community-based organizations to meet the needs of members, neighbors and communities. 
• ADLA, Inc. will continue to utilize its robust food distribution and culinary arts program to provide employment and address food insecurity across eastern North Carolina. 

"At Trillium, we believe lasting change happens when communities come together to meet people where they are,” said Cindy Ehlers, Chief of Strategy and Innovation at Trillium. “We are proud to support ADLA, Inc. and their Community Opportunity Center that will empower individuals through health education, digital access, and critical support services that build brighter futures for our members and neighbors."

“The dedication of our kitchen and community center is more than a ribbon-cutting—it’s a celebration of purpose, equity, and the power of partnership,” said Danny King, Executive Director of ADLA, Inc. “This space is a testament to what can be achieved when community and compassion come together.”

ADLA and Trillium will host a ribbon cutting on the date below. This will be a free, family-friendly community event. Media are invited to attend:

Friday, July 18^th
11 AM-2 PM
612 S. Breazeale Ave.
Mt. Olive, NC

Trillium appreciates valuable partners like ADLA, Inc. to help us achieve our commitment to investing in the health and well-being of the communities we serve. 

ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH RESOURCES

Trillium Health Resources is an innovative health plan for individuals with serious behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury in 46 counties in North Carolina. Through contracts with NCDHHS, we serve Medicaid members on the Tailored Plan and NC Medicaid Direct, state-funded recipients who are uninsured, and members on the Innovations Waiver. Trillium’s mission is transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership and proven solutions. We take an integrated approach to health and wellbeing, coordinating care across multiple systems to achieve improved health outcomes, quality of care and efficient use of resources. Trillium is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of the individuals and communities we serve, and remains focused on delivering the right services, in the right amount, at the right time.