The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $999,998 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) to develop and implement the Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery for Homelessness (STAR-H) program. The STAR-H program will provide 175 chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $596,890 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the City of Fall River, Massachusetts to provide permanent supportive housing and services for homeless individuals and families with disabilities. The grant funds 40 tenant-based rental subsidies through two sub-awardees: Steppingstone, Inc., which provides supportive services, and the Fall River Housing Authority, which administers the rental assistance. The program...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Stepping Stone Inc., a non-profit organization based in Fall River, Massachusetts. The three-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the Peer2Peer Recovery Coach Project, which aims to increase access to effective peer recovery support services for 165 adult...
The City of Fall River received a $529,370 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant funds a permanent supportive housing program called the Stone Residence Program, operated by the sub-grantee Steppingstone Inc. The program provides 22 single-room occupancy units for chronically homeless individuals, offering on-site daily case management and 24-hour support staff....
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to Harbor Homes, Inc. under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 3-year grant will fund the implementation of the "Motivating and Empowering Recovery through Integrated Treatment (MERIT)" program. Through this initiative, Harbor Homes will provide integrated primary care, substance use disorder...
This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will fund the REACH (Rural Enhancement and Access for Consumers Experiencing Homelessness) project implemented by Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc. (doing business as 4C Health), a non-profit hospital organization in Rochester, Indiana. The...
This Project Grant award of $100,088 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) supports the City of Fall River's efforts to address homelessness. The funding will enable the city, through a sub-award to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, Inc., to operate the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for the Fall River Continuum of Care. The CES is a centralized point of contact that coordinates client intake,...
This $634,494 Continuum of Care Program project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.267) and effective September 1, 2024, supports the City of Fall River, MA in providing permanent housing, transitional housing, and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The grant will enable the city to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, minimize the trauma of homelessness, promote access to mainstream resources, and optimize...
This $123,043 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), supports the delivery of housing and supportive services for youth experiencing homelessness in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant recipient, Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc. (FSRI), will use the funds to establish and operate projects across five key program components: permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to High Point Treatment Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The grant, titled "Partnering with Youth for Success in Regional Prevention," will be implemented across 11 cities and towns in Southeastern Massachusetts to: (1) reduce...
FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY (FAIHR) PROVIDES TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS - STEPPINGSTONE INCORPORATED'S (SS) FOCUSED ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND RECOVERY PROJECT (FAIHR) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE TREATMENT, HOUSING PLACEMENT AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS PERSONS WITH SMI, SED OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (MHD & SUD) IN FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD, MA. FAIHR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMBINED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND INTEGRATED CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. FAIHR WILL SERVE 450 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT TERM AND WILL PRIORITIZE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH. FAIHR WILL PERFORM OUTREACH IN SS'S FR FIRST STEP INN SHELTER AND NB HOMELESS SHELTERS, AS WELL AS STREET OUTREACH INCLUDING KNOWN ENCAMPMENTS OF THE HARD-TO-REACH HOMELESS AND YOUNG ADULT/TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH POPULATION. OTHER OUTREACH VENUES WILL INCLUDE SOUP KITCHENS, EMERGENCY CARE SETTINGS AND OTHER PLACES FREQUENTED BY THE HOMELESS. ONCE ENROLLED, FAIHR'S 1 FTE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (MHC) WILL PROVIDE ON-SITE TREATMENT. OTHER FAIHR PROJECT STAFF INCLUDE 1 FTE PROJECT DIRECTOR, .25 EVALUATOR, 1 FTE PROJECT COORDINATOR, .25 FTE NURSE PRACTITIONER, 2 FTE INTEGRATED CARE FACILITATORS (CASE MANAGERS) AND 2 OUTREACH WORKERS. FAIHR'S CASEWORKERS WILL FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE-BASED CTI CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLANS, DRIVEN BY FAIHR PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS AND GOALS. FAIHR CMS WILL CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO ALL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS NEEDED, SUCH AS PEER RECOVERY COACHING, HOUSING, MAINSTREAM BENEFIT PROGRAMS, HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER SUPPORTS. FAIHR COLLABORATES WITH BOTH HUD COC MA-505 (NEW BEDFORD) AND COC MA-515 (FALL RIVER) AND IS A MEMBER OF BOTH CONTINUUM'S HOMELESS PROVIDER NETWORK GROUPS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING HOUSING AND OTHER OUTCOMES FOR THE HOMELESS. FAIHR CONNECTS WITH BOTH FR AND NB "THE CALL" (FR & NB'S HUD COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM) TO PLACE CLIENTS IN HOUSING. STEPPINGSTONE OFFERS OVER 100 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING-FIRST UNITS (HUD-FUNDED) AND OPERATES TWO GRADUATE RECOVERY HOMES, AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAIHR CLIENTS. FAIHR WILL PROMOTE RECOVERY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INCLUDING HOUSING-FIRST, INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION. OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD), PEER RECOVERY COACHING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND ASSISTANCE OBTAINING ENTITLEMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, AND CHILDCARE. FAIHR WILL OPERATE A RACIAL EQUITY ASSESSMENT & ACTION PLANNING (REP) STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL MEET MONTHLY AND INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, THE VETERAN'S OFFICE, LOCAL POLICE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REPS, THE STATE MEDICAID AGENCY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND PERSONS IN RECOVERY FROM SUD/CODS.