Covenant Community Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE NEW COVENANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

NEW COVENANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY EXPANDING FOCUS TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS - ABSTRACT COVENANT COMMUNITY, INC THROUGH THE BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY EXPANDING FOCUS TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE REACH OF ITS RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (RCO), RECOVERY RESOURCES OF ATLANTA MIDTOWN (RRAM) TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICE (RSS) NEEDS OF THE PRIORITY POPULATION OF CURRENT ILLICIT DRUG USERS, THE LATINX POPULATION, AND YOUNG ADULTS 18-26 OF AGE IN AND AROUND THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, COVENANT COMMUNITY INC. HAS ANSWERED THE CLARION CALL OF FREEING MEN FROM THE GRIPS OF ADDICTION THROUGH ITS RESIDENTIAL LIFE STABILIZATION PROGRAM. OVER 1,000 MEN HAVE RECLAIMED THEIR LIVES IN THE AWARD-WINNING THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY. OUT OF THE GROWING CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE OF ALL PERSONS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS), COVENANT COMMUNITY LAUNCHED AN RCO IN 2019. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE RRAM HAS SERVED OVER 3,000 UNDUPLICATED PEERS. THE BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY EXPANDING FOCUS TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE THE PENETRATION OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING A CONTINUUM OF PREVENTION AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SUPPORTS. THE STRATEGY/INTERVENTIONS: THE RCO WILL IMPLEMENT AN EXPANSION OF ITS BASIC NEEDS, HARM REDUCTION, PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, AND RECOVERY-FOCUSED MEETINGS TO INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL DETECTION METHODS, LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE RECOVERY MEETINGS, EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION WORKSHOPS, AND A MEDIA CAMPAIGN (RING THE ALARM) TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION. THEY WILL INCREASE THEIR STAFF FROM 4 CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS BY ADDING 2 PEER OUTREACH STAFF, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE BILINGUAL, AND 2 IN-KIND COORDINATORS TO ENSURE THE FIDELITY OF THE PROGRAMMING. PROJECT GOALS: FIVE PROJECT GOALS WITH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. 1. BASIC NEEDS: REDUCE BARRIERS 2. HARM REDUCTION: REDUCE OPIOID DEATHS 3. PUBLIC AWARENESS: INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA OF SUD. 4. LATINX POPULATION: INCREASE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE LATINX POPULATION 5. YOUNG ADULT POPULATION: DECREASE YOUNG ADULT (18-26) SUBSTANCE USE IN THE COMMUNITY IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1,365 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED, AND 9,003 RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AT A HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, EXPERIENCING A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, OR IN RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS A RESULT OF THE AWARD OF THIS GRANT.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

GRACE FREIGHT LOGISTICS FOR REENTRY

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - COVENANT COMMUNITY CARE IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVING THE PEOPLE OF METRO DETROIT. SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT IN 2002, COVENANT HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 3 CLINICAL SITES AND A MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY SERVE 18,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING 1200 HOMELESS PATIENTS. COVENANT’S GROWTH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS WE SERVE AND IT IS IN RESPONSE TO THAT NEED THAT WE SEEK FY2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION FUNDING. A 2023 DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER SURVEY FOUND THAT ONLY 13% OF DETROIT RESIDENTS REPORTED EASY ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA WHERE THEY LIVE, COMPARED TO 28% OF SUBURBAN DETROIT RESIDENTS. (THE U.S. AVERAGE IS 20%) COVENANT IS PROPOSING TO USE BHSE FUNDING TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO YOUTH AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AROUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE ALSO WANT TO BETTER PROMOTE OUR SERVICES TO EXISTING COVENANT PATIENTS WHO UTILIZE OUR MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES BUT NOT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. FINALLY, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REFRESH OUR INTERNAL TRAINING FOR PROVIDERS AND SUPPORT STAFF ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRALS, UPDATED SCREENING MEASURES, AND CONTINUED STIGMA REDUCTION. H80CS08738

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

THE SMART SAVER PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE

ACCORDING TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESEARCH ALLIANCE (SARA), GEORGIA PREVENTION PROJECT 2017, THE RATE OF INCREASE IN OPIOID DEATHS IN GEORGIA WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE RATE OF INCREASE OF OPIOID DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, MAKING GEORGIA A HIGH NEED STATE. COVENANT COMMUNITY INC. (CCI) IS AN INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. CCI IS LICENSED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AS A DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM AND IS APPROVED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL INTENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMMING FOR 14 MEN. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP OUR CLIENTS ACHIEVE PERSONAL LIFE-STABILIZATION AND EMPLOYMENT; ENABLING THEM TO RETURN TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. CCI IS CARF ACCREDITED AND HAS AN ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY RESIDENCE. COVENANT COMMUNITY, INC. ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY: 1. PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS; 2. FACILITATING SKILL BUILDING ACTIVITIES; 3. PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND INCOME; 4. PROVIDING HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES; 5. FACILITATING HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES; 6. CONDUCTING EDUCATION SESSIONS ON MONEY MANAGEMENT; 7. PROVIDING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; AND, 8. PARTICIPATING IN 12-STEP PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONALLY, CCI OPERATES A RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. AN RCO IS A PEER LED ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERS A SET OF NON-CLINICAL ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE LIFE CHANGES NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND CONSIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY, SELF-DETERMINATION, SELF-ADVOCACY, WELL-BEING, AND INDEPENDENCE. ACTIVITIES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED, RECOVERY-FOCUSED, AND BASED ON A RELATIONSHIP THAT SUPPORTS A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PROMOTE THEIR OWN RECOVERY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SOCIAL SUPPORT, LINKAGE TO AND COORDINATING AMONG OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND CONTINUED RECOVERY. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE PEER-DRIVEN SUPPORT SESSIONS (ONE-ON-ONE, GROUP), WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKAGE. UTILIZING A COMMUNITY IMPACT APPROACH TO LEVERAGE STRATEGICALLY DESIGNATED FUNDING, INTERVENTION EFFORTS AND EXISTING COMMUNITY AGENCIES, THE RCO WILL: 1. BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RECOVERY NETWORKS, BETWEEN OTHER RCOS, AND WITH OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES; 2. REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG/ALCOHOL ADDICTION; AND, 3. CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON ISSUES RELATING TO DRUG/ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. COVENANT COMMUNITY IS REQUESTING 3 VISTA MEMBERS TO, ASSIST IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES; EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORKS TO DEEPEN AND WIDEN SUPPORT EFFORTS; ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING MATERIALS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMMATIC OUTREACH EFFORTS, ASSIST WITH ASSESSING PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MEET FUNDING SOURCES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND ASSIST WITH VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT.

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM