The Friendship

WALKING THE RED ROAD

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL MAT CONSORTIUM - FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL DEVELOP AND LEAD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL MAT CONSORTIUM IN RESPONSE TO THE GOALS ARTICULATED BY THE MAT-PDOA PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MOUD FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES (AI/ANS) LIVING IN URBAN, RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS A DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER, FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL LEAD A CONSORTIUM OF TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN DOING SO, WE WILL CREATE A MORE COORDINATED CONTINUUM OF REFERRAL, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AI/ANS EXPERIENCING OPIOID USE DISORDER. THE EPIDEMIC OF OPIOID USE DISORDER HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED AI/ANS, WHO EXPERIENCE THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE OF OPIOID OVERDOSE OF ALL RACIAL/ETHNIC POPULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, AI/ANS HAVE POOR ACCESS TO TREATMENT. NATIONALLY 71% OF AI/ANS NOW LIVE IN URBAN AREAS, WITH THAT PERCENTAGE CLOSER TO 90% IN CALIFORNIA. THESE URBAN AREAS LACK CULTURALLY-INFORMED SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. FOR AI/ANS IN RURAL OR TRIBAL AREAS, THEY OFTEN LIVE HOURS AWAY FROM A TRIBAL CLINIC OR PHARMACY, PREVENTING ACCESS TO OUD TREATMENT. THESE ACCESS GAPS ARE NOT UNIQUE TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. BY ADDRESSING ACCESS GAPS FOR AI/ANS IN URBAN, RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS, THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL MAT CONSORTIUM CAN SERVE AS A NATIONAL MODEL, AND A ROADMAP FOR OTHER REGIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN TRIBAL MAT CONSORTIUM. AS THE LEAD DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER, FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL EXPAND SCREENING ACROSS A SPRAWLING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AI/ANS RECEIVING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AT OUR SAN FRANCISCO FACILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE OUR EXISTING TREATMENT PROGRAM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO AI/ANS LIVING IN MORE REMOTE AREAS, ESTABLISH RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AI/ANS WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND COORDINATE LONG-TERM MOUD AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WITH TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND MOUD TO 675 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE 5 YEARS OF THE PROJECT. OUR RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WILL REACH AN ADDITIONAL 433 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE OVER THIS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING ARE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD OBJECTIVE 1A: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR OUD BY 75% (FROM 500 TO 875). OBJECTIVE 1B: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL INDIVIDUALS ADMITTED FOR RESIDENTIAL OUD TREATMENT BY 50% (FROM 70 TO 105). GOAL 2: IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD FROM RURAL OR TRIBAL AREAS OBJECTIVE 2A: FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL REFERRALS BY TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND COUNTY COURTS BY 50% (FROM 300 TO 450). OBJECTIVE 2B: 90% OF INDIVIDUALS EXITING RESIDENTIAL OUD TREATMENT WILL HAVE STABLE HOUSING AND ACCESS TO LOCAL BEHAVIORAL AND MEDICAL HEALTH CARE. OBJECTIVE 2C: FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL HAVE ENGAGED WITH EACH IHS CLINIC TO COLLABORATE ON CARE COORDINATION. GOAL 3: REDUCE RELAPSE RATES AMONG INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING MAT OBJECTIVE 3A: 90% OF INDIVIDUALS IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM WILL HAVE CO-CREATED AN INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY PLAN BEFORE DISCHARGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 3B: 75% OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY WILL PARTICIPATE REGULARLY IN PEER-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 3C: 90% OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUED THEIR PRESCRIBED MAT FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE TCE-HIV HIGH RISK POPULATIONS GRANT

CLOSING SERVICE AND SURVEILLANCE GAPS FOR URBAN AI/AN ADULTS AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS - FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL IMPLEMENT ITS PROPOSED PROJECT – CLOSING SERVICE AND SURVEILLANCE GAPS FOR URBAN AI/AN ADULTS AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS – IN RESPONSE TO THE MAI HIGH RISK POPULATIONS INITIATIVE. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WILL SERVE AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES LIVING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, A POPULATION WITH A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH INCIDENCE OF SUD AND/OR COD, FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HIGH RISK FOR CONTRACTING HIV/AIDS AND VIRAL HEPATITIS. USING CULTURALLY-INFORMED AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, WE WILL PROVIDE SUD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY, SCREEN AND TEST FOR BOTH HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND ENSURE LINKAGE TO APPROPRIATE CARE. FRIENDSHIP HOUSE BUILDS UPON RECENT EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING A 5-YEAR TCE-HIV GRANT FROM SAMHSA AWARDED IN 2017, THROUGH WHICH WE INTEGRATED HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS RAPID TESTING AS PART OF OUR INTAKE AND SCREENING AND FACILITATED LINKAGES AND REFERRALS TO TREATMENT, PROVIDED BY PARTNERS AND THROUGH TELEMEDICINE SERVICES. FRIENDSHIP HOUSE WILL SERVE 212 PEOPLE ANNUALLY AND 1,060 TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. THE FOLLOWING ARE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 1: INCREASE SURVEILLANCE AND AWARENESS OF HIV AND HCV AMONG URBAN AI/AN ADULTS, THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL SUD TREATMENT PROGRAM. OBJECTIVE 1A: DURING INITIAL INTAKE, 100% OF RESIDENTIAL SUD CLIENTS AND PARTNERS SHALL BE OFFERED RAPID HIV AND HCV (180 INDIVIDUALS REACHED ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1B: 90% WILL CHOOSE TO RECEIVE ON-SITE TESTING WITHIN 4 WEEKS (OR 162 INDIVIDUALS TESTED ANNUALLY). GOAL 2: INCREASE SURVEILLANCE AND AWARENESS OF SUD, HIV AND HCV AMONG THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF URBAN AI/AN ADULTS, THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH. OBJECTIVE 2A: PROMOTE HIV AND HCV AWARENESS AT EVENTS AND GATHERINGS FOR THE BROADER URBAN AI/AN COMMUNITY, RESULTING IN 50 ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS BEING RAPID-TESTED ANNUALLY. OBJECTIVE 2B: REFER AT LEAST 25 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY TO THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE RESIDENTIAL SUD PROGRAM, WITH AT LEAST 50% SEEKING TREATMENT IN THE 6 MONTHS AFTER REFERRAL. GOAL 3: CREATE LINKAGES/ENSURE TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRELIMINARY AND CONFIRMED POSITIVE HIV OR HCV TESTS. OBJECTIVE 3A: 100% WHO HAVE A PRELIMINARY POSITIVE HIV OR HCV TEST RESULT WILL BE INFORMED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND RECEIVE IMMEDIATE REFERRAL TO CONFIRMATORY TESTING. OBJECTIVE 3B: 100% WHO TEST POSITIVE WILL BE OFFERED CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH NAVIGATION, CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AVAILABLE BENEFITS. OBJECTIVE 3C: 80% WHO TEST POSITIVE WILL HAVE BEGUN A TREATMENT PLAN WITHIN 90 DAYS. GOAL 4: DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF HIV AND HCV AMONG URBAN AI/AN ADULTS BY ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND BY INCORPORATING HEALTH EDUCATION DURING RESIDENTIAL SUD TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 4A: DURING INITIAL INTAKE, 90% OF CLIENTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE NEED FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 4B: BY THE END OF THEIR FIRST MONTH IN RESIDENCE, 90% OF CLIENTS WILL HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN THAT INCLUDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, CULTURAL CONNECTION, AND PEER-BASED SUPPORTS. OBJECTIVE 4C: 90% OF CLIENTS (162 ANNUALLY) WILL ATTEND TRAUMA-INFORMED RISK-REDUCTION, SEXUAL HEALTH AND SAFER SEX HEALTH EDUCATION GROUP CLASSES DURING RESIDENTIAL SUD TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 4D: 80% OF THESE CLIENTS WILL INDICATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SUD AND POTENTIAL RISK FOR HIV AND HCV. OBJECTIVE 4E: 70% OF CLIENTS WILL ENROLL IN PEER-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS DURING RESIDENTIAL SUD TREATMENT AND CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER BEING DISCHARGED.

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN

TRAINING LAY COUNSELORS TO DELIVER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

MEDICINE SHIELD: PREVENTION NAVIGATION BY AND FOR URBAN AMERICAN INDIANS - THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE MEDICINE SHIELD PROGRAM WILL IMPLEMENT A CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE NAVIGATION APPROACH TO SERVE URBAN AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES (AI/AN) IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE 560 AI/AN YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH PREVENTION NAVIGATION SERVICES, TRAININGS, EVENTS, YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN, ADDRESSING A POPULATION WITH HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR HIV AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN AN AREA HARDEST HIT BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. THE MEDICINE SHIELD PROGRAM IS A NATURAL EXTENSION FOR FRIENDSHIP HOUSE (FH), A SAN FRANCISCO-BASED NONPROFIT RUN BY AND FOR AI/AN PEOPLE FOR 56 YEARS. FH HAS WELL-ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAS STEWARDED PREVIOUS SAMHSA AND IHS GRANTS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION. THROUGH THE MEDICINE SHIELD PROGRAM, FH WILL EXPEDITE SERVICES BY FACILITATING LINKAGE TO ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, HIV/HEPATITIS TESTING AND SERVICES, ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL HEALING, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH THAT INCORPORATE PREVENTION SERVICES. FH WILL BUILD CAPACITY WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES THROUGH TRAINING AND OUTREACH, ADDRESSING THE LACK OF CULTURALLY-COMPETENT SERVICES FOR AI/AN PEOPLE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. FH WILL FORM A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO REVIEW EBP TRAINING MATERIAL AND ADAPT IT TO THE NATIVE CONTEXT, WITH THE GOAL OF TRAINING PROVIDERS. THE MEDICINE SHIELD PROGRAM WILL PROMOTE THE STIRR MODEL (SCREENING, TESTING, IMMUNIZATION, REDUCING RISK, AND REFERRING FOR TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTION). SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: GOAL 1: PARTNER TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE & HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES. OBJECTIVE 1A: USING STIRR MODEL, OUTREACH TO TEST FOR HIV/HEPATITIS. SERVE 200 ANNUALLY. OBJECTIVE 1B: LINK 100% OF HIV/HEP DIAGNOSED WITH MEDICAL CARE, CONFIRMATORY TESTING, AND EDUCATED ABOUT RISK FACTORS AND ADVANTAGES OF CARE AND TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 1C: COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES, BEGIN CONDUCTING STIRR IN Q1. GOAL 2: PROVIDE TRAINING TO PROVIDERS ON HIV SCREENING AND HOW TO BEST LINK CLINICAL CARE. OBJECTIVE 2A: BUILD ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADAPT STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK W/NATIVE STRATEGIES, MEETING MONTHLY IN PREP FOR PROVIDER TRAININGS. (ADVISORY COUNCIL=20-25 MEMBERS). OBJECTIVE 2B. SPF TRAINING DEVELOPMENT TO 250 PROVIDERS ON SUD/ HIV PREVENTION (50 ANNUALLY) GOAL 3: NAVIGATION/LINKAGE TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV CARE AND TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 3A: FACILITATE LINKAGE TO ADULT SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL SUD TX, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES & HEALING PRACTICES, INCREASING SUBSTANCE ABSTINENCE BY 60%: 30 SERVED ANNUALLY. OBJECTIVE 3B: PROVIDE 50 YOUTH W/CULTURAL INTERVENTION SERVICES TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE. 65% OF YOUTH WILL REPORT INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN MANAGING SUBSTANCE MISUSE, INCLUDING VAPING. GOAL 4: CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON SM/HIV RISKS & TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 4A: ADVISORY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS TO DEVELOP FRAMEWORK; 30 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED. OBJECTIVE 4B: FACILITATE AI/AN-FOCUSED PUBLIC MESSAGING/AWARENESS WITH NATIVE YOUTH IN CHARGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. 70% OF YOUTH WILL REPORT INCREASED FEELING OF SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS.

RED ROAD MEDICINE WAY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE NATIVE CONNECTIONS PROJECT - THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE NATIVE CONNECTIONS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE HIGH RISK FOR SUICIDE AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG URBAN AI/AN YOUTH AGES 12-24 IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS (“FRIENDSHIP HOUSE”) IS AN URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A LONG-STANDING YOUTH PROGRAM (“FHYP”) THAT INTEGRATES MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION. TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, CEREMONIES AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE FHYP PROMOTE SELF-EXPRESSION, REFLECTION, AND DE-STIGMATIZATION AROUND THESE ISSUES FOR URBAN AI/AN YOUTH. THE TOTAL ADDRESSABLE POPULATION FOR THIS PROJECT IS 1,742 AI/AN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 12-24) LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO. THESE GROUPS ARE TYPICALLY UNDER-COUNTED AND DIFFICULT TO REACH. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE SF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE FHYP WILL EXPAND ITS OUTREACH TO AI/AN STUDENTS IN 13 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 14 HIGH SCHOOLS (AGES 12-17). AI/AN YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-24 WILL BE REACHED THROUGH THEIR PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION IN THE FHYP, YOUNGER SIBLINGS, LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND NON-NATIVE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER, WE WILL IMPLEMENT SCREENINGS, WELLNESS CHECKS AND REFERRALS TO TREATMENT FOR AI/AN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. THIS INCREASED ACCESS TO CULTURALLY-CONNECTED PROGRAMMING, SCREENINGS, AND INTERVENTIONS WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS DISPARITIES FACING URBAN AI/AN YOUTH AND THE HIGHER RISK FACTORS RELATING TO SUICIDE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT BUILDS UPON THE FORMATIVE WORK OF OUR PREVIOUS NATIVE CONNECTIONS GRANT FROM SEPTEMBER 2017 – 2022, DURING WHICH WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED MANY OF THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. THIS NEW PROJECT WILL ENABLE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE TO REVISIT AND REVISE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, COMMUNITY READINESS ASSESSMENT, AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN BY RECONSTITUTING OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER ENGAGE YOUTH, FAMILIES, SYSTEMS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ELEVATE THE NEED TO REDUCE SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG URBAN AI/AN YOUTH. OUR COMMUNITY-WIDE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH THAT INCLUDES CULTURALLY-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES WILL TAKE ROOT OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. IN DOING SO, IT CAN BE SUSTAINED IN YEARS TO FOLLOW AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS A MODEL OF BEST PRACTICES FOR OTHER URBAN AI/AN COMMUNITIES. THE FOLLOWING ARE GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 1: INCREASE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS AMONG URBAN AI/AN YOUTH OBJECTIVE 1A: THE PERCENTAGE OF AI/AN YOUTH IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FHYP WILL GROW FROM 50% (N=870) IN YEAR 1 TO 90% (N=1570) IN YEAR 5 OBJECTIVE 1B: THE PERCENTAGE OF AI/AN YOUTH THAT ENROLL IN THE FHYP AFTER BEING INVITED WILL GROW FROM 25% (N=220) IN YEAR 1 TO 75% (N=1180) IN YEAR 5 OBJECTIVE 1C: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, AI/AN YOUTH WILL FORM A LEADERSHIP COUNCIL GOAL 2: INCREASE SURVEILLANCE OF URBAN AI/AN YOUTH TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS THAT WARRANT EARLY INTERVENTION OBJECTIVE 2A: 100% OF ENROLLED YOUTH WILL BE SCREENED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE RISKS OBJECTIVE 2B: 100% OF YOUTH THAT REQUIRE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WILL BE REFERRED FOR TREATMENT OBJECTIVE 2C: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, 100% OF YOUTH WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A PEER SUPPORT GROUPS OR MENTORS GOAL 3: IMPROVE COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATION FOR URBAN AI/AN YOUTH OBJECTIVE 3A: 100% OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF ENROLLED YOUTH WILL PROVIDE CONSENT AND BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH-ORIENTED COMMUNITY GATHERINGS OBJECTIVE 3B: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, WE WILL RECONVENE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE NATIVE CONNECTIONS PROJECT

THE STRONGHOLD PROJECT II

STRONGHOLD PROJECT

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE TCE-HIV HIGH RISK POPULATIONS GRANT

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL FUND A FULLTIME PROJECT MANAGER TO PLAN, PARTNER, AND COLLABORATE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY GARDEN. THE GARDEN, LOCATED IN GOLDEN GATE PARK WITHIN SAN FRANCISCO, IS A NATIVE-LED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF RAMAYTUSH OHLONE, THE CULTURAL CONSERVANCY, AND SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE COMMUNITY GARDEN SPACE CENTERS ITSELF AROUND TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE CORNERSTONE OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PROJECT WORK WILL INCLUDE PLANNING AND PREPARATION WORK INCLUDING COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE CITY COMPLIANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GARDEN PLANS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED PARCEL USING PARTNER AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ALIKE, GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ONGOING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING. ONCE OPERATIONAL, THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY GARDEN WILL PROVIDE SAN FRANCISCO'S NATIVE COMMUNITY WITH TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON HOW TO MANAGE NATIVE LANDSCAPES, A CEREMONIAL SPACE WITHIN THE CITY, AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREPARATION, AND CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY FIRST FOODS. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION WILL WORK TO FURTHER BROADEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THEIR WORK ON THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY GARDEN. FINAL EVALUATIONS AND REVIEWS WITHIN THE PROJECT PERIOD WILL ALLOW FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION AND THEIR PARTNERS THE ABILITY TO ENSURE LONG-TERM GARDEN SUSTAINABILITY AND CREATE A ROADMAP FOR LONG-LASTING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROJECT INCLUDE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING NEW COLLABORATIVE TRIBAL, GOVERNMENT, OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THE PROJECT SCOPE, INITIAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING ALL RELEVANT PERMITTING ACTIVITIES, OVERALL GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT, AND ONGOING GARDEN OPERATIONS AND OPTIMIZATION. IN YEAR 1 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND ENGAGED TO HELP DESIGN THE OVERALL PROJECT AND PROVIDE INPUT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. THE APPROPRIATE PERMITS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND APPLIED FOR AND, AS A PARTNER, THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO WILL ALSO OVERSEE THE CEQA PROCESS AND HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS RELATED TO THE PROJECT. BASIC SITE PREPARATION WILL BE DONE DURING THE FIRST YEAR AS WELL, OVERSEEN BY THE PROJECT MANAGER FUNDED VIA THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. IN YEAR 2, THE GARDEN WILL BE ESTABLISHED. PLANT SPECIES, TRADITIONAL FOODS, AND HERBAL PLANTS FOR CULTIVATION WILL BE SELECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF RAMAYTUSH OHLONE AND CULTURAL CONSERVANCY. IN ADDITION, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR A LAND BASED HEALING PROGRAM AND AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR FRIENDSHIP HOUSE RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL OCCUR, IN COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT PARTNERS. IN YEAR 3, OVERALL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR. THE FINAL YEAR WILL BE USED TO TRACK AND RECORD THE FARMS PROGRESS AND GROWTH, ALLOW FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND A FINAL ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE MADE IN ADDITION TO A PLAN FOR SUSTAINING FUTURE OPERATIONS PAST THE LENGTH OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD THE PROJECT MANAGER WILL STRIVE TO CREATE NEW AND LONG-LASTING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH MONTHLY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, CREATING AN INTERNAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING AND SUSTAINING LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING A RECOGNITION PROGRAM TO ACKNOWLEDGE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PARTNERS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE FORMAL STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LISTED PROJECT PARTNERS, DOCUMENTATION OF STAKEHOLDER INPUT GAINED THROUGH WEBINARS, LISTENING SESSIONS, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS HELD THROUGHOUT THE PRO

THREE-TIMES HIDDEN: OVERCOMING LAYERS OF INVISIBILITY TO ADVANCE A SERVICE MODEL FOR URBAN AI/AN VICTIMS OF SEX-TRAFFICKING

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE HOMELESS PROJECT

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE NATIVE CONNECTIONS PROJECT

TO ESTABLISH FOUR MIXED JEWISH-ARAB GIRL TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN CATCHBALL, STRUCTURED EVENT PROGRAMMING AND FACILITATED SOCIAL MEETINGS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

PROMOTE RECONCILIATION AND BRIDGE-BUILDING BETWEEN CULTURAL ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL BY ENGAGING WOMEN AND GIRLS PLAY CATCHBALL

BRING TOGETHER 150 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GIRLS FROM EAST AND WEST JERUSALEM AS PART OF AN EMPOWERING, PEACE-BUILDING SPORTS PROGRAM

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