Footprints Inc

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.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

THE KANSAS CITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT COALITION (KC-SATRSC) IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY SIXTY KANSAS CITY-BASED AGENCIES THAT ARE ALIGNED TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE AFFLICTED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. IT IS MADE UP OF FAITH-BASED PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTERS, LOCAL MEDICAL CENTERS, PREVENTION PROVIDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THESE PARTNERS WORK COLLECTIVELY TO PROVIDE A NETWORK OF TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES IN KANSAS CITY AND OTHER AREAS OF THE MISSOURI WESTERN REGION. THE PURPOSE OF KC-SATRSC IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE EXISTING PROGRAMS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES ARE IMPACTED BY THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR OTHER DRUGS. THESE AGENCIES, ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OPERATE IN A RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE (ROSC) TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THIS VISTA PROJECT WILL BUILD LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COALITION AND ITS FRONT LINE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THE INVOLVEMENT OF VISTAS AT THE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES WILL ASSIST THEM TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS IN THE LOW INCOME, PRIMARILY MINORITY COMMUNITIES OF KANSAS CITY THAT ARE BEING DEVASTATED BY OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS. ALONG WITH SIX MEMBER AGENCIES HOSTING A VISTA, TWO FULL-TIME VISTAS WILL SUPPORT OF THE KANSAS CITY ADDICTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT COALITION TO HELP TAKE ITS MESSAGE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THIS INVOLVES SUPPORTING EFFORTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY SUCH AS THE "RECOVERY WORKS" AND THE "STAND FOR RECOVERY" MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS. THESE ARE INTENDED TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, PROMOTE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND TO REDUCE THE SHAME ASSOCIATED WITH SUDS. INCREASED COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND RESHAPING ATTITUDES AROUND RECOVERY WILL ALL WORK TO STRENGTHEN KANSAS CITY'S LOW INCOME, PRIMARILY MINORITY COMMUNITIES. THE VISTAS ASSIGNED TO THE COALITION WILL ALSO PROVIDE GRANT WRITING AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, EVENT PLANNING AND OTHER CAPACITY BUILDING TASKS. THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MEMBER AGENCIES THROUGH PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR RECOVERY RESIDENCES.

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT FOOTPRINTS IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND OR HOMELESSNESS IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. FOOTPRINTS WILL EXPAND SERVICES CURRENTLY PROVIDED TO VETERANS BY ADDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AT THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI LOCATION. OVER 900 VETERANS HAVE BEEN SERVED BY THE FOOTPRINTS HEROES HOME GATE (HHG) PROGRAM. THESE VETERANS ARE NEED OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO EMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF MAINTAINING HOUSING. HHG PROVIDES THE SUPPORT UNHOUSED VETERANS NEED TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS TO REENTERING SOCIETY, MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, AND SUSTAINING A LONG-TERM LIVING SITUATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY THE GRANT THE ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW HVRP PROGRAM AT FOOTPRINTS HEROES HOME GATE. THE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE STAFFING FOR THE PROGRAM, REFERRALS TO PARTNER EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS, GIFT CARD INCENTIVES TO MARK PARTICIPATION MILESTONES, AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCE TO SUPPORT VETERANS IN THEIR FIRST THREE MONTHS IN THE PROGRAM. ON THE JOB TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS ARE A FUTURE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE VETERANS IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. VETERANS FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PTSD, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. AMONG THE VETERANS SERVED BY HHG IN 2025, 16% HAD A PHYSICAL DISABILITY. OVER 47% OF FOOTPRINTS CLIENTS REPORT ALCOHOL MISUSE COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AMONG UNHOUSED PEOPLE OF 38%. THE RATE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IS SIMILARLY HIGHER, WITH 39% OF HHG CLIENTS REPORTING USE COMPARED TO ONLY 26% OF THE UNHOUSED POPULATION NATIONALLY. ALMOST A QUARTER OF HHG CLIENTS ARE ADDICTED TO BOTH ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES. THE PIT COUNT FOR THE KANSAS CITY AREA IS 154 VETERANS, INDICATING A HIGH NEED FOR SUPPORT OF HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE AREA.EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT HHG PLANS TO ENROLL 38 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. ENROLLMENT WILL BEGIN GRADUALLY IN YEAR 1 TO ALLOW FOR START UP TIME OF THE PROGRAM. BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM, HHG ANTICIPATES AN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 60% WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING THIS PERCENTAGE FOLLOWING THE FIRST PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. HHG HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING VETERANS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO STABILITY. OF THE OVER 900 VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVED BY HHG, 70% HAVE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT AND STABLE HOUSING. HHG HAS THE HIGHEST SUCCESS RATE OF ALL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR VETERANS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. HHG WILL BUILD ON THIS SUCCESS TO SUPPORT VETERANS IN GAINING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH HVRP.KEY PARTNERSHIPS FOOTPRINTS IS A CURRENT GPD GRANTEE. FOOTPRINTS HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE PROVIDERS INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS (KCCEH, THE LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE PROVIDER), VETERANS COURT, THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICES, PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICERS AND OTHER HOMELESS SHELTERS SUCH AS MT. CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, AND CROSS LINES COMMUNITY OUTREACH. FOOTPRINTS, AND THE HEROES HOME GATE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, WILL CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH KCCEH AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS IN KANSAS CITY. THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED INTERNALLY, VETERANS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND WILL RECEIVE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT THROUGH HVRP.PROVIDE ALL OTHER NON-HVRP FUNDINGTHESE FUNDERS SUPPORT HHG HOUSING AS PART OF HVRP: ABERNATHY TRUST: $10,000 MEAL PREPARATION AND TRANSPORTATION DAVID WOODS KEMPER FOUNDATION: $40,000 GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT JACKSON CO COMBAT: HHG HOUSING WITH $15,000 JACKSON CO OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING: $53,100 CASE MANAGER, ED SALARY, CLIENT SERVICES HCHV SERVICES CONTRACT WITH THE VA GPD PDO GRANT FROM THE VA PROVIDES HOUSING FOR UP TO 14 HOMELESS VETERANS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE HOUSING IN KANSAS.