Seven Counties Services Inc

SCS CCBHC KENTUCKY

CENTERSTONE CCBHC KENTUCKY

NEWBURG STRONG PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS EXPANSION PROJECT - SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES (SCS) “COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER EXPANSION PROGRAM” WILL BUILD ON EXISTING SERVICES THAT SCS PROVIDES AND MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO/QUALITY OF EVIDENCED-BASED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN JEFFERSON, OLDHAM, BULLITT, SHELBY, SPENCER, TRIMBLE AND HENRY COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. SCS IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED TRAUMA INFORMED CMHC, PROVIDING SERVICES TO NEARLY 34,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. THROUGH THIS EXPANSION, SCS WILL SERVE AT LEAST 1000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS (Y1: 500; Y2: 500), INCLUDING ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) AND THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), INCLUDING SUBSTANCE AND OPIOID USE DISORDERS (SUD/OUD). SCS’ CATCHMENT AREA IS HOME TO OVER 1M PEOPLE, OR 23% OF THE STATE’S TOTAL POPULATION, AND THE LOCATION OF SOME OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AND DIVERSE REGIONS IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. THE ENTIRE CATCHMENT AREA IS COMPRISED OF 49% MALE, 51% FEMALE, 77% WHITE, 18% AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 5% HISPANIC/LATINO INDIVIDUALS. APPROXIMATELY 14% LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND 10% LACK A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/EQUIVALENT. WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA, 22% OF ADULTS EXPERIENCE ANY MENTAL ILLNESS, 14% OF CHILDREN AGES 2-17 HAVE AN EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL/DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION(S), AND 8% OF ADULTS AND 4% OF ADOLESCENTS 12-17 HAVE SUD. KENTUCKY RANKED COMPARATIVELY HIGHER THAN OTHER STATES IN THE RATES OF ADULTS SUFFERING FROM ANY MENTAL ILLNESS (32ND), INCLUDING THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND EQUALLY LOW IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO CARE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS (31ST). COVID-19 HAS EXASPERATED THIS DISPARITY AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE REGION. WITHOUT ACCESS TO COORDINATED, WHOLE PERSON CARE OPTIONS, THE POPULATION IS VULNERABLE TO POOR OUTCOMES, AT RISK FOR HIGHER RATES OF MORTALITY, SUICIDE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOSPITALIZATION, INCARCERATION, AND HOMELESSNESS. SCS WILL PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF INTEGRATED SERVICES/INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING CRISIS CARE; COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING; OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE SCREENING/MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS; PATIENT-AND FAMILY-CENTERED INTEGRATED TREATMENT PLANNING; MAT AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; AND COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING SCS’ RECENTLY EXPANDED TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO/AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES; DECREASE HOSPITALIZATION THROUGH CRISIS RESPONSE AND TIMELY INTERVENTION; AND PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. SCS HAS APPLIED FOR ALMOST 2.5M IN FUNDING PER PROJECT YEAR TO REACH THE GOAL OF SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 500 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, TO RESPOND TO EMERGENT CLIENTS WITHIN 3 HOURS 90% OF THE TIME, AND TO DIVERT AT LEAST 80% OF CLIENTS FROM HOSPITALIZATION AT THE TIME OF INTERVENTION.

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COMMUNITY BASED PEER SUPPORT EXPANSION PROGRAM - SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES (SCS) IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND ITS COMMUNITY BASED PEER SUPPORT RECOVERY SERVICES IN JEFFERSON AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL COUNTIES OF TRIMBLE, HENRY, SPENCER, OLDHAM, BULLITT, AND SHELBY. SCS WILL ADD A TOTAL OF 6 NEW POSITIONS WITH THIS FUNDING: A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PROGRAM COORDINATOR, 3 FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. ALL EXISTING OR NEW STAFF MEMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER, AND WILL BE OR BECOME CREDENTIALED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. RECOVERY SUPPORT WILL BE OFFERED AT EVERY LEVEL OF CARE, INCLUDING A WARM HAND-OFF IN THE REFERRAL PROCESS, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING HOMELESS OUTREACH, HARM REDUCTION, RECOVERY EDUCATION, RECOVERY COACHING, ASA REDUCTION/RETENTION, GROUP FACILITATION, LIFE SKILLS (COPING SKILLS, TIME MANAGEMENT), 12 STEP FACILITATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION/ENGAGEMENT. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROGRAM IS LOW-INCOME MEN AND WOMEN WITH SUD; PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH SUD; AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO DECREASE BARRIERS FACED BY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN ACCESSING ALL LEVELS OF TREATMENT FOR SUD; TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN TREATMENT BY OFFERING RECOVERY SUPPORT; TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN DRUG-FREE AND DECREASE THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SEPARATED DUE TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. SERVICE DELIVERY EXPANSION WILL BEGIN ON 9/30/2022 AND WILL BE BASED AT FOUR PRIMARY SERVICE SITES: 600 PRESTON STREET, WHICH IS SCS' ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER IN LOUISVILLE; THE WOMEN'S ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER IN LOUISVILLE; THE WOMEN'S RENAISSANCE CENTER, SCS' RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER IN SHELBYVILLE, AND RURAL SERVICES WILL BE BASED OUT OF OUR OFFICE IN SHEPHERDSVILLE, BULLITT COUNTY KY.

TO PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA IN 2 SCHOOLS, KAMMERER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

OLDHAM COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT - OLDHAM COUNTY HEALTHY MINDS HEALTHY LIVES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN OLDHAM COUNTY, KENTUCKY. SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER SERVING SEVEN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY SINCE 1989, WILL WORK WITH THE OLDHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN LAGRANGE, KENTUCKY TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS (E.G., SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES) IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS WILL BE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED). SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES WILL ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH SCHOOLS AND/OR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES WILL TRAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISORDER AND EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS IDENTIFY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED WILL BE OLDHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE 66,799 IN THE 2020 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY. ON AVERAGE OLDHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE AN AVERAGE OF 3.9 DAYS OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH PER MONTH. TWELVE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION REPORTED EXPERIENCING FREQUENT MENTAL DISTRESS. ACCORDING TO THE 2020 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS REPORT, THE RATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN OLDHAM COUNTY IS 1 FOR EVERY 1,090 PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY COMPARED TO KENTUCKY’S RATION OF 1 PROVIDER FOR EVERY 440 PEOPLE. THE PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE GOAL WILL BE FOR TRAINED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES, TO ACTIVELY IDENTIFY YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO HAVE THOSE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND TO CREATE NEW LINKAGES THAT SUPPORT EARLY INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES. CITIZENS WILL BE TRAINED TO SAFELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR THIS GOAL ARE AS FOLLOWS: OBJECTIVE 1: 700 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS (100 IN YEAR 1, 150 EACH IN YEARS 2-5) WILL BE TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULA AND CERTIFIED AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS; OBJECTIVE 2: 60 OLDHAM COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS (12 PER YEAR) WILL BE TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND CERTIFIED AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS. OBJECTIVE 3: REFERRALS OF UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE (YEAR 1: 100; YEAR 2: 475; YEAR 3: 1,075; YEAR 4: 1,900; AND YEAR 5: 2,950) WILL BE MADE TO ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT OR SUPPORT SERVICES BASED ON SAMHSA GUIDELINES. OBJECTIVE 4: 90% OF THOSE COMPLETING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WILL PASS THE COURSE QUIZ WITH A SCORE OF 80% OR HIGHER.

SCS 988 SUICIDE CRISIS LIFELINE CENTER EXPANSION - SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES (SCS) PROPOSES TO EXPAND ITS EXISTING 988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM ACROSS ITS SEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IN KENTUCKY, INCLUDING JEFFERSON, BULLITT, HENRY, OLDHAM, SHELBY, SPENCER, AND TRIMBLE COUNTIES. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE A DEDICATED FOLLOW-UP TEAM TO CLOSE A CRITICAL GAP IN SCS'S CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM: THE ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY REACH PEOPLE AT RISK OF SUICIDE IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AFTER THEIR FIRST CONTACT WITH 988, WHEN THE RISK OF ANOTHER CRISIS IS HIGHEST. WITH THIS FUNDING, SCS WILL PROVIDE TIMELY, SUSTAINED FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT TO MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO REACH OUT TO THE LIFELINE, HELPING TO CONNECT THEM TO ONGOING CARE AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A REPEAT CRISIS. THE SEVEN-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 1.05 MILLION RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ROUGHLY 70,000 VETERANS, WITH POVERTY RATES RANGING FROM 7% TO OVER 16% ACROSS THE REGION. AS THE REGION 6 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC, SCS HAS OPERATED THE 988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE SINCE 2005 AND ANSWERED OVER 90,000 CRISIS CALLS IN 2025 ALONE. CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELORS CURRENTLY COMPLETE AROUND 500 FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS A MONTH, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING INCOMING CRISIS CALLS, FOLLOW-UP IS OFTEN DELAYED DURING THE PERIODS WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE ADULTS AND TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH WHO CONTACT 988 OR ANOTHER SCS CRISIS PROGRAM EXPERIENCING SUICIDAL IDEATION, A RECENT SUICIDE ATTEMPT, A SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS, OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. GRANT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT 1.3 FTE OF DEDICATED CRISIS INTERVENTION FOLLOW-UP COUNSELORS, A 0.5 FTE QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR, AND A 0.5 FTE DATA ADMINISTRATOR/TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR, FREEING THESE POSITIONS TO FOCUS SOLELY ON FOLLOW-UP RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH INCOMING CALL VOLUME. FOLLOW-UP WILL BEGIN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REFERRAL AND CONTINUE FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS AND UP TO 12 MONTHS, AND WILL INCLUDE SUICIDE AND OVERDOSE RISK REASSESSMENT, SAFETY PLAN REVIEW, AND COORDINATION WITH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS BASED ON PARTICIPANT PREFERENCE. THE PROJECT'S GOALS ARE TO INCREASE SCS'S CAPACITY TO DELIVER TIMELY, COORDINATED POST-CRISIS FOLLOW-UP AND TO IMPROVE CONTINUITY OF CARE AND REDUCE SUICIDE RISK AMONG THOSE ENROLLED. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INITIATING FOLLOW-UP CONTACT WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR AT LEAST 90% OF ELIGIBLE REFERRALS, SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING AT LEAST 85% OF ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS TO ONGOING TREATMENT OR SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN 30 DAYS, AND ENSURING EVERY FOLLOW-UP CONTACT INCLUDES A CURRENT RISK REASSESSMENT AND SAFETY PLAN REVIEW.

TO PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS IN THE GRAYMOOR-DEVONDALE COMMUNITY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT PROJECT

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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.

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DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

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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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

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