Second Chance Inc

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

AWARD PURPOSE HVRP IS AN EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON OBTAINING COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, JOB TRAINING DELIVERABLES HVRP GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB TRAINING TO VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE VETERANS EARNING INCOME AND LONG TERM JOB STABILITY AS EVIDENCED BY JOB PLACEMENT RATES, AND EARNINGS INCOME AFTER EXITING THE PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY VETERANS AT RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. GRANT RECIPIENTS MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO FOCUS SERVICES TO VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION, HOMELESS FEMALE VETERANS AND/OR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES RECIPIENTS GENERALLY DON'T SUB-AWARD FUNDS.

SECOND CHANCE EDUCATION EOC - STOCKTON, LODI, SACRAMENTO

THE SECOND CHANCE CENTER, INC. (SCC) WILL USE THEIR EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (CDOC) TO FURTHER THEIR IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS BEING RELEASED FROM CDOC CUSTODY. THE PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THROUGH THE USE OF SCREENING BY A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR, OR CASE MANAGER, WHO WILL THEN LINK THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES UPON THEIR RELEASE. ONE OF THE GOALS DEFINED WITHIN THE PROJECT IS TO LOCATE A MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) PROVIDER WHO CAN WORK WITH THE SCC TO PROVIDE MAT SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROJECT ALSO IDENTIFIED SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED BY SCC INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, DIALECTAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AND OTHER NEEDS-BASED SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING AND FOOD ASSISTANCE TO ALSO PROVIDE TO THESE CLIENTS.

PRISON REENTRY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (PREP)

YOUTH BUILD

HOMELESS VETERANS (HVRP)

PRISONER REENTRY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (PREP)

THE GREATER BATON ROUGE DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION COALITION ENVISIONS A SAFE DRUG FREE BATON ROUGE WITH A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL, PARTICULARLY OUR YOUTH POPULATION.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) COMMUNITIES EMPOWERING YOUTH (CEY) 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.

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

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NEW

OSC'S MISSION IS: WE ARE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR WOUNDED, INJURED AND ILL COMBAT VETERANS. WE SERVE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND INTERESTS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE MANY SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR ARMED FORCES. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO PROVIDE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH SUPPORTS AND EXPERIENCES TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING, INCLUDING PREPARATION FOR THE WORKPLACE OR VOLUNTEERING AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT APPROXIMATELY 400 VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. FOUR VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONNECTING VETERANS WITH MENTORS, CREATING FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES TO INTERACT PEER-TO-PEER, RECRUIT AND TRAIN NEW VOLUNTEERS, AND CREATE INTERNAL PROCEDURES, INSTRUCTIONS AND RECORD KEEPING MEASURES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 12-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD. INITIAL PROJECT: INITIALLY OSC PROPOSED TWO VISTA PROJECTS TO ALIGN WITH THE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FOCUS AREA. WE EXPANDED TO FOUR VISTA PROJECTS THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WITH THE CONTINUATION, WE ARE REQUESTING FOUR VISTA PROJECTS. THE VISTA MEMBERS WILL HELP OSC BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR TWO PROJECTS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND TWO THAT ARE MORE ESTABLISHED. THE PROJECTS BOTH PROVIDE SERVICES RELATED TO MENTAL WELLNESS, FAMILY STABILITY, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND PREPARATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE FOR DISABLED POST-9/11 COMBAT VETERANS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. WITH CONTINUATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO VETERANS OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY FIRST RESPONDERS. OSC SERVES LOW-INCOME, DISABLED VETERANS (70% DISABILITY RATING) AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THESE TWO PROGRAMS WILL SERVE THIS SAME POPULATION. OSC SERVES FAMILIES WHO ARE A VETERAN'S SPOUSE/CHILDREN OR PARENTS/SIBLINGS, DEPENDING ON WHO HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAREGIVING. VISTA PROJECT, TYPE ONE: TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY AND MENTORSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR VETERANS. OUR GOAL WITH THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT VETERAN SUICIDES AND HELP VETERANS AND CAREGIVERS READY THEMSELVES FOR THE "NEXT STEPS" IN THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT OR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT VETERANS' CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES, TO PROMOTE FAMILY STABILITY AND WELL-BEING. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 25 VETERANS IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AREA. VISTA PROJECT, TYPE TWO: THE VISTA WILL SERVE IN OUR OFFICE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. THE SECOND VISTA PROJECT IS TO BUILD A COMPLEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA AND AT THE PATRIOT POINT FACILITY ON THE EASTERN SHORE (DORCHESTER COUNTY). THIS PROJECT WILL HELP VETERANS BUILD CONFIDENCE, GROW THEIR ABILITIES, BOND WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND IMPROVE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THE RESULT WILL BE THAT VETERANS WILL GROW IN THEIR READINESS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT OR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING AS A "NEXT STEP." THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 200 VETERANS (AND THEIR FAMILIES) FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND EASTERN SHORE AREAS. THE INITIAL REQUEST WAS FOR ONE-YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO CONTINUE VISTA SUPPORT OF THE TWO PROJECTS FOR A POTENTIAL OF UP TO THREE YEARS. THE CONTINUATION REQUEST ADDS TWO NEW POSITIONS. CONTINUATION AMENDMENT: OSC WILL CONTINUE THE TWO MARYLAND-BASED VISTA ASSIGNMENTS AS ESTABLISHED AND ADD ONE NEW VISTA POSITION IN FLORIDA AND ONE NEW VISTA POSITION IN DELAWARE. THE TWO NEW VISTA POSITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE VISTA PROJECT TWO DESCRIPTION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE UNIQUE LOCAL NEEDS OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST AND STATEWIDE DELAWARE COMMUNITIES.

WIA PILOTS/DEMOS/RESEARCH