 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. Four years ago, Black Sheep Brick Evan Bakery was open to help provide supplemental income for the Hempill Community Center in place of Cole Severance Tax Funds. Their mission is to give recovering addicts a second chance. We had a number of people coming out of incarceration with the opioid crisis. And we were trying to figure out how to keep the place going after the downturn of the coal industry. And so we decided there wasn't anything any cheaper than flare and salt and water. Black Sheep received the Appalachian Regional Commission Grant for a project called Back to Our Appalachian Roots, which gave them the ability to buy a brick oven. Johnson was inspired to hire recovering addicts as she has seen the effects of the opioid crisis firsthand. There's not a family around here that's not been touched by the opioid crisis. And I don't hardly know of a family that doesn't have somebody or some people incarcerated out of that family. And there's been a brain drain into the jails. Black Sheep hopes hiring nonviolent offenders will give them the opportunity to learn life skills that could be marketed in the future. It's helped me become dependable, responsible, and I've met a lot of good people that was not in my circle before. Because everybody sees on drugs, you know what I'm saying? And I think that around here if they don't see something different, they're not going to try to get something different. So I think having places like this that give you a second chance is very important. According to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, opioid use contributes to over half of all overdose deaths. We've had a lot of what we consider failure, but we've had some success too. And this addiction thing is a lot more horrendous than you might think it is. Johnson manages Black Sheep as a volunteer and says it is her heart work to give back to her community and give her employees a second chance at life. We maintain a safe space and try to make a place for everybody where you won't be judged and you'll be respected no matter what your sexual orientation or your background or your history or whatever. We're just trying to make a place where we can all fit in. If you would like to visit Black Sheep Brick Oven Bakery, it is located inside the Hempill Community Center. And for more information, you can find them on Facebook at Black Sheep Brick Oven Bakery. For Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.