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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

THE KATAHDIN REGION RECOVERY COMMUNITY EXPANSION PROJECT - THE KATAHDIN REGION RECOVERY COMMUNITY EXPANSION PROJECT WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO PEER-LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY AND THE KATAHDIN REGION OF MAINE BY ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING REGIONAL RECOVERY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES MILLINOCKET, EAST MILLINOCKET, MEDWAY, SHERMAN, PATTEN, STACYVILLE, ISLAND FALLS, MATTAWAMKEAG, LINCOLN, AND SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ADOLESCENTS (AGES 16-17) AND ADULTS (18 YEARS AND OLDER) AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (COD). PROGRAMMING WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE RECOVERY CONTINUUM. LIMITED ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER RECOVERY RESOURCES, COMBINED WITH GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION AND STIGMA, OFTEN PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE KATAHDIN REGION. PIR2PEER WILL SERVE AT LEAST 1,350 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 300 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1, 450 IN YEAR 2, AND 600 IN YEAR 3. THE KATAHDIN REGION RECOVERY COMMUNITY EXPANSION PROJECT WILL REDUCE BARRIERS TO RECOVERY, STRENGTHEN RECOVERY CAPITAL, AND CREATE A MORE RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY AND THE KATAHDIN REGION.

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2023-24 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET.