Recovery Point Of Hunting Inc

THE POINT: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN'S RECOVERY (POWR) - THE POINT: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN'S RECOVERY (POWR) FILLS A CRITICAL GAP IN CABELL COUNTY, WV RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES BY BUILDING A RECOVERY FOCUSED COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE/MAINTAIN RECOVERY AND FOR DRUG IMPACTED FAMILIES BY OPENING A RECOVERY CAFE IN THE OVERDOSE CAPITOL OF AMERICA: HUNTINGTON, WV (1). POWR PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORTATION & CHILDCARE, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS & PRO-RECOVERY SOCIALIZATION. WV HAD THE HIGHEST 2017 AGE-ADJUSTED OVERDOSE STATE DEATH RATE (57.8/100K WV; 21.7/100K US) (2). OVER 20% OF 2017 WV OVERDOSE DEATHS WERE IN CABELL COUNTY (MOST IN WV). 20% OF BABIES BORN AT CABELL-HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WERE EXPOSED TO DRUGS/MAT IN VITRO. WV CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) NAMED CABELL A CRISIS COUNTY. TARGET CLIENTS SUFFER FROM HIGH LEVELS OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES & LACK OF RECOVERY MAINTENANCE SUPPORTS IN A HIGH-NEED AREA, MULTI-GENERATIONAL ADDICTION & SYSTEM BARRIERS SUCH AS POVERTY, STIGMA, AND LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE & CHILD CARE. POWR WILL SERVE 75 WOMEN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE/MAINTAIN THEIR RECOVERY IN YEAR 1, 100 IN Y2, & 125 IN Y3, & 150 IN Y4, & 200 IN Y5 FOR A TOTAL OF 650 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. AT A COST OF $2,308 PER CLIENT SERVED, JUST FOUR DAYS IN DETOX (@ $575/DAY), EXCEEDS THE PER CLIENT COST OF POWR. POWR'S GOALS INCLUDE: 1) INCREASE CAPACITY FOR CABELL COUNTY WOMEN TO ACCESS PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE- BASED PROGRAMS/SERVICES LEADING TO LONG TERM RECOVERY; 2) DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE OUTCOMES & DURABILITY OF POWR (MEASURED BY GPRA BASELINE VS. 6 & 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP); 3) CREATE A NETWORK OF SERVICES TO FORTIFY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL ILLNESS (SUD/COD); 4) INCREASE CAPACITY OF RECOVERY POINT WV (RPWV) TO INTEGRATE PRSS INTO COMMUNITY PARTNER CARE MODELS TO IMPROVE TARGET CLIENT WHOLE PERSON HEALTH; 5) EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN RECOVERY TO BECOME PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS & 6) SUSTAIN POWR SERVICES POST GRANT FUNDING. POWR'S MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: INITIATING A RECOVERY CAFE; INCREASING CAPACITY TO & PROVIDING WOMEN WITH TRAUMA INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRSS; REFERRING CLIENTS TO AN EVER EXPANDING NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS; FOLLOWING UP ON REFERRALS TO ENSURE BARRIERS TO SERVICE ARE REMOVED; PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE; REDUCING COMMUNITY STIGMA VIA CLIENT PARTICIPATION IN AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY; ENSURING CLIENTS HAVE IDENTIFICATION (DRIVER'S LICENSES/STATE IDS/ BIRTH CERTIFICATES); IMPROVING CLIENT PERFORMANCE MEASURES; SUPPORTING SUD/COD IMPACTED FAMILIES VIA EDUCATION, SERVICE NAVIGATION, REFERRALS & REFERRAL FOLLOW-UP; ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION; PROVIDING REQUIRED THERAPY FOR MAT CLIENTS, INTEGRATING POWR REFERRALS INTO COMMUNITY PARTNER REFERRAL PROCESSES; EXPANDING RPWV'S RELATIONS WITH VETERAN PROVIDERS; ENHANCING ACCESS TO RPWV'S RECOVERY COACH CLASS & SUSTAINING SERVICES POST GRANT FUNDING. CABELL COUNTY WOMEN HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM. POWR IS THE SOLUTION.

THE HEALING PLACE EXPANSION

ABSTRACT   RECOVERY POINT WEST VIRGINIA (RPWV) IS PROPOSING A SECOND CHANCE REENTRY PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WV DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (WVDCR) AND THE KANAWHA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ACTION, INC. (KISRA)  THE SECOND CHANCE REENTRY PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A CASE MANAGEMENT FOCUSED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, TRAUMA INFORMED REENTRY PROGRAM WITH THREE PHASES OF SERVICES.  PRE-RELEASE SERVICES (UP TO 90 DAYS BEFORE SCHEDULED RELEASE) WILL INCLUDE A BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE CASE MANAGEMENT INVENTORY (LS/CMI) WHICH PREDICTS RECIDIVISM AND IDENTIFIES CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS. PRE-RELEASE SPECIALISTS WILL WORK WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO ASSESS REENTRY NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, AND ENGAGE IN GOAL SETTING ACTIVITIES IN COORDINATION WITH THE SECOND CHANCE CASE MANAGER.  POST-RELEASE SERVICES (UP TO 3 MONTHS) WILL INCLUDE CONTINUED CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADDED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS TO SECURE HOUSING AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED REENTRY ACTION PLAN. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL UNDERGO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND ENGAGE IN AN INTENSIVE 2-4 WEEK PROGRAM TO CREATE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER REENTRY SUCCESS.  RPWV WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY HOUSING FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER UP TO 6 MONTHS.  STABILITY SERVICES (3-6 MONTHS) WILL STEP UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WITH ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND PEER RECOVERY, TO COMPLETE REENTRY GOALS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, BUDGETING, TRANSPORTATION, AND PERMANENT HOUSING, TO DEMONSTRATE INCREASED STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. PROGRAM STAFF WILL MEDIATE AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE CLIENT TO ADDRESS STIGMA RELATED BARRIERS TO HOUSING AND/OR EMPLOYMENT. SERVICES WILL BE PHASE OUT OVER TIME.  SUD RECOVERY SUPPORT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OTHER RPWV PROGRAMMING.  THE TARGET POPULATION FOR RPWV SECOND CHANCE REENTRY PROGRAM IS INCARCERATED MALES AGES 18-45 WITH A HISTORY OF SUD OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESS WHO SCORE IN THE LOW TO MEDIUM RANGE OF RECIDIVISM RISK ON THE LS/CMI WITH A DESIRE TO BE DISCHARGED TO CABELL, KANAWHA OR RALEIGH COUNTIES IN WV.    RPWV WILL IMPLEMENT PRIORITY 1A&B BY PROMOTING RACIAL EQUITY AND THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO APPALACHIAN AFRICAN AMERICANS LIVING IN WEST VIRGINIA.  FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 13 AND 17 OF THE PROJECT NARRATIVE.  KISRA IS A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION AND WILL RECEIVE 30% OF THE AWARDED FUNDS ($225,000 OVER THREE YEARS) AS A PARTNER PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE REENTRY TEAM.  RPWV WILL ALSO ADDRESS PROGRAM PRIORITY 2A BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE IN FACILITATING THE SUCCESSFUL REENTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED INCLUDING (CASE MANAGEMENT AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY), HOWEVER, PRIORITY 2B WILL NOT BE MET.   DELIVERABLES WILL BE AN ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM BJA AND THE ASSIGNED TTA PROVIDER, TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF A FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL, AS WELL AS A FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - RECOVERY POINT WEST VIRGINIA (RPWV) PROVIDES A LONG-TERM, RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAM BASED ON THE SOCIAL MODEL OF RECOVERY TO ANY PERSON SEEKING RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE 2021 WEST VIRGINIA OVERDOSE DEATH RATE WAS 86/100K COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL RATE OF 34.4/100K. IN 2021, WEST VIRGINIA RANKED HIGHEST IN THE US FOR OPIOID (WV: 74.9/100K, US: 28.2/100K) & STIMULANT (WV: 56.8/100K, US: 18.7/100K) OVERDOSE DEATHS. TO ADDRESS THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS IN WEST VIRGINIA, THE RPWV MODEL, UTILIZES A RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FIND AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THE MODEL IS BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF THE PEER-TO-PEER SOCIAL MODEL OF RECOVERY, WHERE RESIDENTS HELP TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR RECOVERY. EBPS ARE VALIDATED, APPROPRIATE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT FOR THE TARGET POPULATION, AND DESIGNED TO SUPPORT RETENTION IN RECOVERY. ALONG WITH THE RPWV PEER-TO-PEER MODEL, RESIDENTS ALSO RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING. PROJECT 1: RECOVERY POINT CHARLESTON 501 STOCKTON ST., CHARLESTON, WV 25387 WILL EXPAND AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCREASE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IN SUPPORT OF ADDING A WING ONTO THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT WILL HOUSE ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS AND LIVING SPACE REQUIRED TO SATISFY UPDATED STATE RECOVERY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS. PROJECT 2: RECOVERY POINT PARKERSBURG 4204 EMERSON AVE., PARKERSBURG, WV 26104 WILL IMPROVE THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS OF THE EXISTING FACILITY TO SATISFY UPDATED STATE RECOVERY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXPAND BED CAPACITY FROM 80 TO 100 BEDS.

BREAKING THE CYCLE TO OVERCOME RECIDIVISM IN SUD (BCOR-SUD) - BREAKING THE CYCLE TO OVERCOME RECIDIVISM IN SUD (BCOR-SUD) PROVIDES PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) TO ADULT PAROLEES IN 16 SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION PAROLE SERVICES COUNTIES (100 CLIENTS IN Y1, 110 IN Y2 & 120 IN Y3, TOTAL 330). THE FOCUS POPULATION SUFFERS HIGH AGE-ADJUSTED OVERDOSE DEATH RATES, FEW TREATMENT/ PREVENTION SERVICES, HIGH OVERDOSE RISK, STIGMA, & LIVES IN RURAL AREAS WITH FEW RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. RECOVERY POINT OF WEST VIRGINIA BCOR SUD GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES FOLLOW: GOAL 1: MOBILIZE RESOURCES WITHIN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION. OBJ 1.1: RPWV WILL DEVELOP SWVDCRPS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PRSS TO PAROLEES BY HIRING A PROJECT DIRECTOR, COORDINATOR & A MALE/FEMALE PRC IN 2 LOCATIONS/YEAR. OBJ 1.2: PRCS WILL EXPAND PRSS SERVICES TO 100 SWVDCRPS PAROLE CLIENTS IN Y1, 110 CLIENTS IN Y2, AND 120 CLIENTS IN Y3. OBJ 1.3: PRCS WILL DELIVER PRSS TO IMPROVE CLIENT OUTCOMES AT 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP WITH REGARDS TO SUBSTANCE USE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, EDUCATION & SELF-HELP GROUP PARTICIPATION (GPRA) (SERVICE DELIVERY STARTS IN Y1M3). OBJ 1.4: PRCS WILL BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RECOVERY NETWORKS BY REFERRING CLIENTS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERS FOR SCREENING/TREATMENT/MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), SUPPORTING CARE RETENTION & FACILITATING TELEHEALTH ACCESS (STARTING IN Y1 M3). OBJ 1.5: RPWV WILL SUSTAIN FOUR PRCS/YEAR VIA BILLING TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO SERVE SWVDCRPS PAROLEES WITH SUD.OBJ 1.6: RPWV WILL ENHANCE STATE-WIDE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE PRSS BY PROVIDING ANNUAL IN-KIND PEER RECOVERY COACH TRAINING TO 40 INDIVIDUALS IN Y1, 40 IN Y2 & 40 IN Y3. GOAL 2: MOBILIZE RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PAROLEES. OBJ 2.1: RPWV & SWVDCRPS WILL EXECUTE A LETTER OF COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SCREENING AND REFERRAL OF PAROLE CLIENTS SEEKING RECOVERY TO BCOR-SUD BY Y1M3. OBJ 2.2: RPWV WILL INITIATE WORK TOWARDS EXPANDING THE BCOR-SUD MODEL TO THE WV NORTHERN DISTRICT OF PAROLE SERVICES DURING Y3. OBJ 2.3: RPWV WILL INITIATE A THREE-YEAR COMMUNITY IN-KIND ANTI STIGMA CAMPAIGN DURING Y1 TO PROMOTE, EDUCATE ABOUT & REDUCE STIGMA SURROUNDING RECOVERY. OBJ 2.4: THE EVALUATION TEAM WILL MONITOR DISPARITY GROUPS (AFRICAN AMERICAN, LGBT+, VETERAN) TO SUPPORT EQUAL ACCESS AND OUTCOMES (STARTING IN Y1). BCOR-SUD PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND TELEHEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO ENSURE CLIENTS ARE APPROPRIATELY REFERRED TO CARE. PEER RECOVERY COACHES WILL USE PRSS, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION & REFERRAL TO TREATMENT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TO CLIENTS.

RECOVERY POINT EXPANSION ADDING TRANSITIONAL (REPEAT)

PROMOTE RECOVERY IN WEST VIRGINIA (PR IN WV)

RECOVERY POINT EXPANSION ADDING TRANSITIONAL (REPEAT)