Stepping Stone Incorporated

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITY AMONG OVC AND AGYW THROUGH OVC AND DREAMS PROGRAMMING.

ACTIVITY TITLE: THE SUSTAINED HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH STRENGTHENED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PLATFORMS IN BOTSWANA ACTIVITY- COMPONENT A

SUPPORTING OPIOID ADDICTION RECOVERY (SOAR) WILL PROVIDE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IN COMBINATION WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER. - STEPPINGSTONE INCORPORATED’S (SS) SUPPORTING OPIOID ADDICTION RECOVERY (SOAR) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) IN GREATER NEW BEDFORD (NB) AND SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), INCLUDING THOSE WITH A CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER (COD). SPECIAL POPULATIONS TARGETED BY SOAR WILL INCLUDE PERSONS WITH CODS AND THE HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). MAT WILL BE PROVIDED IN COMBINATION WITH COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH PROMOTE RECOVERY AND IMPROVED FUNCTIONING IN OTHER LIFE DOMAINS. SOAR WILL UTILIZE AN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORKER AND RECOVERY COACHES, AS WELL AS COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, GREATER NEW BEDFORD OPIOID TASK FORCE, AND GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD AND AT RISK OF OVERDOSE AND ENGAGE THEM IN MAT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THROUGH OUTREACH AND MARKETING EFFORTS, SOAR WILL ENROLL AND SERVE 550 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 5-YEAR GRANT TERM. ONCE ENROLLED, SOAR’S PSYCHIATRIST, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MASTERS-LEVEL CLINICIANS AND RECOVERY COACHES WILL PROVIDE ONGOING TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY AND PROMOTE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. PATIENTS WILL BE EVALUATED AND INDUCTED ON BUPRENORPHINE/NALOXONE OR ANOTHER TYPE OF MAT AS APPROPRIATE. NURSE PRACTITIONERS WILL CLOSELY MONITOR AND REGULARLY MEET WITH EACH SOAR PARTICIPANT TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT. SOAR CLINICIANS WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUD PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. SOAR WILL UTILIZE STEPPINGSTONE’S EXPANSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE, AS WELL AS LINKAGE AGREEMENTS WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS REFERRAL TO PERMANENT HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED. SOAR STAFF WILL ALSO INCLUDE 1 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND .25 FTE EVALUATOR. OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE CRISIS CARE, RECOVERY PLANNING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND ASSISTANCE OBTAINING ENTITLEMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT. THE GOALS OF PROJECT SOAR ARE TO EXPAND/ENHANCE ACCESS TO MAT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD, REDUCE OPIOID USE, MINIMIZE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUD, AND PROMOTE TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER POSITIVE OUTCOMES BY INTEGRATING TREATMENT WITH RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES.

THE FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY PROJECT (FAIHR) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE TREATMENT, HOUSING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS WITH SMI OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

STEPPING STONES CMHC POST COVID-19 EXPANSION OF SERVICES - STEPPING STONES OF ROCKFORD (SSRINC) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO IMPROVE OUR TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES, RESTORE AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASE LOST ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN OUR AREA, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE, IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAMS (CST'S) AND INVEST IN EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING. WE WILL PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS IN WINNEBAGO AND BOONE COUNTIES, NORTHERN ILLINOIS, REGION 2 CATCHMENT AREA. OUR PRIMARY POPULATION OF FOCUS (POF) FOR THE GRANT IS CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), AND SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NO OTHER AVAILABLE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROVIDERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA. DURING THE TWO YEARS, WE WILL SERVE 600 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE AND ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: (1) PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH SMI, SED, AND COD WITH INCREASED OPTIONS, ACCESS, AND ADMISSION TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CLINICAL OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN WINNEBAGO AND BOONE COUNTIES; (2) PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CLINICAL OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; (3) INCREASE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS), TARGETED AT YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH SMI AND SED WHO HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO CHOICE IN SERVICE PROVIDERS; 9$) DEVELOP RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF STAFF, INCLUDING TRAUMA, GRIEF, LONELINESS, AND ISOLATION RELATED TO COVID-19; PROVIDE SMOKING CESSATION OPPORTUNITIES (SMOKE FREE CAMPUSES); AND ENCOURAGE STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN WELLNESS ACTIVITIES: (5) STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE HIPAA COMPLIANT TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES AND SERVICES; AND (6) EFFECTIVELY USE DATA TO MAKE TREATMENT DECISIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS AND TO DIRECT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS.

RE-ENTERING OFFENDERS ACHIEVING RECOVERY (ROAR)- ROAR WILL PROVIDED RE-ENTRY PLANNING, TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY (FAIHR) PROVIDES TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS - STEPPINGSTONE INCORPORATED’S (SS) FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY PROJECT (FAIHR) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE TREATMENT, HOUSING PLACEMENT AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS PERSONS WITH SMI, SED OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (MHD & SUD) IN FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD, MA. FAIHR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMBINED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND INTEGRATED CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. FAIHR WILL SERVE 450 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT TERM AND WILL PRIORITIZE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. FAIHR WILL PERFORM OUTREACH IN SS’S FR FIRST STEP INN SHELTER AND NB HOMELESS SHELTERS, AS WELL AS STREET OUTREACH INCLUDING KNOWN ENCAMPMENTS OF THE HARD-TO-REACH HOMELESS AND YOUNG ADULT/TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH POPULATION. OTHER OUTREACH VENUES WILL INCLUDE SOUP KITCHENS, EMERGENCY CARE SETTINGS AND OTHER PLACES FREQUENTED BY THE HOMELESS. ONCE ENROLLED, FAIHR’S 1 FTE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (MHC) WILL PROVIDE ON-SITE TREATMENT. OTHER FAIHR PROJECT STAFF INCLUDE 1 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR, .25 EVALUATOR, 1 FTE PROJECT COORDINATOR, .25 FTE NURSE PRACTITIONER, 2 FTE INTEGRATED CARE FACILITATORS (CASE MANAGERS) AND 2 OUTREACH WORKERS. FAIHR’S CASEWORKERS WILL FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE-BASED CTI CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLANS, DRIVEN BY FAIHR PARTICIPANTS’ NEEDS AND GOALS. FAIHR CMS WILL CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO ALL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS NEEDED, SUCH AS PEER RECOVERY COACHING, HOUSING, MAINSTREAM BENEFIT PROGRAMS, HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER SUPPORTS. FAIHR COLLABORATES WITH BOTH HUD COC MA-505 (NEW BEDFORD) AND COC MA-515 (FALL RIVER) AND IS A MEMBER OF BOTH CONTINUUM’S HOMELESS PROVIDER NETWORK GROUPS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING HOUSING AND OTHER OUTCOMES FOR THE HOMELESS. FAIHR CONNECTS WITH BOTH FR AND NB “THE CALL” (FR & NB’S HUD COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM) TO PLACE CLIENTS IN HOUSING. STEPPINGSTONE OFFERS OVER 100 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING-FIRST UNITS (HUD-FUNDED) AND OPERATES TWO GRADUATE RECOVERY HOMES, AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAIHR CLIENTS. FAIHR WILL PROMOTE RECOVERY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INCLUDING HOUSING-FIRST, INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION. OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), PEER RECOVERY COACHING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND ASSISTANCE OBTAINING ENTITLEMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, AND CHILDCARE. FAIHR WILL OPERATE A RACIAL EQUITY ASSESSMENT & ACTION PLANNING (REP) STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL MEET MONTHLY AND INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, THE VETERAN’S OFFICE, LOCAL POLICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REPS, THE STATE MEDICAID AGENCY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND PERSONS IN RECOVERY FROM SUD/CODS.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - STEPPING STONES, INC. 1114 NORTH LARKIN AVE. JOLIET, IL. 60435 PROJECT DIRECTOR: PAUL LAURIDSEN PHONE: 815 744 4555 EXT. 103 FAX: 815 582 3218 EMAIL: PLAURIDSEN@STEPPINGSTONESTREATMENT.COM WEBSITE: WWW.STEPPINGSTONESTREATMENT.COM GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $2,000,000 WE PROPOSE TO CONSTRUCT AN 8 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING TO OPERATE AS A RECOVERY HOME FOR WOMEN COMPLETING EXTENDED RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND HER CHILDREN AGE 0 - 5. THE APARTMENT BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON OUR 1621 THEODORE STREET AND 1620 PLAINFIELD ROAD PROPERTY. THIS IS THE SITE OF OUR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND SOME OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL NOT REQUIRE PROPERTY ACQUISITION. SEVEN UNITS WILL HOUSE A WOMAN, 1 OR 2 OF HER CHILDREN AGE 0 - 5 YEARS AND POSSIBLY A 3RD INFANT WHO WOULD SLEEP IN THE MOTHERS ROOM. THE EIGHTH UNIT WOULD HOUSE A HOUSE MANAGER AND AN ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER WHO WOULD PROVIDE ON SITE SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT. EACH UNIT WOULD BE 750 SQ. FT. AND INCLUDE 2 BEDROOMS AND 1 BATH. THIRTY PERCENT OF WOMEN ENTERING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT ARE PARENTS TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS INVOLVED IN ONE OF EVERY FIVE FEMALE ADMISSIONS TO TREATMENT FOR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE MOTHERS, THEIR CHILDREN ARE A MAJOR FACTOR INFLUENCING WHY THEY ENTER, COMPLETE OR LEAVE TREATMENT. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN WILL COUNTY THAT SERVE WOMEN TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN. A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHICH ALLOWS A MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN TO REMAIN INTACT AS A FAMILY UNIT REDUCES THE BARRIERS FACED BY WOMEN AND IMPROVES COMPLIANCE WITH TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. WOMEN SEEKING SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS TO BE RELIED ON AS CARETAKERS BY CHILDREN OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. LACK OF ACCESS TO SAFE H OUSING AND OTHER AUXILIARY SERVES AS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH FAMILIES. STEPPING STONES RECEIVES OVER 700 CALLS A YEAR FROM WOMEN SEEKING TREATMENT. BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED CAPACITY WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE LESS THAN HALF OF THESE. THE ADDITION OF A RECOVERY HOME FOR THOSE WOMEN WITH CHILDREN WILL PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO QUALITY FAMILY SERVICES.

SUPPORTING OPIOID ADDICTION RECOVERY (SOAR) WILL PROVIDE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IN COMBINATION WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER.

THE RECOVERY PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND INTEGRATE THESE SERVICES INTO HOSPITALS, FIRE STATIONS AND OTHER SETTINGS IN FALL RIVER, MA.

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ROAR- ROAR WILL PROVIDED RE-ENTRY PLANNING, TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

PROJECT ROAR - (REENTERING OFFENDERS ACHIEVING RECOVERY)

FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY (FAIHR)

THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC EXPANSION (OCE) PROJECT WILL EXPAND SS'S FALL RIVER OUTPATIENT CLINIC TO BECOME A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE PROVIDER AND OFFER INTEGRATED COD TREATMENT AND MOUD. - STEPPINGSTONE, INC. (SS) IS APPLYING TO SAMHSA’S TCE-SPECIAL PROJECTS SOLICITATION FOR $1,125,000 TO EXPAND OUR FALL RIVER OUTPATIENT CLINIC TO BECOME A MASSHEALTH QUALIFIED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE (BHUC) PROVIDER AND OFFER INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (ITCD) AND MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS (MOUD). THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO RECEIVE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT). THE PROJECT WILL ENROLL 240 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 3-YEAR GRANT TERM. THE PROJECT WILL PRIORITIZE UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS INCLUDING HISPANICS, INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD), AND INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+. TO ADDRESS THE GAP FOR TIMELY TREATMENT FOR PERSONS WHO PRESENT WITH URGENT NEEDS, ACCESS TO SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS, MEDICATION AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY APPOINTMENTS WITHIN 72 HOURS, AND TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP WITHIN 14 DAYS. STAFF WILL BE TRAINED IN THE PROVISION OF ITCD AND MOUD. ONCE ENROLLED, THE OCE NURSE PRACTITIONER AND CLINICIANS WILL PROVIDE ONGOING TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE RISK, SUPPORT TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION AND PROMOTE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. PATIENTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR BOTH OPIOID USE DISORDERS AND MHDS. THEY WILL BE EVALUATED AND INDUCTED ON BUPRENORPHINE/NALOXONE OR ANOTHER TYPE OF MOUD AND BEGIN TREATMENT FOR CODS. NURSE PRACTITIONERS WILL CLOSELY MONITOR AND REGULARLY MEET WITH EACH OCE PARTICIPANT TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT. OCE CLINICIANS WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUD PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. OCE WILL UTILIZE STEPPINGSTONE’S EXPANSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE, AS WELL AS LINKAGE AGREEMENTS WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS REFERRAL TO PERMANENT HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED. THE GOALS OF OCE ARE TO: - BUILD CAPACITY TO PROVIDE BH URGENT CARE (BHUC) AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED MOUD & COD TREATMENT FOR HIGH-RISK, UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS IN FALL RIVER, MA. - REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND INCREASE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS W/OUD OR CODS RECEIVING MOUD AND AND ITCD IN FALL RIVER, MA - MINIMIZE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUD AND COD AND PROMOTE TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT. - PROMOTE OTHER POSITIVE OUTCOMES BY INTEGRATING TREATMENT WITH RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. OCE STAFF WILL ALSO INCLUDE A .5 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR, A .5 FTE ASSISTANT CLINICAL DIRECTOR, EVALUATOR, 2 FTE CLINICIANS AND 1 FTE RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATOR. OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE PEER SERVICES, CRISIS CARE, RECOVERY PLANNING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND ASSISTANCE OBTAINING ENTITLEMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT.

PEER2PEER RECOVERY COACH PROJECT WILL PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 165 INDIVIDUALS. - STEPPINGSTONE, INC. (SS) IS APPLYING TO SAMHSA’S TI-24-003 BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY SOLICITATION FOR $900,000 TOTAL TO OPERATE THE PROPOSED PEER2PEER RECOVERY COACH PROJECT FOR A THREE-YEAR GRANT TERM. THE RECOVERY COACH PROJECT (RCP) WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD) OR THOSE IN RECOVERY FROM THESE DISORDERS IN NEW BEDFORD (NB), MASSACHUSETTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES (DARTMOUTH, MATTAPOISETT, FAIRHAVEN, AND WESTPORT). THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 165 ADULT INDIVIDUALS (55 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY) WITH SUDS OR CODS OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT TERM, AND TARGET SUBPOPULATIONS WILL INCLUDE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), HISPANIC/LATINX, AND LGBTQ+ PERSONS. THE RCP IS PROPOSING VARIOUS ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING IMPROVING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, ADDING CASE MANAGEMENT, INCORPORATING EDUCATION, STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STIGMA, AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THE RCP WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO OUTREACH AND ENGAGE PRIORITY POPULATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE BIPOC, HISPANICS/LATINX, AND LGBTQ+ PERSONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SUDS OR CODS. RCP SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COACHING AND MENTORING, PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES, ASSESSMENT OF RECOVERY CAPITAL, INDIVIDUAL WELLNESS PLANNING, NAVIGATION SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT COACHING, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. SS IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE RSS IN NB BY CONTINUING TO INTEGRATE RECOVERY COACHES INTO SS’S CONTINUUM OF CARE, REDUCE STIGMA AROUND ADDICTION, EXPAND OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGS FOR PEER WORKERS, AND BUILD A COORDINATED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE IN NB. THE GOALS OF THE RCP ARE TO: BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE TO MOBILIZE AND CONNECT PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND OTHER OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH SUDS AND CODS IN GREATER NEW BEDFORD, MA; REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND HARM BY PROVIDING PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUDS OR CODS; AND PROMOTE OTHER IMPROVED OUTCOMES BY SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH TREATMENT, HOUSING, AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL BE CENTRALLY LOCATED AND ACCESSIBLE. PROJECT STAFF INCLUDE A 1 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR, 1 FTE ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR (SAMHSA TITLE PROJECT COORDINATOR), .25 FTE EVALUATOR, 3 FTE RECOVERY COACHES, 1 FTE BILLING COORDINATOR, 1 FTE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORKER, AND 1 FTE RECOVERY SUPPORT NAVIGATOR.

THE BRISTOL COUNTY REENTRY PROJECT

THE PEER-TO-PEER RECOVERY PROGRAM EXPANSION PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON P2P TO FOCUS NEW RESOURCES ON INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE,REDUCING STIGMA, AND INCREASING OUTREACH AND CAPACITY.

THE PEER2PEER RECOVERY COACH PROJECT WILL REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND HARM BY INCREASING ACCESS TO RECOVERY COACHING AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS IN NEW BEDFORD, MA. - PEER2PEER RECOVERY COACH PROJECT ABSTRACT STEPPINGSTONE, INC. (SS) IS APPLYING TO SAMHSA’S TI-21-004 BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY SOLICITATION FOR $600,000 TOTAL TO OPERATE THE PROPOSED PEER2PEER RECOVERY COACH PROJECT FOR A THREE-YEAR GRANT TERM. THE RECOVERY COACH PROJECT (RCP) WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS BY EXPANDING RECOVERY COACHING AND IMPROVING INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING PROVIDERS IN NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 125 ADULT INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (SUD/CODS) OVER THE GRANT TERM. THE RCP WILL FURTHER INTEGRATE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PEER RECOVERY COACHES WITHIN SS’S EXISTING NEW BEDFORD PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROVIDING MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES; AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH CODS; TWO OFFENDER-REENTRY PROJECTS; AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS. THE RCP WILL ALSO UTILIZE MOUS WITH A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO OUTREACH AND ENGAGE PRIORITY POPULATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE HISPANICS/LATINOS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP), INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (CODS), AND INDIVIDUALS AT-RISK OF OPIOID OVERDOSE OR ENGAGING IN MAT. COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS INCLUDE PAACA, GREATER NEW BEDFORD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, THE NEW BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE GREATER NEW BEDFORD OPIOID TASK FORCE, AND SEVEN HILLS. RCP SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COACHING AND MENTORING, PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES, ASSESSMENT OF RECOVERY CAPITAL, INDIVIDUAL WELLNESS PLANNING, NAVIGATION SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT COACHING AND FAMILY SUPPORT. TREATMENT SERVICES WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO RCP PARTICIPANTS WITHIN STEPPINGSTONE’S CONTINUUM OF CARE (OUTPATIENT, MAT, RESIDENTIAL) OR OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS THROUGH AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS. THE GOALS OF THE RCP ARE TO: INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS BY EXPANDING RECOVERY COACHING AND IMPROVING INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING PROVIDERS IN NEW BEDFORD; REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AND HARM BY PROVIDING PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH CODS, THE HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, AND INDIVIDUALS AT-RISK FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE OR ENGAGING IN MAT IN NEW BEDFORD; AND PROMOTE OTHER IMPROVED OUTCOMES BY SUPPORTING PARTICIPANTS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH TREATMENT, HOUSING AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL BE CENTRALLY LOCATED AND ACCESSIBLE. PROJECT STAFF INCLUDE A 1 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR, 1 FTE PROJECT COORDINATOR, 1 FTE BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH) RECOVERY COACH, AND 1 FTE RECOVERY COACH.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

STEPPINGSTONE, INC.'S PEER2PEER RECOVERY PROGRAM

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROJECT: TOGETHER WE CAN

CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. PLANNED ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI’S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

SSF SECOND CHANCE MENTORING PROJECT

STEPPINGSTONE, INC.'S PEER2PEER RECOVERY PROGRAM

RECOVERY HOUSING FOR MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT - STEPPING STONES

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE PRE-CONCEPT DESIGN PHASES OF AN IMMERSIVE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STORYBOOK EXHIBITION WITH DIGITAL ELEMENTS THAT EXPLORES AMERICA AND ITS PEOPLE, PLACES, AND INNOVATIONS THAT MAKE IT UNIQUE. THE PROJECT, TITLED WE (HEART) AMERICA!, IS A MULTI-COMPONENT EXHIBITION THAT WILL SERVE AS A STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR YOUTH TO LEARN FROM HISTORY AND CATALYZE A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS THEY CAN USE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: COMPENSATION ? PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION ? FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI?S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: ONLY IN THE CASE WHERE A CDFI DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION HOLDING COMPANY APPLICANT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITIES OF AN AWARD THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY CDFI INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION, AS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CDFI FUND.

STEPPING STONES DROP-IN CENTER

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT WILL HIRE A MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR AND CONTINUE TO RETAIN AN AUDIOVISUAL CONSULTANT WHO IS REFINING THE MUSEUM'S VIDEO PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE CENTERPIECE OF A NEW E-COMMUNITY PLATFORM FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES AND LAUNCHING IN EARLY 2022. THIS WORK WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO DEEPEN ITS EXPERTISE IN CREATING, CURATING, AND PRESENTING DIGITAL MEDIA IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE ROLES WILL HELP FRAME AND ADVANCE THE MUSEUM OBJECTIVE TO BETTER PAIR DIGITAL RESOURCES WITH HANDS-ON ACTIVITY KITS AND SUPPORTS, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE OF GRADUALLY INCREASING IN-PERSON, ON-SITE EXPERIENCES THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED AFTER NOVEMBER 2021. THE MUSEUM WILL TRACK PROJECT MANAGEMENT MILESTONES AND DELIVERABLES AND WILL EVALUATE MILESTONES USING AN OVERARCHING LOGIC MODEL AND THE RESULTS-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL MATRIX. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY NEED FOR MULTIMEDIA AND HYBRID LEARNING RESOURCES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION FOR SMALL RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

TO CREATE A COMPUTER LAB TO ENHANCE STEPPING STONES INTERNATIONAL WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (INCLUDING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN WILL PROVIDE ITS CROSS-FUNCTIONAL MUSEUM MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS WITH THE EDUCATION AND TOOLS NEEDED TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN THREE AREAS: EXPANDING A CULTURE OF REFLECTION AND INTENTIONALITY TO ACHIEVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; ONGOING ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION; AND DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING METHODOLOGIES. THE 18-MONTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE CT DATA COLLABORATIVE. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS IN RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY (RBA), A DATA SKILLS SERIES, AND INTERNAL PLANNING AND RESULTS REFLECTIONS, THE PROJECT WILL EMPOWER MUSEUM TEAM MEMBERS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS CRITICAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT, AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE UPON PRIORITY INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED THROUGH ITS 2018-2020 STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX.

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF AN OUTDOOR MURAL AT THE HARBOR CLUB IN THE SULPHUR SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES - ECONOMIC IMPACT INITIATIVE GRANTS

FUNDS SHOULD ASSIST WITH PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION IN BELEM DO PARA. AND PARTIAL PROGRAM EXPENSES IN THE U.S.

SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

ROAR- ROAR WILL PROVIDED RE-ENTRY PLANNING, TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM