Center For Community Alternatives

INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE

CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY - THROUGH ITS CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY PROGRAM (CROSSROADS), THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES (CCA) SERVES NEW YORK CITY (NYC) RESIDENTS IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WHO HAVE CURRENT OR PAST INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. THIS POPULATION CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) INCLUDING OPIOID USE AS WELL AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) AS WELL AS HIV/AIDS BY VIRTUE OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 74% OF CROSSROADS PARTICIPANTS ARE BLACK AND 16% ARE LATINX. INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ALSO PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO ENGAGEMENT IN CARE. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE PROPOSED MAT PROGRAM IS NYC. CCA’S CROSSROADS IS AN OASAS-LICENSED SUBSTANCE USE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES GENDER-SPECIFIC SERVICES TO MEN AND WOMEN WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM OFFERS PERSON-CENTERED HOLISTIC TREATMENT PLANS TAILORED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT AND ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION, RELAPSE PREVENTION AND MINDFULNESS AS WELL AS A HOST OF GENDER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRAUMA AND ADDICTION, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. CROSSROADS ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND DISCHARGE PLANNING AS WELL AS REFERRALS FOR ENTITLEMENTS, HOUSING, CHILDREN’S SOCIAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, ETC. IN ADDITION, CROSSROADS PROVIDES HIV AND HEPATITIS C & B TESTING, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. FUNDING FROM SAMHSA WOULD ENABLE CCA TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE CROSSROADS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO MAT SERVICES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACTED PEOPLE WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER SEEKING OR RECEIVING MAT. CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR FOA, CCA’S PROPOSED MAT PROGRAMS SEEKS TO 1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER RECEIVING MAT; AND 2) DECREASE ILLICIT OPIOID USE AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MISUSE AT SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP. CCA WILL IMPLEMENT ALL REQUIRED ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THE FOA AS WELL AS WELL AS ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING OUTREACH TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND RISK REDUCTION INVENTIONS, SCREENING, TESTING AND COUNSELING. CROSSROADS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING MAT SERVICES TO 100 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE, 180 INDIVIDUALS IN YEARS TWO, THREE AND FOUR, AND 135 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 755 INDIVIDUALS SERVED OVER THE GRANT PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING MAT SERVICES, WE EXPECT: 1) 388 (50%) WILL ENGAGE IN COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT; 2) 388 (50%) WILL ENGAGE IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; AND 3) 581 (75%) WILL ENGAGE IN RISK REDUCTION SERVICES. CCA ALSO PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF WRAP-AROUND EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND YOUTH SERVICES IN-HOUSE AND ESTABLISHED REFERRAL SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY (CTR)

CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY

REINTEGRATION FOR LIFE

CROSSROADS TO HOME

CROSSROADS AND ALTERNATIVES: EXPANSION OF CROSSROADS FOR FORMERLY

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS

CROSSROADS AND CONNECTIONS

REAL (REINTEGRATION AND EMPOWERING A LIFE)

AWARD PURPOSE PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES RESULTING IN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES AS WELL AS REDUCED RECIDIVISM FOR THE TARGET POPULATION. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE PROJECT WILL LINK PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING PROGRAMS AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE FOLLOWING IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES: CONSTRUCTION, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CULINARY/FOOD SERVICE AND HEALTHCARE CAREERS. DELIVERABLES POST-RELEASE, 55% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR APPRENTICESHIPS; 60% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING WILL OBTAIN A CREDENTIAL. INTENDED BENEFICIARY 100 MEN AND WOMEN AGE 18 OR OLDER WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND ARE INCARCERATED IN THE ONONDAGA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (OCCF) WITH SCHEDULED RELEASE DATES WITHIN 20 TO 180 DAYS OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROJECT WHO ARE PLANNING TO RETURN TO THE CITY OF SYRACUSE/ ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES’ (CCA) PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES TO MEN AND WOMEN INCARCERATED IN THE ONONDAGA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (OCCF) IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. MOST INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM WILL RETURN TO THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.   INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM RESIDE IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS, DEFINED AS ANY CENSUS TRACT WITH A POVERTY RATE OF AT LEAST 20 PERCENT AS MEASURED BY THE 2013 – 2017 5-YEAR DATA ACS SERIES.  AS NOTED ABOVE, ACS DATA REVEALED OF THE 55 CENSUS TRACTS THAT COMPRISE THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, 43 (78%) HAVE POVERTY RATES ABOVE 20% INCLUDING THREE OVER 75% AS WELL AS 14 CONTIGUOUS QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES (QOZ).   CCA’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED IN THE ONONDAGA COUNTY JAIL WITH JOB READINESS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLANS AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES THAT RESULT IN IMPROVED JOB READINESS SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION FOLLOWING RELEASE AS WELL AS REDUCED RECIDIVISM.    CCA’S PROPOSED SCA ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 120 INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED IN THE ONONDAGA COUNTY JAIL WITH JOB READINESS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLANS AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES RESULTING IN IMPROVED JOB READINESS SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION AS WELL AS REDUCED RECIDIVISM.  OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, CCA ANTICIPATES 120 PARTICIPANTS WILL ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM AND COMPLETE AN INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLAN PRE-RELEASE.  OF THESE, CCA EXPECTS 96 PARTICIPANTS (80%) WILL COMPLETE JOB READINESS TRAINING AND 48 PARTICIPANTS (40%) WILL COMPLETE A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PRE-RELEASE.  POST-RELEASE CCA ANTICIPATES 84 PARTICIPANTS (70%) WILL ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, 48 PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN CCA’S CIVIC RESTORATION SERVICES, AND 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.  OF THE PARTICIPANTS PLACED EMPLOYMENT, 60% WILL RETAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND 25% WILL RETAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS. FEWER THAN 34% WILL BE CONVICTED OF A NEW CRIMINAL OFFENSE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF RELEASE.     FUNDING FOR CCA’S PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE USED TO: 1) IMPLEMENT CAREER TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT OCCF; 2) CONTINUALLY ASSESS LOCAL LABOR MARKET DEMAND; 3) SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS; 4) CONDUCT INDIVIDUALIZED REENTRY PLANNING; 5) CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO CAREER/VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS; 6) PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; AND 7) TRACK AND MONITOR EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES.

NEWROADS TO HEALTH

CCA FORGE FATHERHOOD PROGRAM - CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO REENTERING FATHERS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK THROUGH THEIR FORGE FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL DELIVER 30 HOURS OF CURRICULUM-BASED WORKSHOPS ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTING, HEALTHY MARRIAGE, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY BOTH IN-FACILITY AT THE ONONDAGA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND IN THE COMMUNITY AT CCA'S DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE OFFICE. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE 386 REENTERING FATHERS, WITH AT LEAST 350 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING WORKSHOPS AND 116 SECURING EMPLOYMENT WITH RETENTION SUPPORT TO IMPROVE FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY

RECOVERY NETWORK FOR SECOND CHANGES

NEWROADS TO HEALTH

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: A FAMILY-CENTERED SUB. ABUSE TRTMNT. PROGRAM

CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY

MENTORING FOR SECOND CHANCES

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CROSSROADS TO RECOVERY (CTR)