Kristi House Inc

KRISTI HOUSE C-START CENTER: STRENGTHENING CARE & CAPACITY - KRISTI HOUSE, INC., THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER SERVING LARGE, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, PROPOSES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN OVERCOMING SERIOUS TRAUMA IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. C-START (CHILD SEVERE TRAUMA AWARENESS, RESPONSE AND TREATMENT) IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TRAINING IN AND TREATMENT USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR CHILD TRAUMA, PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERSERVED, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS. WITH THE AREA'S CURRENT CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SEVERELY OUTSTRIPPED BY NEED, C-START WILL TARGET CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF EBP DEVELOPERS AND MASTER TRAINERS, C-START WILL MAKE ITS IMPACT UNDER THREE MAJOR OBJECTIVES: 1) SERVICE DELIVERY; 2) CAPACITY BUILDING; AND 3) AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. SERVICE DELIVERY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THERAPISTS AND CARE WORKERS SERVING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND FAMILIES. ALONG WITH KRISTI HOUSE, 10 PARTNER-AGENCIES WORKING WITH ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITIES, LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND NEWCOMERS HAVE COMMITTED TO C-START TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND PARTICIPATE IN EBP TRAININGS. OVER THE FIVE YEARS, WE ANTICIPATE REACHING 3,760 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT, 95% OF WHOM WILL BE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, NEWCOMERS AND LGBTQ+ CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. CAPACITY-BUILDING WILL TAKE A COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO SPREADING EBPS INCLUDING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CULTURALLY MODIFIED TRAUMA FOCUSED THERAPY, RISK REDUCTION THROUGH FAMILY THERAPY, AND PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. ALL EBPS WILL BE TAUGHT BY NATIONAL MASTER TRAINERS. ADDITIONAL EXPERTS IN CHILD TRAUMA AND RACE; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND RISKY BEHAVIORS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY CHANGE EFFORTS; AND UNACCOMPANIED, REFUGEE, AND IMMIGRANT MINORS WILL EXPAND CAPACITY FOR TREATING TRAUMA IMPACTING SPECIAL POPULATIONS OF YOUTH. SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT CLINICIANS AND OTHER CARE WORKERS SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND COMPONENTS FOR ENHANCING CAREER ENGAGEMENT AND REDUCING TRAUMA (CE-CERT) WILL FURTHER FORTIFY THE WORKFORCE WITH SUSTAINING SUPPORT, ADVANCED TRAINING AND SKILL BUILDING. C-START ANTICIPATES TRAINING 252 CLINICIANS, CARE MANAGERS AND SENIOR LEADERS IN EBPS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS IN MINI-TRAININGS ON CHILD TRAUMA. EDUCATION THROUGH C-START WILL ENCOMPASS DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS, PARENTS AND YOUTH TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CHILD TRAUMA AND ACCESS TO SERVICES. OUTREACH WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN ARE AT HIGH RISK AND UNDERSERVED. NCTSN CORE CURRICULUM COLLEGE PARTICIPATION BY A COHORT OF EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE TRAUMA-INFORMED FOUNDATION FOR CARE IN MIAMI. WE EXPECT THE KRISTI HOUSE EDUCATION TEAM WILL REACH 4,000 TO 4,250 PARTICIPANTS A YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 21,000 EDUCATION COURSE PARTICIPANTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT. INPUT FROM CONSUMER-CLIENTS, PARTNERS FROM OTHER NCTSN SITES AND WORKGROUPS, MASTER TRAINER FACULTY AND EVALUATORS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI WILL PROVIDE INPUT AND GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

KRISTI HOUSE CTS CENTER

KRISTI HOUSE "C-START" CTS CENTER

PROJECT TEAM: ENHANCING AND EXPANDING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH FLORIDA

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

THROUGH THIS AWARD, KRISTI HOUSE WILL EXPAND UPON ITS EXISTING PROJECT GOLD (GIRLS OWNING THEIR LIVES AND DREAMS) AND DEVELOP PROJECT GOLD II. UNDER PROJECT GOLD II, KRISTI HOUSE WILL EXTEND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES TO MEN AND BOYS AND WILL PARTNER WITH SPECIALIZED MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS TO EXPAND SERVICES FOR EXPECTANT AND YOUNG MOTHERS AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN NEED OF ADDICTION TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A LABOR TRAFFICKING FOCUS WITH TRAINING AND CONSULTATION STRATEGIES TO EXPAND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE LABOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ADMINISTERING EVIDENCE-BASED RISK AND NEEDS SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS; PROVIDING SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL AND MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES; ADAPTING CARE MANAGEMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT; AND IMPLEMENTING A FOCUSED INITIATIVE ON COMMUNITY-WIDE TRAININGS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LABOR TRAFFICKING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR MALE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MIAMI-DADE; PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-BASED AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS; PROVISION OF LINKAGES TO OTHER NEEDED SERVICES; AND AN INCREASE IN TRAINING, IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING AROUND LABOR TRAFFICKING. THE PRIMARY INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE BOYS AND YOUNG MEN INVOLVED IN SEX AND/OR LABOR TRAFFICKING IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND SOUTH FLORIDA. GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND SOON-TO-BE MOTHERS WILL BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF SPECIALIZED GYNECOLOGICAL CARE INCLUDING PREGNANCY, POSTPARTUM FOLLOW-UP AND MATERNAL CHILD MENTAL HEALTH, AND SEX AND/OR LABOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WILL RECEIVE SPECIALIZED INTERVENTION. THROUGH PROJECT GOLD II, KRISTI HOUSE WILL FORMALIZE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SPECIALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICKING MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN MIAMI WHO MAKE UP THE THRIVE CLINIC, ENGAGE WITH AN EXPERIENCED LABOR TRAFFICKING LEADER IN THE STATE TO FOCUS ON THE PLANNED LABOR TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE, AND WORK WITH AN EXPERIENCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER WHO HAS PUBLISHED EXTENSIVELY ON ABUSE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO CONDUCT DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION FOR THE PROJECT.

KRISTI HOUSE "C-START" CTS CENTER

KRISTI HOUSE, INC., WHICH OPERATES PROJECT GOLD FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY OVERCOMING SEX TRAFFICKING, PROPOSES EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ITS EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK, BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL USE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO EXPOSE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO THE PEOPLE AND PLACES INVOLVED IN JOBS AND CAREERS OF INTEREST. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PROVIDING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION, AS WELL PARTICIPATION IN JOB/CAREER FAIRS, CAMPUS AND COMPANY TOURS, AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. MANY DIVERSE WOMEN LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS WILL ASSIST IN ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS FIRSTHAND THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND DIALOG. THE ORGANIZATION WILL OFFER TRAINING ON COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF BOYS AND MEN AND LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS. THE ORGANIZATION ANTICIPATES A MINIMUM OF 100 FEMALE SURVIVORS, PRIMARILY AGES 16 TO 24, WILL PARTICIPATE IN BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE PROGRAM, AND AT LEAST 7,500 PROFESSIONALS FROM SERVICE PROVIDER AGENCIES AND LOCAL PARTNERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

PROJECT GOLD BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE

PROJECT BOLD: ADDRESSING THE NEEDS COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND LGBTQI VICTIMS

KRISTI HOUSE CSEC PROJECT FOR MIAMI

NCTSI-TX SUPPLEMENTS

KRISTI HOUSE'S PROJECT GOLD & BOLD FOR MENTORING & HEALING