Bridgeway Inc

PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES 1) TO EXPAND LENDING, GRANT MAKING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN LOW OR MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO BORROWERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC; AND 2) TO ENABLE CDFIS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ACQUIRE TECHNOLOGY, STAFF, AND OTHER TOOLS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ACTIVITIES UNDER A CDFI ERP AWARD. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRANTS, LOAN LOSS RESERVES AND CAPITAL RESERVES THAT MAY BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL FARMS, BROADBAND INTERNET, AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT CDFIS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, CDFI ERP AWARDS MAY BE USED FOR COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES; COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS; TRAVEL COSTS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT; SUPPLIES. END GOALS: EXPANDED FINANCING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT UNMET CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS AND WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING SPECIFIC DESIGNATED COVID IMPACTED CDFI ERP ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIES AS AREAS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM CDFI ERP ASSISTANCE. BENEFICIARIES: CERTIFIED CDFIS WHICH MAY BE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805, AND LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

BBHS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - HUDSON - ABSTRACT: BRIDGEWAY CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BBHS) WILL USE SAMHSA CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMMING OF ITS CCBHC WHICH LAUNCHED IN HUDSON COUNTY (HC), NJ IN 2021. THE CCBHC WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE ITS OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE 8 OF THE 9 REQUIRED CCBHC SERVICES ON-SITE, AND AT A SINGLE LOCATION, IMPROVING ACCESS AND CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR ITS CONSUMERS. OUR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS; SENIOR CITIZENS; THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD); THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR WHOM SPANISH IS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND ARE NOT ENGLISH PROFICIENT; THE BLACK COMMUNITY; AND THE LGBTQ+ POPULATION. THE CCBHC WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG SUBPOPULATIONS OF FOCUS IN HC: RATE OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG BLACK INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS 70% HIGHER THAN THE COUNTY AVERAGE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA (CA);2 CHRONIC DEPRESSION AMONG HISPANIC/LATINO INDIVIDUALS IN HC, 51% OF WHOM REPORTED SYMPTOMS VS. 42% OF THE GENERAL POPULATION;4 CHRONIC DEPRESSION AMONG THE LGBTQ+ POPULATION, 70% OF WHICH REPORTED SYMPTOMS;4 SENIORS WHO ARE “PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION” AND HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF COMORBID CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION;2 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN YOUTH AS IDENTIFIED BY A 2022 NEEDS ASSESSMENT; 2 AND PERSONS WITH SUD WHO ARE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT TREATMENT RESOURCES.2 WE PLAN TO SERVE 75 CONSUMERS IN YEAR 1; 125 IN YEAR 2; 175 IN YEAR 3; 200 IN YEAR 4 AND A TOTAL OF 575 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE FUNDING PERIOD. OUR GOALS FOR THE CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDE (1) IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE BLACK POPULATION, (2) IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE MH/SUD/PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, ESPECIALLY SPANISH SPEAKERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, (3) IMPROVE WHOLE-PERSON OUTCOMES FOR THE LGBTQ+ POPULATION, (4) IMPROVE WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH FOR SENIORS AGES 65+, (5) PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY MH CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, (6) IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUD TREATMENT, (7) IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR ALL OF OUR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS (POF). THESE GOALS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADDING, ON-SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUTPATIENT SUD TREATMENT FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS; OUTPATIENT MH TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS; PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND SERVICES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN; PEER SERVICES; SPANISH-LANGUAGE OPTIONS IN ALL OUR SERVICE LINES. WE WILL TAILOR OUR SERVICES TO BE EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIVE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED IN RELATION TO OUR POF. BBHS IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE CARE. THIS IS DRIVEN THROUGH THE QI DEPT., AN INTERNAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING (DEIB) COMMITTEE, CHARGED WITH ENSURING ALL BBHS PROGRAMS ADHERE TO THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES, AND THAT ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED ANNUALLY ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY. WE WILL PRIORITIZE THE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR IDENTITIES/DEMOGRAPHICS AS OUR POF INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE BILINGUAL, PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE BLACK AND/OR LATINO, AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. THIS SERVICE EXPANSION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY IN HUDSON COUNTY. WE INTEND TO ENSURE THAT ALL OUR CLIENTS HAVE THEIR WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH AND RECOVERY NEEDS MET THROUGH OUR CCBHC PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, OUR AGENCY WILL REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OUR POF AND IMPROVE THE MH/SUD/PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OUR CONSUMERS.

CCBHC FOR IMPOVERISHED, DIVERSE, AND YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY - PROJECT SUMMARY: BRIDGEWAY CENTER, INC (BCI), A NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY, IS APPLYING FOR CCBHC-PDI FUNDING AS THERE IS GREATER DEMAND FOR ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE CARE IN OKALOOSA COUNTY THAN CAN BE PROVIDED BY EXISTING RESOURCES. THIS SERVICE GAP, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TREATMENT OF IN POVERTY, HISPANIC, AND AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS, AND THOSE WITH SMI, SED, SUD, AND/OR COD, CAN BE REDUCED WITH OUR PROPOSED CCBHC. GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA: OKALOOSA COUNTY, OF NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PROJECT NAME: CCBHC FOR IMPOVERISHED, DIVERSE, AND YOUTH POPULATIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: LATINO, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND CAUCASIAN ADULTS AND CHILDREN, IN POVERTY, WITH HIGH RATES OF BEING UNINSURED, AND WITH BH NEEDS- SPECIFICALLY INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI, SED, SUD, AND COD. NUMBER TO BE SERVED: YEAR 1: 75; YEAR 2: 75; YEAR 3: 75 YEAR 4: 75; LIFE OF PROJECT: 300 PROJECT STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: BRIDGEWAY CENTER WILL USE A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED- INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), MEDICATED-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), LIFE IN BALANCE, AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI). THESE INTERVENTIONS AND SCREENINGS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: OUR GOALS INCLUDE: IMPROVED MH HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR DIVERSE AND IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY; REDUCED RISK OF SUICIDE AND PREVENTION OF DEATH BY SUICIDE; INCREASED ACCESS TO ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO MAY NEED SUD SERVICES; INCREASED REFERRAL FOR TOBACCO CESSATION MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, BCI WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH WITHIN THE HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES OF FWB, TO REACH 500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN IN-PERSON, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CCBHC; 2) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS HAVING SEVERE ANXIETY USING THE GAD-7, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF SUICIDALITY, AS MEASURED BY IMPROVEMENTS ON SCORES BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; 3) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENING AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL DEVELOP A CRISIS PLAN; 4) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL BE REFERRED TO TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT; 5) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF THOSE SCREENED AS AT-RISK FOR SUICIDE USING THE C-SSRS, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF SUICIDALITY, AS MEASURED BY IMPROVEMENTS ON SCORES BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; 6) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, BCI WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH, TO REACH 500 YOUTH THROUGH AN IN-PERSON, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CCBHC, AND TO PROVIDE SUD EDUCATION TO YOUTH; 7) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, 75% OF ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO REPORT HIGH FREQUENCY OF USE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, WILL HAVE A REDUCTION IN THE FREQUENCY OF USE, AS MEASURED BETWEEN ASSESSMENTS; AND 8) FOR EACH GRANT YEAR, WE WILL REFER “CURRENT SMOKERS” TO CESSATION SERVICES; 50% WILL ATTEND REFERRAL APPOINTMENT.

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BRIDGEWAY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES. - BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES (BRS) IS APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC). THE PROJECT, TITLED BRIDGEWAY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (BIHS), WILL PROVIDE UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY WITH INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES. BRS INTENDS TO SERVE 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND AT LEAST 600 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. HUDSON COUNTY IS A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE REGION WITH HIGHER PREVALENCE OF POVERTY (13.7%), AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS (12.9%) COMPARED TO THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE. CURRENT WAIT TIMES FOR OUTPATIENT BH SERVICES IN THE COUNTY IS 30+ DAYS WHILE THE DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES INCREASES. THIS IS A KEY FACTOR TO THE COUNTY EXPERIENCING HIGHER RATES OF BH-RELATED CRISIS CALLS AND ED VISITS. BIHS’ OPEN ACCESS SERVICE MODEL WILL OFFER SAME DAY AND WALK-IN ACCESS TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEED AND REDUCE THE RELIANCE UPON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CRISIS SERVICES. THE PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE INCREASED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED BH SERVICES (REDUCING WAIT TIME FOR CARE), IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF CARE (REDUCTION IN UNMET PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES OR GAPS IN SERVICES) AND IMPROVED OVERALL CARE AND SUPPORT (INCREASED USE OF EBP RESULTING IN SYMPTOM REDUCTION, REDUCING TREATMENT ATTRITION, PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION). TO MEET THESE GOALS BIHS WILL OFFER OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, EVIDENCE-BASED, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND BETTER ADDRESS CURRENT UNMET NEED. WITH CCBHC GRANT FUNDING, BRS WILL BUILD ON OUR 50+ YEARS SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES BY: - OFFERING A CENTRALIZED, OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM MODEL OFFERING ALL REQUIRED OUT-PATIENT BH SERVICES, INCLUDING A LIVING ROOM MODEL AND MAT SERVICES, TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS. - IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT OF NEW PARTICIPANTS THROUGH NAVIGATION AND PEER SERVICES AND ADDRESSING THEIR CURRENT NEEDS THROUGH FAST TRACKING TO THE TREATMENT AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED AND WANT ON DAY ONE. - IMPLEMENTING WALK-IN AND SAME DAY SERVICES, WITH EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS TO OFFER FLEXIBILITY TO INDIVIDUALS WORKING AND CARING FOR FAMILY. - IMPLEMENTING 24-HOUR CALL SERVICE TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE CLINICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS PARTICIPANT NEEDS AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF CRISES. - IMPLEMENTING DCO PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NORTH HUDSON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION FQHC (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL HEALTH), SPECTRUM HEALTHCARE, INC. (METHADONE SERVICES) AND COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF NJ (PEER, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES) - IMPLEMENTING AFFILIATION AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AGREEMENTS WITH THE HUDSON COUNTY OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO EXPAND INTENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

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HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM (HOST)

THE MBDA CAPITAL READINESS PROGRAM (PROGRAM) IS DESIGNED TO HELP CLOSE THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP GAP BETWEEN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS (SEDI) AND NON-SEDI. THE RECIPIENTS ARE WERE SELECTED TO: (1) HELP SEDI ENTREPRENEURS BUILD CAPACITY; (2) ATTRACT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND (3) ATTRACT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO NETWORKS. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES MAY RESEMBLE THE SERVICE MODELS OF INCUBATORS (FOCUSING ON EARLY-STAGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS) OR ACCELERATORS (PROVIDING EMERGING-STAGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES READY TO EXPAND OR SCALE), OR PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF BOTH SERVICE MODELS.

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BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES CLINICAL SUPPORT AND RESTORATION SERVICES (BCSRS) - BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES (BRS) IS APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING TO ENABLE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS (CMHCS) TO SUPPORT AND RESTORE THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS PROJECT, NAMED THE BRS CLINICAL SUPPORT AND RESTORATION SERVICES (BCSRS), WILL STRENGTHEN THE BRS CMHC SERVICES IN HUDSON, UNION AND SOMERSET COUNTIES TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), AND SMI OR SED AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS KNOWN AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). BRS INTENDS TO SERVE 345 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 690 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT AIDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OR UNDERSERVED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FROM AUGUST 2020 TO FEBRUARY 2021, 41% OF NJ ADULTS REPORTED RECENT SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION, 11.7% REPORTED AN UNMET MH CARE NEED AND 20% REPORTED AN UNMET NEED FOR COUNSELING/THERAPY. IN NJ, A GREATER PROPORTION OF PERSONS PRESENTED AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS (ED’S) WITH A MH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SINCE THE ONSET OF COVID-19. CHILDREN UNDER 18 HAD THE LARGEST POST COVID % INCREASE, THREE TIMES THE PRE COVID RATE, IN ED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) RELATED VISITS, AND ADOLESCENTS HAD A 31% INCREASE IN VISITS. TOTAL ED VISITS WERE LARGEST AMONG ADULTS AGED 18–29 YEARS. COMPOUNDING THIS INCREASE IN ED USE FOR BH SYMPTOMS IS THE 30+ DAY AVERAGE WAIT TIME FOR AN INITIAL OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENT IN ALL THREE COUNTIES OF FOCUS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF PROVIDERS AND STAFF SHORTAGES. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BH SERVICES, EXPAND OR RESTORE ACCESS TO OP SERVICES, EXPAND CRISIS SERVICES AND ATTACH OP THERAPY TO CRISIS SERVICES, INCREASE THE QUALITY OF CARE BY EXPANDING STAFF COMPETENCY IN PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, AND ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH (MH) NEEDS OF BRS CMHC STAFF. WITH THIS CMHC GRANT FUNDING, BRS WILL BUILD ON OUR 50+ YEARS SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES BY: - IMPLEMENTING OPEN CENTRAL ACCESS FOR CRISIS AND OP SERVICES FOR ALL BCSRS INCLUDING TWO WALK-IN IMMEDIATE MH CARE SITES IN HUDSON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. - RESTORING BRS TELEHEALTH OUTPATIENT COVID SUPPORT COUNSELING SERVICES AND ENHANCING OP TELEHEALTH TO SERVE ALL THREE COUNTIES. - EXPANDING EARLY INTERVENTION SUPPORT SERVICES (EISS) AND INCLUDING OUTPATIENT SERVICES. - PROVIDING ON-SITE OP SERVICES FOR ALL THREE COUNTIES. - PROVIDING CHILDREN’S OP SERVICES AND SCHOOL LIAISON TO ADDRESS BH ISSUES IN SOMERSET COUNTY. - SUPPORTING TRAUMA INFORMED SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES INCLUDING ZERO SUICIDE SCREENING AND INTERVENTION. - EXPANDING PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SCREENING SERVICES 24/7 MOBILE EMERGENCY OUTREACH AND SCREENING IN SOMERSET COUNTY. - EXPANDING RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES THROUGH PEER SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. - ADDRESSING THE MH NEEDS OF ALL CMHC STAFF, AND PROVIDING STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.

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BRIDGEWAY SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES-SAMHSA TREATMENT DRUG COURTS - PROJECT SUMMARY PROJECT TITLE: BRIDGEWAY SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES-SAMHSA TREATMENT DRUG COURTS BRIDGEWAY HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDER OF SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAS PARTNERED WITH OUR KNOX AND WARREN COUNTY DRUG COURTS SINCE THEIR INCEPTION. INTERVENTION AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN A FIVE COUNTY AREA (KNOX, HENRY, WARREN, HENDERSON AND MCDONOUGH) IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS, BUT FOR THIS GRANT, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE POPULATIONS IN KNOX AND WARREN COUNTIES DUE TO THE STRONG DRUG COURT PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED IN BOTH. THIS GRANT WILL ASSIST US IN EXPANDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN OUR EXISTING DRUG COURTS. IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE GETTING THE TREATMENT THEY NEED WHILE ALSO REDUCING STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS SUBSTANCE USE, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. THE TARGET POPULATION OF THIS GRANT PROPOSAL IS AN EXTENSIVE RURAL AREA IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS, THE COUNTIES OF KNOX AND WARREN. THIS AREA IS WIDESPREAD WITH CONSISTENT ISSUES RELATED TO ACCESSING NEEDED SERVICES DUE TO PROXIMITY AND TRANSPORTATION. THIS AREA IS A RAILWAY HUB, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AGRICULTURE AND FARMING ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF ECONOMY AS THE MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES HAVE DRAMATICALLY DECLINED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. DUE TO BEING A RAILWAY HUB AND IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI, THERE ARE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HAVING DAILY AND ON-GOING VISITORS BUT ALSO COMES THE INFLUX OF DANGEROUS AND/OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, REALITIES WHICH INCREASE THE RISK FACTORS DRASTICALLY FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. THE ECONOMIC TOLL OF ADDICTION IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IS ESTIMATED TO BE GREATER THAN $6 BILLION, WITH A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THIS NEED/ISSUE. BRIDGEWAY’S SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES ARE COMMITTED TO THE OVERALL AGENCY MISSION OF PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF DIVERSIFIED, MEASURABLE, HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST AND EMPOWER PEOPLE IN MAXIMIZING THEIR POTENTIAL; FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN ALL AREAS OF FUNCTIONING BY PREVENTING, REDUCING AND/OR ELIMINATING ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE ISSUES. BRIDGEWAY’S SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES ARE OFFERED WITH THE HOPE AND BELIEF THAT PROGRAMMING WILL ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES. IN THIS REGARD, BRIDGEWAY’S SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO BOTH ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS. BRIDGEWAY IS CONFIDENT THAT WITH THIS ORIENTATION, THEY ARE ABLE TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER, ADDRESSING THEIR PERSONAL, INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS. SPECIFIC SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE: EVALUATION/INTAKE, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, OUTPATIENT GROUP THERAPY, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT (IOT), WOMEN’S SERVICES, ADOLESCENT SERVICES, INSIGHT PROGRAM, RELAPSE PREVENTION SERVICES, CO-OCCURRING SERVICES, 2 ROSC (RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE) AND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS ARE ADULTS WITH A HISTORY OR ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, WHOSE SUBSTANCE USE HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION IN THEIR LIVES AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, PROMPTING REFERRAL TO EITHER THE KNOX OR WARREN COUNTY DRUG COURT PROGRAM. FOR THIS PROJECT, AS THE SERVICE PROVIDER, BRIDGEWAY WILL BE PARTNERING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE KNOX COUNTY DRUG COURT, ESTABLISHED IN 2007 AND THE WARREN COUNTY DRUG COURT, ESTABLISHED IN 2019. WHILE KNOX AND WARREN COUNTIES DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE SOBER LIVING FACILITIES, BRIDGEWAY IS ALSO PARTNERING WITH OXFORD HOUSE, A NATIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL AND APPROACH TO ADDICTION RECOVERY, WHICH PROVIDES AN INDEPENDENT, SUPPORTIVE, AND SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM

THE TIEH PROJECT: CONNECTING UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO SUSTAINABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE - BRIDGEWAY CENTER INC.’S (BCI) TIEH PROJECT WILL CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND ASSISTANCE SEEKING SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED) OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL SERVE 50 INDIVIDUALS IN THE TARGET POPULATION EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, A TOTAL OF 250 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE GRANT. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON SAMHSA’S FOUR DIMENSIONS OF RECOVERY (HEALTH, HOME, PURPOSE, COMMUNITY) AND DO SO IN A WAY THAT FOSTERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE TIEH PROJECT’S GOAL IS TO REDUCE RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING SMIS, SEDS, AND CODS THAT GENERALLY ACCOMPANY HOUSING INSECURITY. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE FOUR GOALS: (1) ENHANCE STABILIZATION FOR PERSONS RESIDING IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO REDUCE DECOMPENSATION RATES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EXACERBATION OF SMIS AND/OR SEDS; (2) ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE CAPACITY OF BEDS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS, RAPID RE-HOUSING BEDS, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BEDS, TO REDUCE UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS; (3) COLLABORATE WITH HOMELESS ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS MOVING FROM SHELTER/REHOUSING PROGRAMS TO PERMANENT HOUSING TO REDUCE DECOMPENSATION RATES; AND (4) STRENGTHEN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO TREATMENT SERVICES TO TARGET THE INTENDED POPULATION AND ENCOURAGE STABILIZATION AS INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES SEEK PERMANENT HOUSING. MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS HAVE HIGH RATES OF CHRONIC AND CO-OCCURRING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THESE ISSUES, COUPLED WITH INCREASED RATES OF MALNUTRITION, UNSANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EXACERBATE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FACE. OKALOOSA COUNTY’S 2022 POINT IN TIME COUNT (PIT) DOCUMENTED 403 PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, EVERYDAY FUNCTIONALITY, HOUSING STABILITY, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATUS, PERCEPTION OF CARE, AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS WILL BE MEASURED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF THE PROJECT’S GOAL OF REDUCING RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, SMI, SED, AND CODS. THE TIEH PROJECT WILL EMPLOY A PROJECT DIRECTOR, EVALUATOR, CLINICAL ADVISOR, TWO THERAPISTS, AND TWO CASE MANAGERS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TASKS: ENGAGE AND CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COLLABORATING WITH HOMELESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS; PROVIDE COORDINATION OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS STABILITY ACROSS SERVICES AND HOUSING TRANSITIONS. BCI EXPECTS 50% OF THOSE SERVED TO HAVE A REDUCTION IN REPORTED IMPAIRING SYMPTOMS OF THEIR SMIS OR SEDS, 10% OF THOSE SERVED TO MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 20% OF THOSE SERVED TO COMPLETE LIFE STABILIZATION SKILLS CLASSES OR ENGAGE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. BCI WILL PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS’ EXPERIENCING SMI, SED, AND/OR COD: CRESTVIEW AREA SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS (CASH), FORT WALTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT (FWBPD), LAKEVIEW CENTER (LCI), OKALOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (OCSO), HOMELESS & HOUSING ALLIANCE (HHA), FORT WALTON BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY (FWBHA), AND ONE HOPEFUL PLACE (OHP). THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE ASSISTING THE INTENDED POPULATION IN OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BCI WILL LEVERAGE THIS EXPERIENCE TO TREAT A HIGH VOLUME OF PARTICIPANTS IN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE MANNER.

BRIDGEWAY CENTER, INC. HOUSING IN TREATMT PLS

CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS). PLANNED ACTIVITIES: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LOAN LOSS RESERVES, AND CAPITAL RESERVES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), IN AN ELIGIBLE MARKET OR THE RECIPIENT’S APPROVED TARGET MARKET. END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS FOR CDFIS TO BUILD THEIR FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO LEND TO ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: THE RIEGLE ACT (P.L. 103 325), THE STATUTE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CDFI PROGRAM, REQUIRES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS, INCLUDING BASE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (BASE FA), DISABILITY FUNDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DF FA), AND PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (PPC FA), BE MATCHED WITH FUNDS FROM NON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES AND COMPARABLE IN FORM AND VALUE TO THE FA AWARD. MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE FORM AND/OR AMOUNT ORIGINALLY OBLIGATED FOR THE AWARD, BASED ON APPROVED MATCHING FUNDS. NOTE: MATCHING FUNDS ARE REQUIRED ONLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING AS CATEGORY II/CORE FA APPLICANTS UNDER THE CDFI PROGRAM. MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY NATIVE CDFI APPLICANTS OR HOUSING PRODUCTION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS (HP FA). ADDITIONALLY, MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SMALL AND EMERGING CDFI ASSISTANCE (SECA) FA APPLICANTS AND HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVES (HFFI) FA APPLICANTS, PENDING FINAL FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO CDFI FA AND NACA FA AWARD RECIPIENTS, FOR THESE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) TO PROVIDE FINANCING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL OUTLETS AND HEALTHY FOOD NON RETAIL OUTLETS, THAT EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY FOODS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. PLANNED ACTIVITIES: HFFI FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LOAN LOSS RESERVES, AND CAPITAL RESERVES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), IN THE RECIPIENT’S APPROVED TARGET MARKET. END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE HFFI FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY FOODS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, PARTICULARLY THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL OUTLETS IN AREAS DESIGNATED AS LOW INCOME, LOW ACCESS FOOD AREAS. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

HEALTHY FOODS FINANCING INITIATIVE AWARD

BRIDGEWAY INC. CMHC CLINICAL SERVICES: RESTORATION AND SUPPORT - PROJECT TITLE: BRIDGEWAY INC. CMHC CLINICAL SERVICES: RESTORATION AND SUPPORT AS A PROVIDER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BRIDGEWAY BELIEVES THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES ARE VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN RURAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHO SEE AN INCREASE IN STIGMA AS WELL AS AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE IN NEED. THIS NEED FOR SERVICES HAS INTENSIFIED SINCE COVID-19 BEGAN, WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, LONELINESS, BEREAVEMENT AND OTHER ISSUES MUCH MORE THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THROUGH THIS GRANT, BRIDGEWAY WILL BE ABLE TO RESTORE OUR SERVICES TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL AS THEY WERE PRIOR TO COVID-19. WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXPAND SUPPORT TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN NEED IN THE WEST CENTRAL REGION OF ILLINOIS INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF KNOX, WARREN, HENRY, HENDERSON, MCDONOUGH, FULTON, TAZEWELL AND MCLEAN. BRIDGEWAY STRIVES TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES DURING THE PANDEMIC DUE TO A VARIETY OF REASONS. EVEN THOUGH BRIDGEWAY IS A LONG-STANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROVIDER OF OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, THE BARRIERS BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC DID IMPACT OUR CLINICAL SERVICES. THESE CHALLENGES INCLUDED A DECREASE IN OVERALL SERVICES THAT BRIDGEWAY HAS HISTORICALLY PROVIDED INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, AS WELL AS GROUP THERAPY, DUE TO RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH BY THE STATE; A DECREASED WORKFORCE DUE TO PERSONAL CONCERNS AND AT-HOME AS WELL AS INCREASED PAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES; AND THE INABILITY TO EXPAND SERVICES TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES, AS OUR COLLABORATING PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE WORKING TO MERELY STAY IN BUSINESS, EVEN THOUGH THE NEED TO BUILD SUPPORTS WAS VITAL. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, BRIDGEWAY’S GOALS FOR THIS GRANT ARE TO RESTORE AND EXPAND NECESSARY SERVICES BY: BUILDING OUR CLINICAL WORKFORCE OF MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS TO PRE-COVID LEVELS, ENSURING NO WAITING LIST AND RESTARTING GROUP THERAPY SERVICES; HIRE AND RETAIN CLINICAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES; ADD VITAL STAFF TO EXPAND NECESSARY SERVICES TO AN INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POPULATION, TO INCLUDE AN ADVANCED PRACTICAL NURSE FOR INCREASED PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN COUNTY AREAS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT HAD THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT; AS WELL AS A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT/DIVERSION SPECIALIST TO INCREASE COLLABORATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL LEGAL, COURT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. THIS SPECIALIST POSITION WILL ALSO ASSIST IN ENSURING NECESSARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH DIVERSION AS OPPOSED TO JAIL OR PRISON. BRIDGEWAY’S GOAL IS TO SERVE 200 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, 400 TOTAL, DURING THE TWO YEARS OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY.

HEALTHY FOODS FINANCING INITIATIVE AWARD

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009

MICROLOAN

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

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.

BRIDGEWAY INC. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING - MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: BRIDGEWAY INC. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING-MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AS A PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BRIDGEWAY BELIEVES THAT THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL ILLNESS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO THE PROVISION AND ACCEPTANCE OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE THE ELIMINATION OF THIS BARRIER IN ORDER TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE WITH THE SAME CONFIDENCE THEY SEEK TREATMENT FOR OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. BRIDGEWAY UNDERSTANDS THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO OVERALL HEALTH AND INSTILLING THIS UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT BRIDGEWAY’S COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA IS FUNDAMENTAL IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHICH TREATS MENTAL ILLNESSES WITH THE SAME URGENCY AS PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. BRIDGEWAY BELIEVES THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IS IMPORTANT TO THE IDENTIFICATION, INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND EQUIP THE COMMUNITY WITH THE COMPASSION AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE OF HELP TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. BRIDGEWAY’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE OUR 5 CURRENT CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INSTRUCTORS AS WELL AS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, ONCE CERTIFIED, TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISH LINKAGES AND TRAINING TO LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, VETERANS AND ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS. TRAINING WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF THESE GROUPS AS WELL AS ANY INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BRIDGEWAY WILL UTILIZE THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING THROUGH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. TRAINING WILL HELP THE CORE GROUP OF PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY PERSONS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER AND EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES AS THEY HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY TO INTERACT WITH PERSONS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SYMPTOMS OR CRISES. TRAINING WILL ALSO ENSURE THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EDUCATED REGARDING RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIMARILY IN KNOX, WARREN, HENDERSON AND HENRY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS, BUT WE WOULD BE WILLING TO TRAIN IN OTHER AREAS OF ILLINOIS IF REQUESTED. OVER THE FIVE YEAR LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT, OUR GOAL IS TO TRAIN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID; ANNUALLY, OUR GOAL IS TO TRAIN 200 INDIVIDUALS. THE PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL AND MEASURE THESE STANDARDS INCLUDE: CONDUCTING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, ORGANIZING, SCHEDULING AND CONDUCTING TRAINING FOR THE SPECIFIED GROUPS LISTED ABOVE AND COMPLETION OF TRAINING EVALUATIONS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL.

SHBC TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

BUSINESS INCUBATOR

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.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

MICROLOAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

POLICE POST ARMORY

THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) MICROLOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT LOANS AND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT MICROLENDERS SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE MICRO-LEVEL LOANS, AND BUSINESS BASED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO START- UP, NEWLY ESTABLISHED AND GROWING SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL, PA THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) MICROLOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT LOANS AND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT MICROLENDERS SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE MICRO-LEVEL LOANS, AND BUSINESS BASED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO START- UP, NEWLY ESTABLISHED AND GROWING SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

MICROLOAN

THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) MICROLOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT LOANS AND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT MICROLENDERS SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE MICRO-LEVEL LOANS, AND BUSINESS BASED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO START- UP, NEWLY ESTABLISHED AND GROWING SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

MICROLOAN

MICROLOAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL - PA FY25 AWARD

BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL - PA

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

MICROLOAN PROGRAM - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

MICROLOAN

BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL INC.

THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) MICROLOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT LOANS AND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT MICROLENDERS SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE MICRO-LEVEL LOANS, AND BUSINESS BASED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO START- UP, NEWLY ESTABLISHED AND GROWING SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS -

WEED AND SEED

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: COMPENSATION ? PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION ? FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI?S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: ONLY IN THE CASE WHERE A CDFI DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION HOLDING COMPANY APPLICANT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITIES OF AN AWARD THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY CDFI INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION, AS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CDFI FUND.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

MICROLOAN GRANT

TWO DAY CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS OF CO-OCCURING DISORDERS

TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF STREETSCAPE FURNISHINGS FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA STREET ART AND DESIGN CORRIDOR IN THE HOMEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF PITTSBURGH.

SEC. 6022 RMAP-RURAL DEVELOP GRANTS (MAN)

BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TRANSITION AGE YOUTH ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM - BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BBHS) IS APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING TO EXPAND ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ. THE PROJECT, TITLED BBHS TRANSITION AGE YOUTH ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (TAY ACT), WILL PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACT SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK TAY, AGE 16-26, EXPERIENCING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), AND WHO MAY EXPERIENCE CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. TAY ACT INTENDS TO SERVE 62 UNDUPLICATED TAY IN THE FIRST YEAR AND AT LEAST 103 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PROJECT WITH A CENSUS OF 85 PERSONS RECEIVING SERVICES. ESSEX COUNTY IS DIVERSE IN TERMS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILY INCOME. THE LARGEST LOCALE IN THE COUNTY, NEWARK, HAS OVER 35% POVERTY RATE COMPARED TO 15.8% OF ALL ESSEX COUNTY. 30% OF NEWARK AREA HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCE AT LEAST ONE SEVERE HOUSING PROBLEM (OVERCROWDING, COST, LACK OF KITCHEN, LACK OF PLUMBING). BRIDGEWAY HAS SELECTED TO SERVE THE NEWARK URBAN AREA, DEFINED AS NEWARK, IRVINGTON, AND EAST ORANGE, WHERE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES ALONG MANY DIMENSIONS BETWEEN YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS FROM OTHER RACIAL GROUPS. THE ESSEX COUNTY POINT IN TIME COUNT IDENTIFIED 1695 (90.6%) OF THE TOTAL COUNTY HOMELESS IN NEWARK ALONE. 524 WERE AGE 24 AND UNDER, REPRESENTING THE SECOND LARGEST COHORT AFTER CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THE MOST PREVALENT DISABLING CONDITIONS FOR HOMELESS YOUTH WERE MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. ESSEX COUNTY, NJ IS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH (MH) CARE. THERE IS ONE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FOR EVERY 1,180 PEOPLE, ONE DENTIST FOR EVERY 1,050 PEOPLE, ONE MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR EVERY 450 PEOPLE, AND ONE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS) FOR EVERY 1,270 PEOPLE. WITH ACT GRANT FUNDING, BBHS WILL BUILD ON OUR 50+ YEARS SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES BY: - INCREASING ACCESS TO ACT SERVICES FOR TAY TO INCLUDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OUTREACH/IN-HOME AND IN-COMMUNITY BH TREATMENT SERVICE PROVISION AVAILABLE 24/7. THE ACT PSYCHIATRIST WILL PROVIDE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND PRESCRIPTION AND THE RNS WILL MANAGE THE MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM TO ENSURE MEDICATION AVAILABILITY WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW THE TAY, AND FAMILY, PREFER. THE TEAM PROVIDES THE TAY, AND FAMILY, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR HOUSING SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, CASE MANAGEMENT, ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TEACHING, PEER SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY, WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING, MEDICAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN COORDINATION WITH PRIMARY HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND THERAPY. - IMPROVING HOUSING STABILITY FOR TAY WHO ARE HOMELESS OR HOUSING INSECURE. - EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE RECIPIENTS THROUGH USE OF READINESS ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT/SUPPORTED EDUCATION EBP INTERVENTIONS. - IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE FOR TAY BY INCORPORATING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND TOOLS TO MONITOR AND TREAT DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS REDUCING SEVERITY OF DEPRESSION AND SUBSTANCE USE AND IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY REDUCING RATES OF EMERGENCY DEPT (ED) AND HOSPITALIZATION, SUBSTANCE USE, HOMELESSNESS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. - MAINTAINING A WELL-TRAINED ACT TEAM. THE TEAM WILL BE TRAINED TO PROVIDE HIGH-FIDELITY ACT SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY THE TMACT, BEGINNING WITH THE 5-DAY ACT TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE BBHS ACT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. THE TEAM WILL BE TRAINED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. - IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERCEPTION OF CARE AS DETERMINED BY TAY, AND FAMILY, USING SURVEY TOOLS AND OUTCOME MEASURES.

WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM