Lifebridge Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - MEET NEEDS OF ALL EMERGENCY PATIENTS THROUGH TOTAL RENOVATION OF EXISTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). RENOVATE EXTREMELY HIGHLY UTILIZED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA TO BETTER MEET NEEDS OF POPULATION AND IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES. SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE EXPERIENCES NEARLY 100,000 ER PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY AND SEES PATIENTS WITH HIGH DEGREES OF ACUITY AS ONE OF ONLY FOUR LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE. SINAI SERVES A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREA THAT INCLUDES 23 ZIP CODES, AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF OVER 900,000 BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY RESIDENTS (NIELSEN COMPANY DATA). THE RENOVATION PROJECT WILL ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN EMERGENCY CARE, INCREASE INDIVIDUAL ROOM SIZE, UPDATE THE GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT TO FACILITATE VERTICAL PATIENT FLOW, ADD A DEDICATED ULTRASOUND SUITE, UPDATE THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE TRAUMA BAYS, ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS, AND CREATE A NEW RAPID OFFLOAD AREA SPECIFICALLY FOR AMBULANCES.

LIFEBRIDGE URBAN TRAUMA CENTER - NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE - THIS FIVE-YEAR PROJECT (SEPTEMBER 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2028) WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT AREA, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS. THE 2020 COMMUNITY READINESS SURVEY FOUND THAT 17.2 % OF CHILDREN AGED 12-17 AND 15% OF YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18-25 IN THIS REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN CT MEET THESE CRITERIA WITH PRIORITY POPULATIONS INCLUDING THE UNDOCUMENTED, THOSE WITH CULTURAL OR LANGUAGE BARRIERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHER GROUPS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO CARE. A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION OFFERING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, LIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY SERVICES (LIFEBRIDGE), HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO GREATER BRIDGEPORT’S MOST VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS FOR OVER 173 YEARS. WITH FUNDING FROM NCTSI III, LIFEBRIDGE WILL MAKE INVESTMENTS IN OUR CLINICAL COMPETENCIES (CULTURAL AND THERAPEUTIC) TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR THERAPEUTIC CARE AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS, THEREBY ADDRESSING THE URGENT NEED FOR QUALITY TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT IN BRIDGEPORT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES FOR URBAN BILPOC CHILDREN/YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. 2) TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR URBAN BILPOC CHILDREN/YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. 3) TO INCREASE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH AND FAMILY VOICE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING OF LIFEBRIDGE CLINICIANS IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR TREATING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, AS WELL AS TRAINING IN APPLYING TREATMENT PRACTICES SO THEY ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO THE POPULATION SERVED. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAINING, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE 350 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AGED 6-18 WITH IMPROVED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT. TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES, THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN. THESE EFFORTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO FORMALIZE COMMUNITY REFERRAL NETWORKS, INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, REDUCE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND TO CREATE SOCIAL COHESION ON SHARED COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED NEEDS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED 300 PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, GENERATE 10,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, AND REACH UP TO 140,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OTHER MARKETING EFFORTS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A ROBUST MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT LED BY AN INDEPENDENT TEAM OF EVALUATORS FROM BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. PROJECT FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED WIDELY WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - SINAI HOSPITAL’S BALTIMORE MANDY AND DENNIS WEINMAN OUTPATIENT CANCER BUILDING WILL BRING ALL SERVICES TOGETHER TO OFFER FULLY INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE WITHIN A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY. THE CANCER CENTER WILL SERVICE THE BALTIMORE CITY, COUNTY, AND SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THIS NEW THREE-STORY, 125,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IS BEING DESIGNED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLINICIANS, CURRENT AND FORMER PATIENTS, AND FRONTLINE STAFF AND WILL INCLUDE 39 INFUSION BAYS, 22 EXAM ROOMS, A RENOVATED RADIATION ONCOLOGY SUITE, DEDICATED INFUSION PHARMACY, ONCOLOGY SUPPORT RESOURCE CENTER, MEDITATION CENTER, AND COMMUNITY SPACES. TO IMPROVE ACCESS, THE NEW BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM CARE DELIVERY – BY DISEASE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CARE AT ONE LOCATION. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS CONSIST OF PROFESSIONALS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WHO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS OF PATIENTS, ESTABLISH EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT PLANS, AND ENGAGE IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS. THE NEW CANCER CENTER WILL NOT ONLY MEET IMMEDIATE CLINICAL CARE NEEDS, IT WILL ALSO WORK TO ADDRESS HISTORICAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE.

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

THE PROPOSED PROJECT, LED BY LIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY SERVICES (LIFEBRIDGE), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, AIMS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE IN BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PROMOTING TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) PROGRAMMING, AND INCREASED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. LOCATED IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS OF BRIDGEPORT STEM FROM LONG-STANDING AND SYSTEMIC FACTORS SUCH AS HISTORICAL TRAUMA, THE PREVALENCE OF VIOLENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. WHILE THE AVERAGE POVERTY RATE ACROSS FAIRFIELD COUNTY IS ONLY 2%, BRIDGEPORTS POVERTY RATE IS 21%, WITH ONE IN THREE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. WHILE 59.8% OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE WHITE, OVER 80% OF BRIDGEPORTS POPULATION IS NON-WHITE. BRIDGEPORT'S VIOLENT CRIME IS 75% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, AND THE CITY RECORDS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FAMILY HOMICIDE VICTIMS IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO VIOLENCE AND SAFETY, ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES OF GREATEST CONCERN IN THE REGION. STATEWIDE, BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ONE OF THREE DISTRICTS WITH THE LOWEST STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS. THE PANDEMIC EXACERBATED STUDENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES: WEAPON INCIDENTS INCREASED 78.8%, AND PHYSICAL AND VERBAL CONFRONTATIONS INCREASED 37.7%. BRIDGEPORT YOUTH GROW UP FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH INCREASED EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES)VARIOUS FORMS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION. STUDIES DOCUMENT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACES AND A WIDE RANGE OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING VIOLENT DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR AND LIFE-COURSE OFFENDING. OVER THIS THREE-YEAR PROJECT, LIFEBRIDGE WILL PARTNER WITH BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THREE COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORKS TRAUMA-INFORMED MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FRAMEWORK. UNIVERSAL: TRAIN 165 SCHOOL PERSONNEL DISTRICT-WIDE TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS USING THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY MODEL TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ACES AND THEIR IMPACT ON BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING SKILLS TO SOOTHE RATHER THAN ESCALATE STRONG EMOTIONS AND CHALLENGING SITUATIONS. TARGETED: IMPLEMENT SCHOOL-CONNECT SEL CURRICULUM TO REACH 1,000 STUDENTS AT THREE OF THE DISTRICTS LARGEST HIGH SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE A 20% IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENTS ABILITY TO HANDLE FRUSTRATION AND STRESS AND REDUCE SUSPENSION/EXPULSIONS RATES BY 10%. INTENSIVE: PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO 180 STUDENTS WITH HIGHER NEEDS, USING THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING TO ACHIEVE 10% IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT FUNCTIONING (E.G., HANDLING DAILY LIFE, ABILITY TO COPE), SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS, AND 20% DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT IN RESILIENCE.

FRESH2U: PRODUCE DELIVERY AND RESOURCE ENTERPRISE

LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR CENTER FOR HOPE, WHICH HOUSES ITS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE CESSATION PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY. CENTER FOR HOPE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SAFE STREETS DISPUTE MEDIATION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, DOVE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM AT NORTHWEST HOSPITAL), AND THE VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAMS AT SINAI HOSPITAL AND GRACE MEDICAL CENTER. THIS RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE FORMS OF TRAUMA IS NOT TRADITIONALLY FOUND IN A HEALTH CARE SETTING AND IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. CENTER FOR HOPE SERVES MORE THAN 5,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND OFFERS CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND MEDICAL EXAMS, MEDIATION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND BED-SIDE VISITS.   SINAI HOSPITAL SERVES A VERY HIGH-RISK POPULATION IN SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS—THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL SOUTH OF NORTHERN PARKWAY—WHERE POVERTY (MEDIANT INCOME IS $26,015), HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (23.6%), AND LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (ONLY 9.2% OF RESIDENTS HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR MORE) CREATE MULTIPLE OBSTACLES TO BOTH WELLNESS AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS.[1] THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS IS 69.6 YEARS COMPARED TO 73.8 YEARS FOR BALTIMORE CITY AND 81.3 YEARS FOR RESIDENTS OF MT. WASHINGTON, JUST TWO MILES NORTH.[2] MORE THAN 15% OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BALTIMORE CITY REPORT HAVING AN UNMET MEDICAL NEED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.[3] NORTHWEST HOSPITAL, WHICH HOUSES THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DOVE) PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN RANDALLSTOWN, MARYLAND, IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, JUST OVER THE CITY-COUNTY LINE.   FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THREE NEW POSITIONS: DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES, DATA MANAGER, AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME FOR THIS PROGRAM IS INCREASED CAPACITY OF THE CENTER FOR HOPE TO SERVE VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IN BALTIMORE CITY AND NORTHWEST BALTIMORE. THE NEW POSITIONS WILL ENABLE CENTER FOR HOPE TO SERVE AN INCREASED PATIENT VOLUME, PARTICULARLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS IN ALL COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW DATA MANAGER WILL ENABLE CENTER FOR HOPE TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND DATA REPORTING.   [1] 2017 NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PROFILE: SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS. HTTPS://HEALTH.BALTIMORECITY.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/NHP%202017%20-%2050%20SOUTHERN%20PARK%20HEIGHTS%20(REV%206-9-17).PDF [2] BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS ALLIANCE OF THE JACOB FRANCE INSTITUTE. RETRIEVED ON 9/28/16 FROM HTTP://BNIAJFI.ORG/INDICATORS/CHILDREN%20AND%20FAMILY%20HEALTH/LIFEEXP/. [3] HEALTHY BALTIMORE 2015. BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. RETRIEVED ON 9/24/16 FROM HTTP://HEALTH.BALTIMORECITY.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/HEALTHYBALTIMORE2015_FINAL_WEB.PDF.

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ELDER ABUSE

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4-6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:  A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION?S MISSION  THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH  A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT  THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM  THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT ESTABLISHED IN 1849, LIFEBRIDGE IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY WHOSE MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH BRIDGEPORT?S YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO BUILD RESILIENCE. OUR VISION IS FOR BRIDGEPORT?S YOUTH AND FAMILIES REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WITHIN A STRONGER COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SERVING 1150 LOW INCOME BRIDGEPORT RESIDENTS. LIFEBRIDGE PROPOSES TO ENGAGE THREE VISTA MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT A SUSTAINABLE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OUR BASIC NEEDS FACILITY, THE COMMUNITY CLOSET, WHICH RECRUITS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE IN ROLES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET ITS "BACK ROOM" (DONATION SORTERS, STOCKPERSONS, ETC.) AND "FRONT ROOM" (SHOPPER ASSISTANTS, INTAKE/DATA ENTRY CLERKS) OPERATIONAL NEEDS. VISTA VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK TO RECRUIT COMMUNITY CLOSET VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE WHILE HELPING PEOPLE TO FIND OUTFITS THAT WILL HELP THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHILE BEING A SOURCE OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. IN ADDITION TO MANAGING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE VISTA MEMBERS WILL WORK TO INCREASE COMMUNITY VISIBILITY AND DONOR CULTIVATION THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS, MARKETING, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. LIFEBRIDGE'S DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS A TWELVE-MONTH PROJECT.

NEW HEART FAILURE TREATMENT CAPABILITY FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS