Seed Sower Inc

WORKFORCE TRAINING

RAISING THE ROCK BOTTOM: NURTURING RECOVERY CAPITAL GROWTH IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. - SEED SOWER, INC., THROUGH ITS RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THE WELL - THE ONLY RCO IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA - WILL EXPAND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS A TEN-COUNTY RURAL APPALACHIAN REGION BEARING THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE BURDEN IN THE NATION. THE TARGET POPULATION IS ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER AND THE PROJECT WILL MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE THROUGH A MOBILE RECOVERY TEAM, CONNECTS THEM TO TREATMENT, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT, AND STRENGTHENS THE PEER WORKFORCE THAT DELIVERS RECOVERY SUPPORT. OVER THREE YEARS IT WILL SERVE 315 ADULTS IN RECOVERY (- 75 IN YEAR 1, 100 IN YEAR 2, AND 140 IN YEAR 3) FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN NOT ONLY STOP USING BUT THRIVE AS HEALTHY, EMPLOYED, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. PRIMARY CATCHMENT: RALEIGH, FAYETTE, AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. SECONDARY CATCHMENT: SUMMERS, NICHOLAS, WYOMING, MCDOWELL, BOONE, MERCER, AND MONROE COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY CATCHMENT POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 148,000; THE FULL TEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA EXCEEDS 300,000. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN AND EVALUATE THE PEER WORKFORCE, INCREASE UTILIZATION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED RECOVERY SERVICES, AND DEEPEN CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS THAT REDUCE STIGMA AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO CARE.

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