Haitian Centers Council Inc

PREVENTION NAVIGATION FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN GBHI PROGRAM - SUMMARY. THE HAITIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY COALITION (HCC) IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUDS OR CODS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; HCC WILL TARGET AFRICAN AMERICANS, IMMIGRANTS, AND LGBTQ+ PERSONS IN BROOKLYN, NY. HCC WILL SERVE 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY (150 IN YEAR 1) WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 1,150 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. BROOKLYN INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. HCC’S POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING YOUTH, AND/OR FAMILIES WITH SUDS OR CODS, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN PARTICULAR, HCC WILL TARGET AFRICAN AMERICANS, IMMIGRANTS, AND LGBTQ+ PERSONS. THE CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED WILL BE HIGH-NEED AREAS OF BROOKLYN, NYC, INCLUDING CENTRAL BROOKLYN (BEDFORD STUYVESANT, CROWN HEIGHTS, AND BROWNSVILLE), EAST NEW YORK, FLATBUSH-EAST FLATBUSH, AND CANARSIE-FLATLANDS; THESE AREAS HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUD AND COD IN NYC. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. HCC’S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) OUTREACH AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO UNSHELTERED AND SHELTERED POPULATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION IN, HARM REDUCTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 2) DIRECT SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; 3) ACCESS TO MOUD SERVICES; 4) EVIDENCE-BASED HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES; 5) CASE MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES CARE COORDINATION/SERVICE DELIVERY PLANNING; AND 6) STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE PROJECT SERVICES; 7) RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 8) IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING; 9) AND DEVELOPING A STEERING COMMITTEE, HCC WILL PROVIDE 3 EBPS: INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND DELIVERY OF COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY. OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. OBJECTIVE 1: CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ENROLL AT LEAST 150 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1 AND 250 PER YEAR THEREAFTER. OBJECTIVE 2: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES TO 150 ENROLLED CLIENTS IN YEAR 1 AND 250 PER YEAR THEREAFTER OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASE ACCESS TO MOUD TREATMENT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 85% OF CLIENTS IN NEED OF SERVICES PER YEAR OBJECTIVE 4: PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES FOR AT LEAST 90% OF CLIENTS IN NEED OF SERVICES PER YEAR OBJECTIVE 5: PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 150 ENROLLED CLIENTS IN YEAR 1 AND 250 PER YEAR THEREAFTER OBJECTIVE 6: PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT COACHING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, RECOVERY COACHING AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR AT LEAST 90% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN NEED OF SERVICES OBJECTIVE 7: ASSIST IN THE PLACEMENT OF 80% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN NEED IN PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH COORDINATION WITH HOMELESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS OBJECTIVE 8: CONVENE A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 8 MEMBERS TO MEET QUARTERLY TO MONITOR AND ADVISE ON THE PROGRAM GOALS