Family Connections Inc

FAMILY CONNECTIONS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC - ABSTRACT: FAMILY CONNECTIONS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC: FAMILY CONNECTIONS (FC), A LEADING NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT SINCE 1879, WILL INTEGRATE OUR MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES WITH ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE AND SOCIOECONOMIC SUPPORTS TO DELIVER CLIENT-CENTERED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, TEAM-BASED CARE FOR UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS, PREDOMINANTLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, IN ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. WE WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 1,000 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER TWO YEARS, 500 PER YEAR, INCLUDING ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT SERIOUS PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI), PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) WITH NEED FOR MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH UNMET NEED FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (BH), INCLUDING FOR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED). WITH NEARLY 800,000 RESIDENTS, ESSEX COUNTY IS THE 14TH MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTY IN THE NATION AND THE THIRD LARGEST IN NEW JERSEY. THE URBAN CORE OF ESSEX HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES STATEWIDE OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, CRIME, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND CHILD ABUSE. THE INEQUITABLE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HEALTH AND POVERTY HAS EXACERBATED EXISTING NEED AND GAPS IN SERVICES. OUR APPROACH WILL INTEGRATE PROVEN DELIVERY MODELS, RELYING ON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND STRONG LINKAGES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS ADDRESSING PRIMARY CARE AND SOCIOECONOMIC NEEDS. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) IMPROVE BH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING TIMELY ACCESS TO AND DELIVERING THE FULL RANGE OF CCBHC SERVICES TO 500 MORE INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND AN ADDITIONAL 500 IN YEAR TWO; DEMONSTRATING 25% IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVING INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT GOALS; ESTABLISHING CO-LOCATED PRIMARY CARE; AND ACCEPTING OVERFLOW CLIENTS WHEN ORDERED BY THE COURT SYSTEMS 100% OF THE TIME; (2) INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR BIPOC CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MH NEEDS BY SERVING 150 MORE CHILDREN AND TEENS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND AN ADDITIONAL 150 IN YEAR TWO; DEMONSTRATING 25% IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVING INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT GOALS; COMPLETING A BH DISPARITIES IMPACT STATEMENT AND OUTREACH PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE BIPOC PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS IN NEED; COLLECTING AND USING ACES DATA FROM ALL CCBHC CLIENTS TO DIRECT TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT PLANNING; ASSESSING 100% OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN/TEENS, FOR SUICIDALITY AND CONTINUING TO EMBED THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK; (3) INCREASE ACCESS TO AND COORDINATION OF MAT BY ADDING IT IN A GEOGRAPHICALLY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION; PROVIDING MAT TO 50 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND AN ADDITIONAL 80 IN YEAR TWO; FINALIZING A SPECIALTY PHARMACY AGREEMENT TO ENSURE TIMELY SUPPLY OF MAT; AND INCREASING THE PERCENT OF CLIENTS MAINTAINING SOBRIETY FROM 50% TO 75% AFTER 90 DAYS; (4) EXPAND SERVICES TO ACTIVE DUTY AND MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR 5-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM DELIVERED BY VETS, FOR VETS, TO SERVE 30 ADDITIONAL VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN YEAR ONE AND AN ADDITIONAL 60 IN YEAR TWO; AND (5) EXPAND THE RANGE OF SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE TARGET POPULATIONS' SOCIOECONOMIC NEEDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT CLIENTS' NEED FOR LEGAL SERVICES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND JOBS.

FAMILY CONNECTIONS CCBHC-IA - FAMILY CONNECTIONS CCBHC-IA: ENHANCING CARE WITH A FOCUS ON LGBTQIA+ YOUTH AND ADULTS, THOSE AT RISK FOR SUICIDE, AND OUD CLIENTS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM MAT. OUR CCBHC-IA WILL ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN ACCESS AND BH OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQIA+ YOUTH AND ADULTS. WE WILL RESPOND TO RISING LOCAL SUICIDE RATES BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION USING THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK (ZS) AND EBPS TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO SUICIDE RISKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL ENHANCE OUR PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE FOR UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY WITH MENTAL HEALTH (MH) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) DIAGNOSES. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIVING WITH THE MOST ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) WHO NEED MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED). OUR CATCHMENT AREA IS ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANT BH CAPACITY GAPS IN EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES THAT ADDRESS BH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH (PH) NEEDS AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS - PARTICULARLY IN THE URBAN CORE OF NEWARK, EAST ORANGE, ORANGE, AND IRVINGTON WHERE OUR CCBHC SITE IS LOCATED. MORE THAN HALF (58%) OF OUR CCBHC-IA CLIENTS WILL BE BLACK; 9% WHITE; 1% ASIAN; 1% AMERICAN INDIAN/NATIVE ALASKAN; 31% EITHER BIRACIAL OR ANOTHER RACE. 17% WILL BE LATINX. MOST (65%) WILL BE FEMALE, 33% WILL BE MALE, AND 2% WILL BE TRANSGENDER. 7.1% WILL IDENTIFY AS LGB+. 19% WILL BE CHILDREN AND YOUTH UNDER 18, WITH THE REMAINDER BEING ADULTS OVER 18. 95% WILL FACE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, INCLUDING LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, BEING UNINSURED, AND/OR HOMELESS. 30.3% WILL HAVE CO-OCCURRING MH CONDITIONS AND SUD, AND 30% WILL HAVE A TRAUMA-RELATED DIAGNOSIS. WE WILL SERVE 200 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN Y1, 400 IN Y2, AND 500 IN EACH OF YEARS 3 AND 4 FOR A TOTAL OF 1,600 SERVED WITH THESE GRANT FUNDS. FC WILL 1) BUILD PROGRAM CAPACITY TO MEET 2023 REVISED CCBHC CRITERIA BY JULY 1, 2024, INCLUDING CONDUCTING AN UPDATED CCBHC NEEDS ASSESSMENT; 2) EXPAND OUR CCBHC CAPACITY BY HIRING AN LGBTQIA+ CLINICIAN AND AN ASSISTANT CCBHC DIRECTOR WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF AWARD; 3) OFFER MAT TO 100% OF OUD CLIENTS FOR WHOM THIS IS CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE; 4) IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE, IN THAT 90% OF PEOPLE ENTERING OUR CCBHC WITH ROUTINE NEEDS WILL RECEIVE SERVICES WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS AND 90% WITH URGENT NEEDS WILL RECEIVE SERVICES WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY; 5) REDUCE SUICIDE-RELATED RISKS FOR CCBHC CLIENTS BY A) SCREENING 100% FOR SUICIDE RISK USING THE COLUMBIA SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE AT INTAKE, B) DEVELOPING A SAFETY PLAN WITH 100% OF THOSE WITH SUICIDE-RELATED RISKS USING THE STANLEY BROWN SAFETY PLANNING PROTOCOL, C) IMPLEMENTING ZS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF AWARD BY TRAINING 100% OF CCBHC STAFF IN ZS PRINCIPLES, AND; D) PURSUING THE OBJECTIVES OF 60% OF CCBHC CLIENTS WHO EXPRESS SUICIDAL IDEATION AT INTAKE NOT ENDORSING SUICIDAL IDEATION AFTER SIX MONTHS OF ENGAGEMENT; 65% OF ADULT CONSUMERS DIAGNOSED WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER/DYSTHYMIA WHO HAVE A SCORE OF 9+ ON THE PHQ-9 WILL REDUCE THEIR SCORE TO LESS THAN 5 AFTER 6 MONTHS OF ENGAGEMENT; AND LESS THAN 10% OF CLIENTS DISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITALIZATION AND REFERRED TO OUR CCBHC WILL BE RE-HOSPITALIZED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR DISCHARGE; 6) IMPROVE BH ACCESS AND CCBHC OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS SO THAT 70% WHO ENGAGE IN FAMILY THERAPY WILL REPORT IMPROVED FAMILY RELATIONS AND 75% WHO ENGAGE IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP THERAPY WILL REPORT IMPROVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. WE WILL ALSO CONNECT 100% OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO A GENDER AND SEXUALITY ALLIANCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS WITHIN 1 MONTH OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR CCBHC; TRAIN CCBHC STAFF IN LGBTQIA+ CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND ENSURE 10+% OF OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL SELF-IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+.

ADAPT: ESSEX COUNTY YOUTH AND LGBTQ+ PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

ADAPT (ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM) - YOUTH & PARENT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM (ADAPT)

MENTORING PROGRAM GRANTS

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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION 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.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

ADAPT: STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROJECT - LEVERAGING OUR ROBUST EXISTING COUNTY-WIDE ADAPT COALITION, FAMILY CONNECTIONS' PROJECT, TITLED ADAPT: STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROJECT, WILL SERVE COLLEGE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 20 ATTENDING COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, BY ENHANCING OUR UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. OUR GOALS AND ACCOMPANYING OBJECTIVES ARE: GOAL 1: DECREASE RATES OF 30-DAY USE AMONG UNDERAGE COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH POLICY/PROCEDURAL CHANGE EFFORTS AFFECTING EASE OF ACCESS BY: OBJECTIVE 1: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, DECREASE THE RATE OF UNDERAGE DRINKING BY COLLEGE-AGED STUDENTS BY TWO (2) PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM 53.1% TO 51.1% THROUGH TARGETED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AS MEASURED UTILIZING THE ACHA-NVHA III SURVEY. OBJECTIVE 2: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, DECREASE THE RATE OF BINGE DRINKING AMONG COLLEGE-AGED STUDENTS BY TWO (2) PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM 9.5% TO 7.5% THROUGH TARGETED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AS MEASURED UTILIZING THE ACHA-NCHA III SURVEY. GOAL 2: STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE COALITION TO REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE THROUGH INCREASED ENGAGEMENT OF MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES: OBJECTIVE 1: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTNER WITH THE COALITION AND LOCAL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING BY 50% FROM TWO (2) TO FOUR (4) THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS AS MEASURED FROM MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING. OBJECTIVE 2: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF COALITION MEMBERS WHO REPORT FEELING HIGHLY ENGAGED AND COMMITTED TO THE COALITION'S MISSION TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING BY 50% FROM 22 INDIVIDUALS TO 33 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH TARGETED ENGAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION STRATEGIES AS MEASURED IN OUR BIENNIAL CAPACITY SURVEY. OBJECTIVE 3: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE UNDERAGE DRINKING POLICIES IN PLACE BY 50% FROM TWO (2) TO FOUR (4) THROUGH POLICY/PROCEDURAL CHANGE EFFORTS AFFECTING EASE OF ACCESS AS MEASURED FROM MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING. OBJECTIVE 4: BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TARGETING UNDERAGE DRINKING (I.E., ALCOHOL ECHECKUP TO GO, ASTP) BY 50% FROM TWO (2) TO FOUR (4) THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH AND MARKETING EFFORTS TO COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS AND DEPARTMENTS AS MEASURED BY MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM (ADAPT): COLLEGE TASK FORCE

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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF 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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

ADAPT: ESSEX COUNTY YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

MOMS - MANY ON A MISSION FOR SUCCESS

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE