Project Grant CE146912

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, POWER PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA-INFORMED DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAMS, SERVING MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE A YEAR FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WE ARE CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) RECOVERY CAMPUS THAT WILL BRING ALL OF OUR SERVICES INTO ONE LOCATION. THE PROJECT INVOLVES RENOVATING A 45,000 SQUARE FOOT THREE-STORY BUILDING LOCATED IN SWISSVALE, PA, NEXT TO POWER'S HALFWAY HOUSE, AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1957 AND CONSISTS OF 48,390 SQUARE FEET OVER THREE-LEVELS. RENOVATION BEGINS AUGUST 2022. THE FIRST PHASE OF WORK INCLUDES: INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION OF THE WEST WING; CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRYWAY; REPLACEMENT OF ALL MAJOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NEW FLOORING, LIGHTING, AND ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS; AN EXCAVATED COURTYARD, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND REPLACEMENT OF A PAVED SURFACE WITH GRASS. PHASE 1 WILL COMPLETE BY MAY 2023 AND THE POWER CAMPUS WILL OPEN JULY 2023. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE COMPLETED AFTER THE CAMPUS IS OPEN WITH NO DISRUPTION TO SERVICES. THE CAMPUS WILL HOUSE ALL OF POWER'S PROGRAMS, EXCEPT OUR 26-BED LICENSED, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITYWHICH IS LOCATED ACROSS THE LAWN. POWER PROGRAMS AT THE CAMPUS: - INTAKE SERVICES - SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL AND LINKAGE TO TREATMENT FOR WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS. - INTEGRATED DETOX & REHAB - 21-BED WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION TREATMENT FOR WOMEN. - INTENSIVE & REGULAR OUTPATIENT - INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TREATMENT FOR WOMEN. - PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT - RECOVERY COACHING BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE OCCUPIED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES LIKE HEALTH CARE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER SERVICES, FOR OUR CLIENTS, AND FOR THE SWISSVALE COMMUNITY. BY BRINGING THESE SERVICES TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION, WE WILL ELIMINATE BARRIER S THAT INTERFERE WITH ACCESS TO CARE. WOMEN WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO JUGGLE PROVIDERS SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN THEIR RECOVERY PROCESS, ENHANCING THEIR CHANCES FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH. CREATING THE CAMPUS MEANS JOBS FOR THOSE PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND BUILDING THE CAMPUS. WHEN COMPLETE, THE POWER CAMPUS WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND SERVICES, CREATING MORE JOBS. THERE WILL BE EVENT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY USE. AND, QUALITY SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED TO ALL, IN WAYS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. IN PENNSYLVANIA, 10 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF SUD. THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT FOR EVERY ONE WOMAN THAT DIES FROM OVERDOSE, MORE THAN 30 VISIT AN EMERGENCY ROOM AS A RESULT OF THE DISEASE. WHEN MOTHERS ARE ADDICTED, BABIES ARE BORN WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME, FAMILIES ARE SEPARATED, AND CHILDREN SUFFER. IN 2019, 2,900 CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA WERE REMOVED FROM THE HOME BECAUSE OF PARENTAL DRUG USE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT WOMEN OFTEN USE DRUGS DIFFERENTLY, RESPOND TO DRUGS DIFFERENTLY, AND CAN HAVE UNIQUE OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AS SIMPLE AS NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND CHILD CARE OR BEING PRESCRIBED TREATMENT THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED ON WOMEN. ACCORDING TO NIH, OVER 80% OF WOMEN WITH SUD ARE ALSO VICTIMS OF TRAUMA, MOST OFTEN CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE OR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. WE BELIEVE ALL WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF A WOMAN-ONLY ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE AND THE TREATMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THEM. CREATING A CAMPUS FOR WOMEN WORKING TO RECLAIM THEIR LIVES FROM ADDICTION WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WOMEN ARE HEALTHY, THEY CAN LEAD LIVES THAT ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE. WHEN MOTHERS ARE HEALTHY, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO LOVE AND FOSTER THEIR CHILDREN'S GROWTH. WHEN FAMILIES ARE HEALTHY, THERE IS LESS RELIANCE ON PUBLIC SUPPORT SERVICES, LESS CHILDREN ENTERING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, FEWER