Amudim Community Resources Inc

AMUDIM COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC, WILL USE FUNDING TO DEVELOP COORDINATED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY OPIOIDS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES. THEIR PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT THE OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AVOIDANCE AND RECOVERY PROGRAM IN THE GREATER NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AREA TO RESPOND TO YOUTH IN CRISIS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ABUSE AND/OR ADDICTION IN ORDER TO DIVERT THE USE OF OPIOIDS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AMONG YOUTH AGES 10 TO 17.

COMMUNITY OF CARE - AMUDIM COMMUNITY RESOURCES IS REQUESTING MHAT FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CARE PROJECT TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND REDUCE MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA IN NEW YORK'S ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY. THROUGH COMMUNITY OF CARE, AMUDIM WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TRAINING TO 2,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ORTHODOX SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS. DURING THIS FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, AMUDIM WILL 1) DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING TO 1,200 ORTHODOX SCHOOL PERSONNEL AT 50 PRIVATE JEWISH SCHOOLS, 2) DELIVER CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING TO 800 FIRST RESPONDERS, 3) LAUNCH A SOCIAL NORMS CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, AND 4) EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH REFERRAL SERVICES WITHIN THE ORTHODOX COMMUNITY THROUGH TWO PROVIDER PARTNERS. TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT, AMUDIM HAS ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP NETWORK WITH RELIEF RESOURCES, NAALEH, QUEENS HATZALAH, AND TORAH UMESORAH. COMMUNITY OF CARE WILL BRING MUCH-NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS RESOURCES TO NEW YORK'S FASTEST-GROWING UNDERSERVED POPULATION.

THE GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (UNDERSERVED PROGRAM) WAS STATUTORILY CREATED IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES TARGETED AT ADULT OR YOUTH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE VICTIM SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SUCH POPULATIONS. GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED TO: 1) WORK WITH FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 2) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 3) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF TRADITIONAL VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 4) STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, AND OTHER COURT PERSONNEL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT HIGHLIGHT AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND THE SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; OR (6) PROVIDE POPULATION-SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THIS APPLICATION ADDRESSES THE COMPLEX UNMET NEEDS OF ORTHODOX JEWISH DISENFRANCHISED YOUTH WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND VICTIMS SERVICES INTO LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. THE PROGRAMS OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE TARGETED, POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES INCLUDING OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION TO THESE VERY FRAGILE AND VULNERABLE SURVIVORS; INCREASE AWARENESS; AND EXPAND EDUCATION AND PREVENTION WITHIN THE ORTHODOX COMMUNITY. AMUDIM, WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY. LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION, A 501 (C) 3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ISTHE PARTNERING ORGANIZATION.

THE TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE GRANT PROGRAM (DISABILITY PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20122. THE GOAL OF THE DISABILITY GRANT PROGRAM IS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE WITHIN AND BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPROVES THE RESPONSE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AND TO HOLD PERPETRATORS OF SUCH CRIMES ACCOUNTABLE. AMUDIM COMMUNITY RESOURCES WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE SPECIAL CHILDRENS CENTER TO STRENGTH PARTNERSHIPS AND ESTABLISH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE TEAM (TEAM); INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, AND EFFECTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE; IDENTIFY NEEDS WITHIN THE GRANTEES ORGANIZATION AND/OR SERVICE AREA; AND DEVELOP A PLAN THAT ADDRESSES THOSE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND BUILDS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE WORK. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS SEPARATED INTO TWO PHASES: 1) THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND 2) THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. DURING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE, EACH TEAM WILL ENTER INTO A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP, ENGAGE IN CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, DEVELOP A COLLABORATION CHARTER, CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROJECT FOCUS MEMO. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE WILL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WILL COMMENCE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND OVW APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, EACH TEAM WILL IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED DURING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PERIOD. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE INTENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF MEETINGS, ON-SITE CONSULTATIONS, WEB RESOURCES, AND TELE/VIDEO CONFERENCE CALLS. EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM WILL BE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY WITHIN THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICE AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. EACH ORGANIZATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS ACCESS AND SAFETY AND A REALISTIC PLAN TO SUSTAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO YOUNG ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH SURVIVORS