Fresh Coast Alliance

FRESH COAST RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES - FRESH COAST ALLIANCE (FCA), A NONPROFIT RECOVERY ORGANIZATION IN MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WILL EXPAND COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), INCREASING ACCESS TO RECOVERY HOUSING, CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AMID HIGH COUNTY RATES OF OVERDOSE, HOUSING INSTABILITY, AND JUSTICE-SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. FCA WILL SERVE AT LEAST 450 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR ONE, GROWING TO 600 ANNUALLY BY YEAR FIVE, WITH CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY COACHES AND CASE MANAGERS DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY ACTION PLANS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED USING EVIDENCE-BASED AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES INCLUDING RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE (ROSC), PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS), MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, WITH RECOVERY HOUSING SERVING AS THE CORNERSTONE OF FCA'S MODEL AND ALLOWING ACCESS TO U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS (MOUD AND MAUD). FCA WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RECOVERY THROUGH FAMILY EDUCATION, OVERDOSE PREVENTION, AND COLLABORATION WITH RECOVERY COURT, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AND EMPLOYERS, EXPECTING PARTICIPANTS TO DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED RECOVERY CAPITAL, HOUSING STABILITY, EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY BY PROJECT CONCLUSION WITH OUTCOMES TRACKED THROUGH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING SYSTEM (SPARS) PERFORMANCE REPORTING.