Westcare Nevada Inc

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

WCNV CONNECTIONS: A FATHERHOOD FIRE PROGRAM

VA HAS AWARDED A CAPITAL GRANT TO CREATE NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CONNECTIONS 2.0: STRENGTHENING FATHERS, FAMILIES, AND FUTURES - WESTCARE NEVADA WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE FATHERHOOD PROGRAM SERVING BOTH COMMUNITY FATHERS AND REENTRY FATHERS IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-INFORMED WORKSHOPS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIVE PARENTING, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER MENTORING, AND EMPLOYMENT NAVIGATION SERVICES. WESTCARE NEVADA WILL SERVE AT LEAST 900 FATHERS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, WITH SERVICES DELIVERED AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR REENTRY FATHERS AND AT WESTCARE NEVADA'S TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY FATHERS IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

PURPOSE OF PROJECTTHE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS GAPS IN JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE RENO, NV- AREA (WASHOE COUNTY).ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GRANTWESTCARE WILL OFFER A VARIETY OF JOB-READINESS, EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB TRAINING SERVICES, INCLUDING: ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, CAREER SERVICES, CUSTOMIZED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-SITE INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT SERVICES, AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED, CONSISTING OF CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTORSHIP BY THE VRSS, WRAPAROUND CARE (PROVIDING EACH VETERAN WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL), FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. WESTCARE S SPECIFIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE STRATEGY IS DESIGNED FOR 125 CLIENTS ANNUALLY TO BE HOUSED OR RAPIDLY CONNECTED TO HOUSING.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECTTHE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE HOMELESS VETERANS OR VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN WASHOE COUNTY, NV.OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECTTHE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT ARE AS FOLLLOWS: TO ENROLL VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, TO STABILIZE CLIENTS BY CONNECTING THEM TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES (HOUSING, THERPAY, TRAINING, ETC), TO INCREASE CLIENT JOB READINESS, TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND TO ENSURE EMPLOYED CLIENTS RECEIVE WAGES IN LINE WITH NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.KEY PARTNERSHIPSCOC, GPD, RENO VA EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST, CARES, EMPLOYNV

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

WESTCARE NEVADA, INC., A 501C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS REQUESTING $900,000 FOR PROJECT REANUDAR (SPANISH FOR RESTART) , A REENTRY INITIATIVE, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND A WIDE RANGE OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR 131 ADULT MEN AND WOMEN, WITH A FOCUS ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, DIAGNOSED WITH SUD OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER (COD) AND RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. WCNV COLLABORATES WITH THE NORTH LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, CLARK COUNTY DETENTION, THE NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY JAIL, AND THE LAS VEGAS CITY JAIL IN THE PROVISION OF REENTRY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULTS, FEMALE AND MALE (MOUS OBTAINED). THE LATEST BASELINE RECIDIVISM RATE, JUNE 2021, BY THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (NDOC) SHOWS NEVADA’S CURRENT RECIDIVISM RATE (THOSE WHO ARE REINCARCERATED WITHIN 36 MONTHS) IS 24.36%.  RECIDIVISM IS INFLUENCED BY MANY FACTORS, ALTHOUGH DATA IS NOT TRACKED BY ETHNICITY NOR RACE.  NDOC PRISON RECIDIVISM REPORT STATES, FEMALES AND MALES DIFFER IN THEIR LIKELIHOOD TO RETURN TO CUSTODY. WHEN THE OFFENDER IS A MALE, THE PREDICTIVE PROBABILITY INCREASES BY 11.15% COMPARED TO A FEMALE, AND FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TEN YEARS OF AGE, THE PROBABILITY DECREASES 6.31%. SEX AND AGE AT TIME OF RELEASE ARE ALWAYS SIGNIFICANT; HOWEVER, AS AGE INCREASES, THE LIKELIHOOD OF RETURNING DECREASES. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE 17- 26 AGE GROUP, THE PREDICTIVE PROBABILITY THAT A FEMALE RETURNS IS 25.17%, WHILE FOR A MALE THE PROBABILITY IS 40.72%. A DRASTIC DECLINE IS PREDICTED FOR THE 37- 46 YEARS OF AGE GROUP, WITH THE PROBABILITIES DECLINING TO 9.80% FOR FEMALES AND TO 18.70% FOR MALES. CLIENTS ENTERING WCNV SERVICES THEY FIRST RECEIVE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENS ADMINISTERED BY AN APPROPRIATELY LICENSED PROVIDER. IF AN INDIVIDUAL SCREENS POSITIVE FOR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER(S) DURING THE ENTRANCE EVALUATION ASSESSMENT AND TRIAGE SCREEN, AN ASAM ASSESSMENT IS USED TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC TYPE(S) OF DRUG(S) USED, CONSUMPTION LEVEL, AND IMPACT ON FUNCTIONS OF DAILY LIVING TO BEST DETERMINE LEVEL OF SEVERITY AND COURSE OF TREATMENT. ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO DETERMINE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER(S) INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: DSM 5 CROSS-CUTTING MEASURE, PHQ-9, AND COLUMBIA SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE. THE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS USED ALSO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE AS DEFINED BY DSM 5.

RURAL NEVADA TELEHEALTH PROGRAM

HOMELESS COORDINATION OF CARE PROJECT

OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM - PROJECT RESTART: A REENTRY INITIATIVE

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

BASIC CENTERS

STEPPING STONES EMERGENCY YOUTH SHELTER

VA IS PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT FUNDING TO INCREASE HOUSING STABILIITY FOR VETERANS BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER FOCUSED HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

LAS VEGAS OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

VA IS PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT FUNDING TO INCREASE HOUSING STABILIITY FOR VETERANS BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER FOCUSED HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

VA IS PROVIDING FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.