Liberation Programs Inc

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

LOWER FAIRFIELD REGIONAL COLLABORATION

FAMILY RECOVERY COACHING AT LIBERATION PROGRAMS - LIBERATION PROGRAMS, INC. (LPI) WILL OFFER THE SERVICES OF TWO FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES TO REACH THOSE WHO ARE IN TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), AND/OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD) THAT WILL WELCOME AND WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM FAMILY INVOLVEMENT. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES ARE PEERS WHO WILL DELIVER CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND TRAUMA-INFORMED RECOVERY SUPPORT, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS AND CONNECTIONS TO LIBERATION'S OTHER PROGRAMMING INCLUDING MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT AND ITS RESIDENTIAL INPATIENT PROGRAMS. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACH'S SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED TO A POPULATION WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF OVERDOSE AND WHO OFTEN CANNOT AFFORD TREATMENT; 81.8% EXPERIENCED SOME SORT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, 12.8% WERE HOMELESS, 70.8% WERE UNEMPLOYED, AND 86.6% LIVED BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, APPROXIMATELY QUADRUPLE THAT OF THE BRIDGEPORT POVERTY LEVEL. BRIDGEPORT'S OVERDOSE MORTALITY RATE IS NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH 47.8 OVERDOSE DEATHS PER 100,000 IN 2020; THE 2020 UNITED STATES MORTALITY RATE IS 28.3 OVERDOSES PER 100,000. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 GREATER BRIDGEPORT AREA RESIDENTS WHO LACK ACCESS TO NEEDED SUD/OUD/COD TREATMENT, UNDERSCORING A LIFE-THREATENING UNMET NEED. BRIDGEPORT LACKS RESOURCES OFFERING SUPPORT NOT ONLY FOR ITS RESIDENTS BUT THEIR FAMILIES, MAKING LIBERATION'S FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES A VITAL RESPONSE TO A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES WILL CONNECT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUD/OUD/COD AS THEY PLAY A PARAMOUNT ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR SUD/OUD/COD. AS PEER SUPPORTS, RECOVERY COACHES POSSESS THE EMOTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WHICH ONLY THOSE IN RECOVERY CAN UNDERSTAND AND WILL PASS THAT KNOWLEDGE ALONG TO OTHERS STRUGGLING WITH RECOVERY'S COMPLICATED AND STRESSFUL EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE, AND ARE PROVEN TO HAVE A SALUTARY EFFECT ON PARTICIPANTS AND MADE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SUBSTANCE USE OUTCOMES. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES WILL SPECIALIZE IN SERVING CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL CARE, RUNNING FAMILY THERAPY GROUPS, AND PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT TO CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING TREATMENT AND POST-DISCHARGE. OVER THE ONE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, LPI WILL ESTABLISH THE PRESENCE OF TWO FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES IN A JUDGMENT-FREE, RECOVERY-ORIENTED SETTING, REDUCE OVERDOSE RISK AMONG PARTICIPANTS, INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN RECOVERY AMONG PARTICIPANTS, AND REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO FAMILY CONCERNS AND HOW THOSE RELATIONSHIPS CAN IMPACT RECOVERY. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES WILL REACH AT LEAST 100 CLIENTS (50 EACH) AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE AT LEAST 40 FAMILIES (40 EACH) WHO HAVE A LOVED ONE IN RECOVERY. THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES' SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED TO ALL CLIENTS IN BRIDGEPORT UPON INTAKE, AND 100% OF FAMILIES ENGAGED WITH THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES WILL RECEIVE RECOVERY-FOCUSED EDUCATION, NOT ONLY REGARDING THE RECOVERY OF THEIR LOVED ONE BUT FOR THEIR FAMILY AS WELL. LIBERATION EXPECTS 70% OF ALL CLIENTS WORKING WITH THE FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES TO REDUCE OR ABSTAIN FROM SUBSTANCE USE. LIBERATION PROGRAMS' MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND TO FOSTER HOPE AND MAINTAIN WELLNESS. THE TWO FAMILY RECOVERY COACHES REQUESTED WILL HELP US FULFILL THIS MISSION FOR A POPULATION CRITICALLY IN NEED.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

LOWER LEVEL GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOM - LIBERATION PROGRAMS, INC. (LPI) WILL USE CONGRESSIONALLY-DIRECTED SPENDING TO INSTALL A NEW FULLY-EQUIPPED GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOM IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE PELLETIER WELLNESS CENTER, OUR TWO-FLOOR STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE CLINIC IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, FOR USE BY LPI STAFF; THE PELLETIER WELLNESS CENTER SERVED 1,514 CLIENTS IN 2021. THE LOWER LEVEL HAS BEEN BUILT OUT AS A RESULT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF HIRED DUE TO AN INCREASED CLIENT CENSUS, AND THE SPACE MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOMS SO STAFF WORKING IN THE AREA DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE UPPER LEVEL WHEN USING THE RESTROOM. THIS ALLOWS FOR GREATER PRODUCTIVITY AND COMFORT, AS WELL AS INCREASED CONFIDENTIALITY, AS CLIENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE LOWER LEVEL. FUNDING WILL COVER THIS PROJECT'S PLANNING AND EXECUTION, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, PLUMBING, INSTALLATION, LABOR, AND OVERHEAD. AS PART OF OUR RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN CLIENT LOADS, LPI HIRED MORE FRONTLINE STAFF; THIS HAS LED TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED OFFICE SPACE WHERE STAFF CAN HANDLE CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT INFORMATION, MAKE NECESSARY PHONE CALLS TO CLIENTS AND OTHER PROVIDERS, AND COMPLETE ANY NECESSARY REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE TASKS. LPI HAS BUILT OUT THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE PELLETIER WELLNESS CENTER TO SUIT THIS NEED, INSTALLING OFFICES AND WORKSPACES SO STAFF MAY WORK FREELY IN A CONFIDENTIAL AND FULLY-EQUIPPED SPACE. EQUIPPING THE LOWER LEVEL WITH GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOMS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN PROVIDING THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT WORK SETTING POSSIBLE FOR LPI STAFF IN THE LOWER LEVEL. GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOMS ALLOW STAFF TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVEL AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR WORK INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO UPSTAIRS AND USE RESTROOMS THAT ARE SHARED WITH OTHER STAFF AND RECOVEREES, LEADING TO INCREASED COMFORT, CONVENIENCE, AND PRODUCTIVITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE PELLETIER WELLNESS CENTER'S CONSTRUCTION, IN PART, WAS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STAFF ARE ABLE TO ENJOY AMPLE SPACE, UPDATED AMENITIES, AND MORE POSITIVE WORKING CONDITIONS; THE ADDITION OF A GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOM IN LOWER LEVEL CONTINUES THAT COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR STAFF WHO IN TURN PASS THAT SUPPORT ONTO OUR RECOVEREES. THE RESTROOM PROMOTES INCLUSIVITY FOR STAFF AS IT IS GENDER-NEUTRAL, AND PROVIDES ACCOMMODATIONS TO EMPLOYEE NEEDS WHILE AFFIRMING EMPLOYEES WHO MAY IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER, GENDERQUEER, GENDER-NEUTRAL, OR NON-BINARY. LIBERATION PROGRAMS' MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND TO FOSTER HOPE AND MAINTAIN WELLNESS. THE INSTALLATION OF THE LOWER LEVEL GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOM WILL GIVE STAFF THE SPACE TO HELP US FULFILL THIS MISSION FOR A POPULATION CRITICALLY IN NEED.