Clare matrix BRIDGE expansion (BRIDGE-EX) project - the bridges to recovery, hope, and home expansion project (BRIDGE-EX) will build on clare|matrix's successful history as a grants for the benefit of…

Clare matrix BRIDGE expansion (BRIDGE-EX) project - the bridges to recovery, hope, and home expansion project (BRIDGE-EX) will build on clare|matrix's successful history as a grants for the benefit of homeless individuals recipient for nearly a decade to maintain and expand its existing bridges to recovery, hope, and home program. BRIDGE-EX will serve unhoused individuals who also have substance use disorder (SUD) and/or CO-occurring mental illness, providing them and linking them with necessary supports and services to be housed and receive needed treatment and recovery services. Services will be available within LOS angeles county's service planning area 5 (SPA 5) and will specifically target outreach within SPA 5'S greater santa monica/venice area. This expansion will focus on three major efforts: 1) services to meet participants' social determinants of health, 2) harm reduction education and outreach, and 3) expansion of peer recovery support services and wraparound supports. Participants will have access to transportation and recovery housing supports, harm reduction supply kits, and expanded recovery support events, groups, and meetings. By the end of the project, 250 people will receive direct housing, treatment and other needed services and approximately 1000 people will have been reached through street outreach and community engagement activities. Clare|matrix will build on its success by meeting and exceeding samhsa gpra data collection and reporting metrics. The project will accomplish these goals with a team of 4.4 FTE program and recovery support staff. A project director will ensure successful implementation, and an evaluator will provide regular reports to meet all quality and access goals.