The hoopa valley tribe s a federally recognized tribe located in humboldt county, california

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $900,000.00 to the Hoopa Valley Tribe under the Tribal Justice Systems Formula Grant program (CFDA 16.608) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The funding will support K'ima:w Medical Center in providing substance abuse treatment and prevention services to the Hoopa Valley Tribe community in Hoopa, California. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to hire case management and outreach staff, provide education materials, and assist clients with costs associated with transitional sober living homes. The services aim to address gaps in current programming and break the cycle of substance use disorder that has impacted many tribal members.

The actual hoopa indian reservation has a population of approximately 3,573 residents, with 77.8% being american indian and/or alaska native. K'IMA:w medical center (KMC) (hoopa word for "good medicine") is an entity of the tribe and is charged with providing all of the medical, dental and behavioral health services for the tribe and the community. KMC is an ambulatory clinic which provides medical, dental, behavioral health services, medication assisted treatment, sober living houses, domestic and sexual assault services, suicide prevention, and has a diabetes program. There is an in house laboratory and x-RAY department and KMC also operates the only tribal owned ambulance in california. With this funding, KMC will address the gaps in current services which include: hire a case manager for the sober living houses that will help provide full wrap around services to clients transitioning from in-patient rehab back to the community. Hire a outreach prevention/education coordinator to work in the community and in the local schools, performing substance use prevention and education activities. Items to facilitate outreach and educational handouts and materials for community events. Assistance for clients to stay in sober living homes (transitional housing) out of the area for three months. An example would be assisting a client in staying out of area where they graduate from inpatient rehab, thus giving them a little more time and resources before returning to their home environment. Assistance with cost of sober living homes (rent, utilities and resident advisor stipends as well as the TOX screens). KMC has worked hard to build sustainable programs to address the opioid abuse issue that this community if facing. Hoopa, is like so many rural, poverty stricken reservations where the substance use disorder has taken many lives and broken up many families. By building up the services, making them more accessible and working on prevention measures, we hope to break this cycle and build a healthy community.