Awaken

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

LDA RECOVERY WORKS: BUILDING COMMUNITY, WORKFORCE, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY - LOST DREAMS AWAKENING (LDA) WILL IMPLEMENT LDA RECOVERY WORKS TO EXPAND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, STRENGTHEN THE PEER RECOVERY WORKFORCE, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT READINESS, AND BUILD RECOVERY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THROUGH RECOVERY COACHING, RECOVERY NAVIGATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WITH A COMBINED POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,582,749 RESIDENTS. LDA WILL SERVE 125 UNDUPLICATED ADULTS ANNUALLY AND 375 UNDUPLICATED ADULTS OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER WHO ARE IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. PARTICIPANTS MAY INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSING INSTABILITY, TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, FAMILY SEPARATION, JUSTICE OR CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT, LIMITED ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT, OR SERVICE NEEDS RELATED TO PTSD, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. LDA WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED STRATEGIES, INCLUDING PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, PEER RECOVERY COACHING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATION, AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE. GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY PLANNING, RECOVERY COACHING, REFERRALS AND WARM HANDOFFS TO TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY TRAINING, PEER WORKFORCE SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP, RECOVERY-READY WORKPLACE EDUCATION, TOBACCO CESSATION REFERRALS, OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL LITERACY, JOB READINESS TRAINING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. LDA WILL ALSO SUPPORT CAREER READINESS THROUGH A HOSPITALITY-BASED MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND A RECOVERY-FOCUSED COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP CLUB MODELED AFTER TOASTMASTERS. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR GOALS: EXPAND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATION; STRENGTHEN THE PEER RECOVERY WORKFORCE; INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY; AND STRENGTHEN RECOVERY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIPS. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2029, LDA WILL PROVIDE PRSS TO 375 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, ENSURE THAT AT LEAST 95% OF ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY PLANS, PROVIDE RECOVERY SERVICE REFERRALS AND NAVIGATION TO AT LEAST 350 INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORT AT LEAST 50 INDIVIDUALS IN COMPLETING THE RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY, AND PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP TO AT LEAST 40 PEER RECOVERY COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS.

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

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