Valley Charities Inc

BJA SECOND CHANCE ACT FY21 ABSTRACT – VALLEY CHARITIES, MAT-SU REENTRY PROGRAM   WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE OF RECIDIVISM IN THE NATION, ALASKA ENACTED HISTORIC STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM IN 2019. THROUGH IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND PROGRESSIVE REENTRY PROGRAM METHODS, REGIONALLY-BASED REENTRY COALITIONS IN ALASKA HAVE WORKED TO STRENGTHEN AND CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCREASE THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL’S POST-RELEASE FROM PRISON IN ORDER TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY.    THE MAT-SU REENTRY PROGRAM HAS GROWN STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA PRISONER RE-ENTRY COALITION TO COORDINATE SERVICES IN ONE OF THE LARGEST REGIONS OF THE STATE. GEOGRAPHICALLY, THE MAT-SU REGION IS THE SIZE OF THE ENTIRE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. COORDINATING SERVICES IS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING DUE TO THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMY WITH A POPULATION DENSITY OF JUST 4.3 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. WITH 47% OF PRISONERS IN ALASKA HOUSED IN ONE OF THE THREE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN THE MAT-SU REGION AND AN AVERAGE OF 700-800 PRISONERS RELEASED IN THE REGION EACH YEAR, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SERVICES IS CRUCIAL TO OVERCOME BARRIERS, STIGMAS, AND THE CHALLENGES OF A RURAL AREA.    THE PROPOSED MAT-SU REENTRY PROGRAM THROUGH SECOND CHANCE ACT FY21 FUNDING WILL CONTINUE ON-GOING REGIONAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF VALLEY CHARITIES, INC. TO COORDINATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOUSING, WORKFORCE, IDENTIFICATION, AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF CARE FOR ADULT PRISONERS RE-JOINING COMMUNITIES IN THE MAT-SU REGION OF ALASKA. STARTING PRE-RELEASE, THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE INVENTORY-REVISED (LSI-R) TOOL, WHICH DETERMINES AN INDIVIDUAL’S RISK LEVEL AND IDENTIFIES THE CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THE PROGRAM THEN WORKS WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AFTER THEY HAVE SELF-IDENTIFIED THEIR GOALS FOR POST-RELEASE TO CONNECT THEM WITH SERVICES WHO PROVIDE STABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY DURING CRITICALLY VULNERABLE 30-DAY POST-RELEASE PERIODS. FOLLOW-UP CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR THROUGH COORDINATED CARE. THIS LEVEL OF COORDINATION OF SERVICES FURTHERS THE VISION AND GOAL OF THE PROGRAM TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASSURE A REENTRANTS POSITIVE TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY.     INCREASED CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE MAT-SU REENTRY PROGRAM THROUGH THE FY21 SECOND CHANCE ACT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES IN ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING REGIONS OF ALASKA. FROM THIS PROJECT, INCREASED DATA, A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAT-SU REENTRY PROGRAM, AND INCREASED UNDERSTANDING THROUGH A WRITTEN ANALYSIS AND REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT WILL HELP FURTHER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WITH POTENTIAL PROGRAM REPLICATION IN OTHER REGIONALLY-BASED REENTRY COALITIONS.

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.

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