Face It

FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION - FACE IT TOGETHER (FIT) IS AN ADDICTION WELLNESS NONPROFIT THAT OFFERS COMPASSIONATE, DATA-DRIVEN PEER COACHING TO THOSE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION, INCLUDING LOVED ONES. THOUGH FIT PROVIDES SERVICES NATIONWIDE, FACE IT TOGETHER COLORADO SPRINGS EXPANSION IS FOCUSED WITHIN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. FIT WILL SERVE PERSONS WITH ADDICTION AND LOVED ONES 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITHIN THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED PEER COACHING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, EL PASO COUNTY HAS REPORTED HIGH LEVELS OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED DRIVING DEATHS. THE STATE OF CO IS ALSO STRUGGLING WITH HIGH RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSES AND HAS EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE MID-2020. FIT COACHING USES STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND LEVERAGING THEIR SHARED LIVED EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE A PATH OF WELLNESS. COACHES CREATE A SAFE AND NONJUDGMENTAL SPACE FOR THOSE IMPACTED TO SEEK SUPPORT. COACHES EDUCATE LOVED ONES ON THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION, HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY BOUNDARIES AND HOW TO MOTIVATE CHANGE. FIT HAS FOUR PRIMARY GOALS: IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS; ENSURE FIT PEER COACHES ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN CURRENT EVIDENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES; CREATE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT COLORADO SPRINGS TO EXPAND FIT’S REACH AND INCREASE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT; AND REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ADDICTION IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, FIT WILL ENGAGE 85 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY ADDICTION (INCLUDING LOS) IN PEER COACHING AND INCREASE BY 10 INDIVIDUALS EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 285 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: - AFTER AT LEAST 60 DAYS OF PEER COACHING, MEMBERS WILL DEMONSTRATE A 10% INCREASE IN THEIR WELLBEING FROM BASELINE TO FINAL ASSESSMENT. - BY END OF Y1, FIT’S WEBSITE WILL BE TRANSLATED AND ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. - OBTAIN 300,000 IMPRESSIONS DURING FIT’S RECOVERY MONTH CAMPAIGN (Y1). - BY END OF Y1, FIT COACHES WILL BE FULLY TRAINED, TESTED AND CREDENTIALED THROUGH NAADAC, WITH A TWO-YEAR RENEWAL OCCURRING BY THE END OF Y3. - ENLIST A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE ONGOING CLINICAL OVERSIGHT OF COACHES BY END OF Y1. - FIT COACHES WILL PARTICIPATE IN TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. - DEVELOP FIVE REFERRAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY NONPROFITS BY END OF Y1. - INCREASE CONNECTIONS IN MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY (E.G., MILITARY, HEALTHCARE, HISPANIC COMMUNITY) BY END OF Y2. - BY END OF Y2, PRODUCE THREE TO FIVE HIGH-QUALITY TESTIMONIAL VIDEOS WITH A FOCUS ON DESTIGMATIZING ADDICTION AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP. - MONTHLY MARKETING WILL RAISE AWARENESS AND GENERATE AT LEAST 2,500 IMPRESSIONS MONTHLY.