‘I don’t understand why you care’
Bagby, now a candidate for Dem party chair, brushes off concerns about his close relationship with VARR.
Category: VARR Funding
Youngkin’s proposed budget removes VARR as controller of sober home funds
For the last few years, Virginia has been dumping millions of dollars for recovery housing into the hands of a few sober home owners and operators — organized as the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR) — and relying on them to fairly distribute the money to recovery homes throughout the state. Since January 2023, […]
‘All Virginians’ still come second to insider benefits
With VARR managing millions, ‘all Virginians’ in need of addiction recovery services still come second to VARR leaders’ insider benefits.
New VARR audit confirms undisclosed conflicts of interest, finds other deficiencies
A DBHDS review confirmed “lack of robust conflict of interest policies and disclosures” and “lack of supporting documentation and monitoring of the expenditures,” among other deficiencies.
VARR secures millions; VARR leaders among top beneficiaries
VARR leaders funneled large sums of taxpayer money to their own for-profit companies, while smaller organizations struggled to stay afloat.