Time For Change Foundation

POSITIVE FUTURES II - FEMALE SUD EXPANSION PROJECT

POSITIVE FUTURES

THE TIME FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION (TFCF) PROPOSES THE IMPROVING ADULT RE-ENTRY (IAR) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ADULT, WOMEN, EX-OFFENDERS, IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND STABLE COMMUNITY LIFE. THE IAR PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE 240 PARTICIPANTS OVER THREE YEARS, FOCUSING ON SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, WHICH HAS A HIGH DENSITY OF REENTERING EX-OFFENDERS AND SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PROGRAMS PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PARTICIPANTS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING PRE-RELEASE PLANNING, POST-RELEASE SUPPORT, AND ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. TFCF WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN (CIW) AND LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TAILORED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1) ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION: CONDUCTING INITIAL AND PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, JOB READINESS, AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS DURING INCARCERATION AND PRE-RELEASE. 2) EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT: GED PREPARATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN HIGH-DEMAND TRADES, JOB READINESS WORKSHOPS, AND CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL EMPLOYERS. 3) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES: OFFERING COUNSELING AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE PARENTAL INTERVENTION PROJECT (PIP) AND THE REENTRY WELL-BEING ASSESSMENT TOOL (RWAT). 4) BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT: ENGAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON FAIR HIRING PRACTICES, HIRING COMPLIANCE, PROFIT MARGINS, AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A. A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM RATES AMONG PARTICIPANTS, B. ENHANCED EMPLOYABILITY AND JOB PLACEMENT RATES THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND JOB READINESS PROGRAMS, C. IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT OUTCOMES, D. SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION OF PARTICIPANTS INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH STABLE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT. THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, TARGETING CITIES WITH HIGH EX-OFFENDER POPULATIONS SUCH AS SAN BERNARDINO, VICTORVILLE, RIALTO, REDLANDS, AND COLTON. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE PRIMARILY BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN WITHIN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OF THEIR RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION, WHO FACE SUBSTANTIAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. TFCFS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CIW, LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ARE CRUCIAL TO THE PROGRAMS SUCCESS. THESE COLLABORATIONS FACILITATE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND EFFECTIVE JOB PLACEMENT EFFORTS. BY ADDRESSING THE MULTIFACETED NEEDS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, TFCFS IAR PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER LONG-TERM CAREER GROWTH, REDUCE RECIDIVISM, AND PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY AMONG ITS PARTICIPANTS, ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTING TO SAFER AND MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.

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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