Recovery Community

BCOR 22 PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES - NORTHERN ILLINOIS RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (NIRCO) BCOR PROJECT WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 225 ADULTS IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE THREE YEARS OF THE PROJECT. EACH YEAR NIRCO WILL SERVE 75 ADULTS. THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (NIRCO) BCOR PROJECT WILL DELIVER EVIDENCED-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES BY PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (PRSS) WHO HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. RECOVERY COACHES (RC) WILL RECIEVE THE RECOVERY COACH TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF PEER LEADERS AND RECOVERY COACH. THE RC WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO IS A PERSON LIVED EXPERIENCE (PLE) AND TRAINED AS A RC. NIRCO'S APPROACH IS TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS OF ADULTS , VETERANS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH AND TO FORMULATE A PLAN FOR RECOVERY MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE BUILDING OF RECOVERY COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE RECOVERY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO LOCAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO REDUCE STIGMA RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE DISRODERS AND CHANGE THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF RECOVERY.

LRCC AIMS TO BUILD A STRONGER RECOVERY COMMUNITY. - LIGHTHOUSE RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER (LRCC) IS REQUESTING FUNDS TO INCREASE RECOVERY CAPITAL AND MEASURE WHETHER THE CHANGES ENGAGE AND RETAIN MORE PEERS IN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY THEREBY IMPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT. LRCC WILL SERVE 50 ADULTS ANNUALLY AT EACH LOCATION, 300 ADULTS DURING THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS MANITOWOC & SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN AND THE POPULATION OF FOCUS ARE ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER WHO ARE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND SEEKING TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN RECOVERY. GOAL 1: REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES BY INCREASING THE PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FROM SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 1A: LRCC WILL INCREASE THE DELIVERY OF UNDUPLICATED PRS SERVICES FOR 300 PEOPLE BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AS MEASURED BY GPRA AND MONITORED THROUGH THE DATA DASHBOARD. OBJECTIVE 1B: LRCC WILL IMPLEMENT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR RECOVERY COACHES AND/OR CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT, EDUCATING A MINIMUM OF 19 PEER PROVIDERS EACH GRANT YEAR, 57 TOTAL, BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AS MEASURED BY TRAINING LOGS AND MONITORED THROUGH THE DATA DASHBOARD. OBJECTIVE 1C: LRCC WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF PRS PROFESSIONALS RETAINED IN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY FROM 30% TO 45% BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AS MEASURED BY LRCC ENROLLED PEER PROFESSIONALS AND MONITORED THROUGH THE DATA DASHBOARD. GOAL 2: LRCC WILL STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO DESTIGMATIZE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). OBJECTIVE 2A: LRCC WILL ESTABLISH A RECOVERY RESOURCE COUNCIL THAT MEETS A MINIMUM OF ELEVEN TIMES PER GRANT YEAR TO DISCUSS SERVICE COORDINATION ACROSS AGENCIES, AS MEASURED BY MEETING MINUTES AND MONITORED THROUGH A DATA DASHBOARD. OBJECTIVE 2B: LRCC WILL PROVIDE TEN RECOVERY EDUCATION EVENTS TO COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, SERVICE GROUPS, OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. LRCC WILL TRACK EVENTS THROUGH BOARD MEETING MINUTES RECORDING EVENT SUMMARY AND MONITOR EVENTS HOSTED THROUGH A DATA DASHBOARD.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS UNITED INITIATIVE (RCOS UNITED INITIATIVE)

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY THROUGH EXPANDED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES - FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY IS LAUNCHING ITS BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY PROGRAM. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO MOBILIZE AND CONNECT A BROAD ARRAY OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALIFY OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND HELP BUILD THE PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST WORKFORCE IN IOWA. PROJECT NAME. FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY – BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY THROUGH EXPANDED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED. FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY (FCR) WILL PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) TO INDIVIDUALS IN POLK AND POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS IOWA WHO ARE INCARCERATED, AND THOSE WHO ARE GREATLY IMPACTED BY SUD AND COD. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS RECOVERY COACHING, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, RESOURCE CONNECTION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY WILL SERVE 1,377 INDIVIDUALS (YEAR 1: 390, YEAR 2: 449, AND YEAR 3: 538). GOAL 1: INCREASE PRSS AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND COD IN STATE PRISONS AND COUNTY JAILS IN IOWA. 1A: BY THE END OF YEAR 1 OF THE PROJECT, PROVIDE RECOVERY COACHING AND PRSS TO AT LEAST 100 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN IOWA AND 100 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY. 1B: BY AUGUST 31, 2025, TRAIN 50 STATE CORRECTIONS STAFF MEMBERS IN PRSS SUCH AS THE RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, OR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 1C: BY JUNE 30, 2025, TRAIN 50 COUNTY JAIL STAFF MEMBERS IN PRSS SUCH AS THE RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, OR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES. GOAL 2: INCREASE TARGETED AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS TO HELP INITIATE AND SUSTAIN RECOVERY. 2A: BY APRIL 30, 2025, HOST THE 12-HOUR NAMI SOUTHWEST IOWA RECONNECT PEER IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR 20 PEERS AND RECOVEREES IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. 2B: BY JUNE 30, 2025, EVALUATE THE RECONNECT PEER IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND PLAN FOR FUTURE SESSIONS AND REPLICATION. GOAL 3: REDUCE DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND COD AND IN RECOVERY. 3A: PARTNER WITH EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT A STIGMA REDUCTION MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN POLK COUNTY BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. 3B: PARTNER WITH EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY RESOURCES TO HOST AN ANTI-STIGMA EDUCATIONAL SESSION BY JUNE 30, 2025. 3C: SUPPORT THE FULL CIRCLE RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS IN PROMOTING A MONTHLY PEER SERIES SESSION WHERE PEERS/RECOVEREES SHARE THEIR RECOVERY JOURNEY. GOAL 4: GROW THE PEER RECOVER SPECIALIST WORKFORCE IN IOWA THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAININGS. 4A: BY DECEMBER 31, 2024, SOLIDIFY PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE IOWA BOARD OF CERTIFICATION AND IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE. 4B: IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JULY, AND AUGUST 2025, ENGAGE IN ACTIVE OUTREACH TO DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO RECRUIT PEER SPECIALISTS AND PEER SUPERVISORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY. 4C: IN MARCH 2025 AND SEPTEMBER 2025, HOST IN-PERSON RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY TO 70 INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH SUD AND/OR COD, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THOSE REPRESENTING SPECIAL OR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 4D: THROUGHOUT YEAR 1, PROVIDE SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP TO INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING PRSS AND RECOVERY COACHES. GOAL 5: ENSURE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRSS THAT DIRECTLY ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO RECOVER FROM SUD AND COD. 5A: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS TO EXPLORE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOR PRSS. 5B: BY NOVEMBER 30, 2024, CONDUCT A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND/OR FOCUS GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BEING SERVED, AND GAPS IN RECOVERY SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERI

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