Awake Inc

HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM: LOST DREAMS AWAKENING - RECOVERY COMMUNITYORGANIZATION - THE LOST DREAMS AWAKENING (LDA) ORGANIZATION MANAGES OVER 10,000 VISITS PER YEAR, SERVING 2,498 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AND SERVES A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO ENVISION A WORLD WHERE RECOVERY IS UNDERSTOOD AND PROMOTED. OUR PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORT, AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY. LDA SERVES MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND SITS ON THE BORDER OF AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES. LDA RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER (RCC) IS A WESTMORELAND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SANCTUARY ANCHORED IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. SINCE 2014 LDA HAS BEEN A RECOGNIZED RESOURCE ACROSS THE STATE DUE TO SUCCESSES SUCH AS TRAINING OVER 1,000 PEER RECOVERY COACHES BETWEEN 2015-2021. AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2022, WESTMORELAND COUNTY WHERE LDA IS LOCATED IS A DESIGNATED HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) BY THE WHITE HOUSE’S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY, MAKING IT A PRIORITY AREA FOR LDA’S HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM. LDA AIMS TO SERVE A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 9,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR PRIMARY APPROACHES FOR PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN ITS CATCHMENT: (1) CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, (2) PROVIDING SCREENING SERVICES, (3) INCREASING AWARENESS AND DECREASING STIGMA, AND (4) PROVIDING SERVICE NAVIGATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND DECREASE OVERDOSES. THESE APPROACHES SUPPORT OUR GOALS OF INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO OUD/SUD HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, DECREASING THE CHALLENGES FACED IN HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS, AND DECREASING STIGMA RELATED TO RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION.

BUILDING RECOVERY READY COMMUNITIES - THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EMBED DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE PRINCIPLES INTO THE RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE (ROSC), TRAIN AND PAY A STIPEND TO A GROUP OF 10 BLACK, INDIGENOUS, (AND) PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) RECOVERY COACHES. THE FUNDING WILL ENABLE THE BIPOC RECOVERY COACHES TO RECEIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS THAT CAN HELP PREPARE THEM TO TAKE ON A MENTOR ROLE WHILE ALSO GIVING THEM SKILLS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RECOVERY. THE PROJECT HAS AN OVERALL GOAL TO PREPARE BIPOC RECOVERY COACHES WITH SKILLS THAT CAN HELP FACILITATE CHANGE WITH THE MEMBERS THEY WORK WITH; SPECIFICALLY, THOSE IN THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE CALLS US TO PRIORITIZE DIVERSIFYING THE RECOVERY COACH WORKFORCE. THIS GOAL WILL BE COMPLETED BY ORGANIZING TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE TRAINING, RECRUITING SKILLED TRAINERS, AND DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR THE TRAINING. TO ENSURE THAT THIS TRAINING/MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HAS FULFILLED THE OVERALL GOAL, EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETE.

AWAKEN HOUSING ATTAINMENT PROJECTPURPOSE AREA 2: SPECIALIZED SERVICES HOUSING SERVICES

ALMOND AGRICULTURE IN MARJ IBN AMER REGION

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMIS) AND CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS IN GREENHOUSE AND NET- HOUSES

IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMIS) PROGRAM FOR EFFICIENT WATER USE IN ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

TRAINING COURSE ON OLIVE IRRIGATION, FERTILIZATION AND OIL QUALITY AND IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMIS)

MIDDLE EAST IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMIS): SEMINAR ON WATER AND IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY

IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMIS) PROGRAM FOR EFFICIENT WATER USE IN ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM TRAUMA-INFORMED CURRICULUM-BASED ARTS EXPERIENCES THAT FACILITATE COMMUNITY HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.