Wesley Community Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - WESLEY COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CENTERS (WESLEY) [HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT #H80CS12848-12-00] OPERATES TWO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) IN TWO FEDERALLY IDENTIFIED POVERTY AREAS OF MARICOPA COUNTY. THESE TWO SITES LOCATED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL PHOENIX AT 1300 S. 10TH ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85034 AND WEST PHOENIX, MARYVALE AT 1625 N. 39TH AVE. PHOENIX, AZ 85009 SERVE LOW-INCOME, PRIMARILY HISPANIC, UNINSURED PATIENTS. MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF WESLEY'S PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED, AND MANY ARE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH SUCH AS ACCESS TO CARE, FINANCIAL BARRIERS, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD INSECURITY. THE COMMUNITIES WESLEY SERVES IN THESE TWO SITES RELY ON WESLEY TO GAIN ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WESLEY HAS BEEN IMBEDDED IN EACH OF THESE COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES AND HAS BUILT TRUST NEEDED TO DELIVER CARE TO COMMUNITY. WITH THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC – PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION, WESLEY WILL INVEST IN AND HIRE A NURSE CASE MANAGER (RN CM) OR PROJECT LEAD TO LEAD WESLEY'S EFFORTS TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO HIV IN THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING WESLEY'S EXISTING TWO LOCATIONS AND A NEW SITE LOCATION (5845 E. STILL CIRCLE SUITE, 104 MESA, AZ 85206) OPENING IN 2022. THIS INCLUDES UTILIZATION OF WESLEY'S LICENSED MOBILE CLINIC AND RELYING ON EXISTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPING NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES. AS A TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING CONTRACTOR IN ARIZONA, WESLEY HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED GREAT SUCCESS IN IMPROVING QUALITY MEASURES RELATED TO HIV TESTING. FOR INSTANCE, WESLEY'S CURRENT HIV TESTING RATE IS 52 PERCENT (N=2,820) FROM NOVEMBER 2020 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2021. THE NETWORK AVERAGE OF WESLEY'S FQHC PEERS FOR THE SAME PERIOD IS 22 PERCENT. ONLY ONE OTHER FQHC HAS A HIGHER SCREENING RATE (53 PERCENT) THAN W ESLEY DURING THAT SAME TIME. THEREFORE, WESLEY SEEKS TO BUILD ON THIS SUCCESS AND INVEST FURTHER IN HIV RELATED SERVICES. WESLEY BELIEVES, THE ADDITIONAL SITE LOCATION, UTILIZING A MOBILE CLINIC VEHICLE, AND INVESTING IN A FULL TIME RN CM OR PROJECT LEAD, WESLEY CAN INCREASE THE HIV SCREENING RATE > 60 PERCENT IN THE FIRST YEAR, > 65 PERCENT IN THE SECOND YEAR; AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR HIV > 4,230 A YEAR THE FIRST YEAR, > 5,640 IN THE SECOND YEAR. WESLEY SEEKS TO INCREASE PREP PRESCRIPTIONS 1,000 PERCENT. LAST YEAR, NO PRESCRIPTIONS WERE MADE. ONLY FOUR CURRENT WESLEY PATIENTS ARE IN ACTIVE TREATMENT FOR HIV. WITH TARGETED OUTREACH AND TESTING, WESLEY EXPECTS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT 100 PERCENT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS COUNSELED AND TESTED FOR HIV, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS PRESCRIBED PREP, AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS LINKED TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. WESLEY WILL USE FUNDING TO INVEST IN A RN CM OR PROJECT LEAD WHO WILL LEAD ALL THE HIV RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AT THREE SITES AND A MOBILE CLINIC. THIS INCLUDES INTERNAL TRAININGS TO PROVIDERS AND STAFF ON RESOURCES, TESTING AND PREP AVAILABILITY; CREATING STRATEGIES, IDENTIFYING PATIENTS AND POPULATIONS TO INCREASE PREP PRESCRIPTIONS; CONDUCTING REGULAR HUDDLES WITH PROVIDERS AT EACH WESLEY LOCATION (3) TO MONITOR PROGRESS MEETING HIV RELATED GOALS; IMPLEMENT CLINICAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES TO BETTER IDENTIFY HIV AT-RISK PATIENTS, OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESCRIBE PREP AND COORDINATE TREATMENT CARE RELATED TO HIV; COORDINATION OF TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS TO ASSURE TREATMENT IS INITIATED AND TIMELY IN DELIVERY; DEVELOP KEY RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND AMONG EXISTING HIV ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND IMPROVE OUTREACH; IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HIV AND PREP - ITS BENEFITS AND AVAILABILITY; COORDINATE AND

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

NAME OF TASK FORCE: THE HONOLULU COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE GEOGRAPHIC AREA:        CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU PURPOSE AREA:             #2: EXPANSION OF ESTABLISHED ECM HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE LE APPLICANT NAME:          THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AMOUNT REQUESTED:     $750,000 VSP APPLICANT NAME:       SUSANNAH WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER AMOUNT REQUESTED:     $750,000 NO. OF TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS:       21 IN 2019       12 IN 2020       4 IN 2021         8 IN 2022 NO. OF TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS:         44 IN 2019       4 IN 2020         0 IN 2021         5 IN 2022 NO. OF TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SERVED:     103 IN 2019     88 IN 2020       96 IN 2021       57 IN 2022 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY (DPA) AND SUSANNAH WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER (SWCC) WILL COORDINATE RESOURCES TO MEET THE MISSION AND GOALS OF AN ENHANCED COLLABORATIVE MODEL TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE PROJECT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.  THE MISSION OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND THE ESTABLISHED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE THAT IMPLEMENTS VICTIM-CENTERED AND COORDINATED APPROACHES TO IDENTIFYING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ADDRESSING THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF VICTIMS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THE TASK FORCE WILL REFINE AND IMPLEMENT EXISTING AND NEW PROTOCOLS AND CONTINUE MEANINGFUL SURVIVOR ENGAGEMENT. THE GOALS OF THE ESTABLISHED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE ARE: IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF VICTIMS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF QUALITY SERVICES, AND ENGAGE IN PROACTIVE VICTIM-CENTERED INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS OF ALL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AS JURISDICTIONALLY APPROPRIATE.   THE TASK FORCE LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL INCLUDE THE DPA, SWCC, THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, THE U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATION, AND THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS TASK FORCE HAS AN ESTABLISHED MEMBERSHIP OF OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS. THE COLLABORATION WILL BE ENSURED THROUGH REGULAR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETINGS AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE FULL TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP, UNDER THE COORDINATION OF THE DPA TASK FORCE COORDINATOR.  DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE CLEAR OPERATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY, INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARED PUBLIC MESSAGE.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

DEVELOPING THE HONOLULU COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D-STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

TRAFFICKING VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP) - HAWAII

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM