Project Grant H79TI083728

COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER PROJECT - THE COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A PEER-RUN RECOVERY CENTER THAT WILL OFFER ONE-ON-ONE PEER SUPPORT; PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS; APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR JOBS, RENTAL HOUSING, MEDICAID AND PUBLIC BENEFITS; REFERRALS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES; AND A RESOURCE ROOM WITH A COMPUTER LAB. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ADULTS LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES IN THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THIS POPULATION IS ABOUT 90% WHITE, 5% BLACK, 2% ASIAN, 2% MULTI-RACIAL, AND 1% OTHER. IT IS ALSO 51% FEMALE AND 49% MALE. THE MOST COMMONLY ABUSED SUBSTANCES ARE ALCOHOL AND METHAMPHETAMINES, ALTHOUGH OPIATES ARE ON THE RISE. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE PEOPLE AT ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY AND WILL PROVIDE PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES THAT MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND ARE TAILORED TO THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF RECOVERY THAT PEOPLE TRUST AND WILL TURN TO WHEN THEY NEED HELP, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: 1) DEVELOP PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, DATA COLLECTION FORMS, AND PARTICIPANT RESOURCES BY SEPTEMBER 31, 2021. 2) REACH AT LEAST 200 REFERRAL SOURCES AND 1,000 MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION WITH PRINT AND DIGITAL MARKETING MATERIALS BY MAY 30, 2024. 3) ENROLL AT LEAST 100 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER PROGRAM THROUGH MAY 30, 2024, INCLUDING 24 IN YEAR ONE AND 38 IN EACH OF YEARS TWO AND THREE. 4) PROVIDE 100% OF PARTICIPANTS ONE-ON-ONE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH MAY 30, 2024. 5) PROVIDE AT LEAST FOUR WEEKLY PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS THROUGH MAY 30, 2024. 6) PROVIDE AT LEAST 50% OF PARTICIPANTS REFERRALS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH MAY 30, 2024. 7) PROVIDE AT LEAST 50% OF PARTICIPANTS APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR JOBS, RENTAL HOUSING, MEDICAID, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS THROUGH MAY 30, 2024.