The progress house association (PHA) is a private non-profit organization that operates the change program, which is committed to improving outcomes for adult black, indigenous, and people of color…

The Progress House Association (PHA), a private non-profit organization, was awarded a $833,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will enable PHA to extend its Change Program, which is committed to improving outcomes for adult Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health issues. Specifically, PHA will work with sub-recipients, including Culture, Royalty Counseling and Coaching, and Rainier Recovery Center, to enhance treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 170 individuals across four Washington counties currently in state correctional institutions. The funding will support specialized services targeting criminogenic risks and needs, as well as targeted support for parents of minor children and pregnant/postpartum women. An evaluation of the program will be conducted by Johnnie McKinley Associates, LLC, an Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises entity.

The progress house association (PHA) is a private non-profit organization that operates the change program, which is committed to improving outcomes for adult black, indigenous, and people of color experiencing substance use disorders and CO-occurring mental health issues.PHA plans to extend further into the community by working with subrecipients for the culture, royalty counseling and coaching, and the rainier recovery center by enhancing treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 170 individuals across king, pierce, snohomish, and thurston counties currently in state correctional institutions. PHA will expand treatment for those with substance use disorders and CO-occurring disorders targeting treatments to address criminogenic risks and needs and specialized support for parents of minor children and pregnant and postpartum women.an evaluation will be conducted by johnnie mckinley associates, LLC, an office of minority and womens business enterprises entity.