Path

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $914,455 formula grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The PATH program provides resources to reduce and eliminate homelessness for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and co-occurring substance use disorders (COD) who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 and reauthorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, PATH distributes funding annually to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.

Wisconsin administered these funds through sub-awards to eight local nonprofit and community-based organizations: Kenosha Human Development Services, Inc.; Pillars Inc.; Outreach Community Health Centers, Incorporated; Newcap Inc.; Tellurian, Inc.; Hopes Center of Racine, Inc.; Everyone Cooperating To Help Others, Inc. (Echo); and Nami Southeast Wisconsin, Inc. These sub-awardees deliver comprehensive services including outreach, screening, diagnostic treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, community mental health services, substance abuse treatment, case management, residential supportive services, and housing assistance designed to facilitate the transition from homelessness and stabilize vulnerable populations across Wisconsin communities.