Recovery homes - genesee council on alcoholism and substance abuse, INC. (gcasa) is requesting $2,000,000 over 5 years in samhsa grants to benefit homeless individuals (gbhi) funding for the…

Recovery homes - genesee council on alcoholism and substance abuse, INC. (gcasa) is requesting $2,000,000 over 5 years in samhsa grants to benefit homeless individuals (gbhi) funding for the recovery homes project. The goal of the project is to develop and expand local community infrastructure that integrates substance use disorder treatment, housing services, and other critical services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in rural genesee and orleans counties in new york. Services to be provided: - provide direct assistance and utilize established relationship with an organization that assists individuals experiencing marginal housing or homelessness to obtain housing. - provide direct evidence-based SUD treatment for individuals with suds or CO-occurring mental and suds who are also experiencing homelessness. - provide linkage and coordination to obtain permanent housing for the population (s) of focus. - engage and enroll the population(s) of focus or connect the population(s) of focus to enrollment resources for medicaid and other benefits programs (e.g. SSI/ssdi, tanf, snap, etc.). - provide recovery support services including recovery housing; employment coaching; vocational training; recovery coaching and other services designed to improve access and retention in services. Through our ongoing partnerships with the genesee and orleans county mental health departments and departments of social services (DSS), and our continued participation on the genesee-orleans-wyoming counties (GOW) continuum of care (COC) for coordination of homeless supports, we will coordinate and collaborate by promoting the program, making or accepting and acting on referrals, and obtaining input and feedback for program improvement purposes. Mental health and DSS partners already make referrals to gcasa programs, and mental health department are committed to promoting the success of the gcasa respite/crisis beds house. All partner agencies will receive summaries of project progress at least annually. The project will connect 50 people with substance use disorder to housing over 5 years. We anticipate individuals participating in this project who were previously involved with the criminal justice system will avoid criminal justice RE-involvement, and project participants will decrease alcohol use, illicit drug use, and prescription opioid misuse and increase engagement in positive sober activities (e.g. work, volunteering, hobbies, engagement at the recovery center, etc.) within 12 months or by discharge.