Reach Out Incorporated

MASAKA HIV PROJECT

PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED HIV/AIDS SERVICES AND CAPACITY BUILDI

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION/UNSOLICITED GRANTS

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION/UNSOLICITED GRANTS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND PROVIDE CARE FOR OVC AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN KAMPALA DISTRICT. THE OVC KAMPALA ACTIVITY WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL BARRIERS TO HIV SERVICE ACCESS, UPTAKE, AND ADHERENCE AND SCALE UP ACCESS TO HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION SERVICES, IMPROVING HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OUTCOMES AMONG OVC AND AGYW AND THEIR FAMILIES.

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION/UNSOLICITED GRANTS

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS

EITC AWARENESS REACHING NEIGHBORHOODS (EARN) PROJECT

THE GOAL OF THE JURUPA VALLEY SCHOOL VIOLENCE PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY BY PROVIDING PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO RECOGNIZE, RESPOND QUICKLY TO, AND HELP PREVENT ACTS OF VIOLENCE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE 24 SCHOOLS WITHIN JURUPA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (JUSD). THIS DISTRICT WAS CHOSEN DUE TO CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROGRAMMING THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AND DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS THAT ALIGN WITH OJPS PRIORITY CONSIDERATION TO SERVE IN AREAS HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUITY, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION. JUSD IS ALSO A SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER WITH THE VALUES AND CAPACITY TO EXPAND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN A MEANINGFUL AND PROFOUND WAY. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE INCREASED SAFETY IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, BUT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARENTS, SCHOOL/DISTRICT STAFF AND OTHER PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE BY TRAINING STAFF AND EDUCATING STUDENTS ON LGBTQIA+ ISSUES ALIGNED WITH SB 857, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND/OR CONFLICT MEDIATION; 2) TRAIN ALL NEW HIRES FOR SCHOOL SITES WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND DE-ESCALATION MODULES; 3) CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL OF PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AT SCHOOL SITES BY OFFERING TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING; 4) CONDUCT VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS CREATED BY AND FOR YOUTH THROUGH JURUPA YOUTH UNITED AND DISSEMINATED COMMUNITY-WIDE VIA HEALTHY JURUPA VALLEY; 5) INCREASE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TO PREVENT VIOLENCE BY OFFERING PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING SERVICES, NCTI CROSSROADS PROGRAMMING, AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL STAFFING RESOURCES FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND SEL PROGRAMS, AND; 6) PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SROS IN JUSD ON MENTAL HEALTH AND DE-ESCALATION TO IMPROVE POSITIVE RESPONSES TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR.

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

THIS ACTIVITY IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDED THROUGH COMPETITION RESTRICTED TO LOCAL ENTITIES. THE TOTAL USAID ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHESS ACTIVITY IS $6,022,120.00, WITH AN EXPECTED LIFE OF FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER 1, 2024.

WEST END GANGS & DRUGS TASK FORCE SUBSTANCE USE ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION PROJECT

FONTANA COMMUNITY COALITION DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT - THE GOAL OF REACH OUT’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED) THROUGH TRAININGS AND IMPROVED REFERRAL PROCESSES. THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING UNDER THIS PROPOSED PROJECT ARE 1) TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO INTERACT WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN A SCHOOL SETTING IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MAY NEED TO SAFETY DE-ESCALATE CRISIS SITUATIONS, AND 3) COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH AGES 13-18 IN SCHOOL SETTINGS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, 1500 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE INLAND EMPIRE WILL BE TRAINED ON THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, 125 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL IN THE INLAND EMPIRE WILL BE TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR PUBLIC SAFETY CURRICULUM. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE WILL BE TRAINED ON THE QPR CURRICULUM. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, AT LEAST 10 SCHOOL SITES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE WILL RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES FOR REFINING AND IMPLEMENTING REFERRAL SYSTEMS. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, REACH OUT WILL CREATE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH AT LEAST THREE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO ASSIST COMMUNITY AGENCIES WITH RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND IMPROVING COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. REACH OUT WILL: 1. PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO TEACHERS/SCHOOL PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT/EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA. 2. OFFER AN UP-TO-DATE LIST OF REFERRAL RESOURCES TO MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO ALL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINEES AND PARTNERS 3. DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. 4. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EVIDENCE-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE STIGMA ABOUT PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR THE POPULATION OF FOCUS.

MENTORING PROGRAM GRANTS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. REACH OUT PROPOSES TO HAVE 10 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE SCREENING FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION WHILE EMBEDDED AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS IN INLAND EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING BOTH SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE EXPOSURE TO HEALTH-RELATED CAREERS THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO MORE EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO HELP COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, 5 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) COMMUNITIES EMPOWERING YOUTH (CEY) PROGRAM

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

NEXTGEN PREVENTION: FONTANA SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION & CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM - THE NEXTGEN PREVENTION INITIATIVE WILL EMPOWER THE FONTANA COMMUNITY TO PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH AND ADULT SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN, AND COMMUNITY-LED STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLAN. BY ADDRESSING KEY RISK FACTORS, STRENGTHENING PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND FOSTERING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, THE PROJECT WILL BUILD LONG-TERM PREVENTION CAPACITY AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. OVER FIVE YEARS, NEXTGEN PREVENTION WILL ENGAGE AT LEAST 10,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, COALITION-BUILDING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES, WITH A FOCUS ON REDUCING VAPING, OPIOID MISUSE, AND CANNABIS USE. SERVICE POPULATION: NEXTGEN PREVENTION WILL SERVE YOUTH (AGES 12-18), TRANSITIONAL-AGE YOUTH (AGES 19-26), AND ADULTS IN FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, WITH A FOCUS ON UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THE CITY’S 68% HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY (58.1% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME), AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES (10% LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE) NECESSITATE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE PROJECT WILL PRIORITIZE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH AT RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE, AND POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY VAPING, OPIOID MISUSE, AND CANNABIS USE. STRATEGIES & INTERVENTIONS: • COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS. • DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLAN INCORPORATING AT LEAST THREE EVIDENCE-BASED OR COMMUNITY-DEFINED INTERVENTIONS. • YOUTH LEADERSHIP & COALITION-BUILDING, INCLUDING A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (YAC) AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FONTANA COMMUNITY COALITION (FCC). • CULTURALLY TAILORED PREVENTION MESSAGING, INCLUDING ANNUAL PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS, SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION, AND PEER-LED INTERVENTIONS. • CAPACITY-BUILDING THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING FOR PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS. • SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING TO SECURE ONGOING FUNDING AND INSTITUTIONALIZE PREVENTION EFFORTS BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD. PROJECT GOALS & MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: • GOAL 1: CONDUCT A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT AMPLIFIES YOUTH AND COMMUNITY VOICES IN IDENTIFYING RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS. O CONDUCT A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY MARCH 2026. O DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLAN BY SEPTEMBER 2026. • GOAL 2: STRENGTHEN LOCAL PREVENTION CAPACITY TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EFFORTS. O ESTABLISH A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY DECEMBER 2025. O ENGAGE 10+ CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS IN THE FONTANA COMMUNITY COALITION BY MARCH 2026. • GOAL 3: IMPLEMENT A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PREVENTION INITIATIVE TO REDUCE VAPING, OPIOID, AND CANNABIS USE. O DELIVER PREVENTION SERVICES TO AT LEAST 2,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY (10,000+ OVER FIVE YEARS). O CONDUCT 10+ ANNUAL OUTREACH EVENTS, QUARTERLY SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY PREVENTION CONFERENCES. THROUGH NEXTGEN PREVENTION, FONTANA WILL ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PREVENTION MODEL THAT REDUCES SUBSTANCE USE, BUILDS LOCAL CAPACITY, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO LEAD PREVENTION EFFORTS WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

PARTNERS FOR INNOVATIVE COMMUNITIES PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING

INLAND FARM SHARE PROJECT

TRAIN 44 WOMEN IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF PMTCT AWARENESS IN THE TWO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BAKASSI TO REACH YOUNG SINGLE MOTHERS, WIDOWS, ETC.

INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, YOUTHS, IDPS, PWDS AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES AGED 20-35 YEARS FROM SEVEN CONFLICT-AFFECTED SUB-DIVISIONS OF THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO BENEFIT 7,196 PERSONS.

REACH OUT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC. WILL IMPLEMENT THE RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE RESPIRATORY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICE (EMS) RUNS, EXPAND A PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROGRAM WITH AREA HOSPITALS, AND IMPROVE RESPIRATORY HEALTH IN RIVERSIDE, OHIO. NURSES AND EMS STAFF WILL EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDING RADON, CARBON MONOXIDE, ASTHMA TRIGGERS, AS WELL AS OTHER HOME AND PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUES. REACH OUT WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO FULLY INTEGRATE A COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM.

STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BASED HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIGIT

IMPROVE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION, TO BENEFIT 150 CHILDREN IN BUEA.

PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED HIV/AIDS SERVICES AND CAPACITY BUILDI