Vision on votaw recovery residence and regional recovery support expansion - project name: vision on votaw recovery residence and regional recovery support expansion past recovery services, an…

SAMHSA awarded the Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition Inc. $350,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to expand peer-led recovery support services across Jay, Randolph, and Blackford Counties in east central Indiana through the Vision on Votaw Recovery Residence and Regional Recovery Support Expansion project.

The recipient will operate a recovery residence providing housing for up to 15 men aged 18 and older transitioning from treatment, incarceration, homelessness, or unstable living situations. Although admissions are open statewide, the residence primarily serves individuals from the three-county region, subject to eligibility and bed availability. The project will employ three certified peer recovery coaches, a program coordinator, and a live-in house manager to deliver recovery housing and community-based recovery support services including transportation assistance, workforce development, and recovery ready workplace initiatives. The project will directly serve at least 200 unduplicated individuals annually and targets a population aged 16 and older with substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health conditions, justice involvement, housing instability, unemployment, transportation barriers, and other social determinants of health, with approximately 5% adolescents (ages 16–17) and 95% adults, and priority given to individuals in rural and underserved communities. Place of performance is Portland, Indiana. The period of performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2029.

Vision on votaw recovery residence and regional recovery support expansion - project name: vision on votaw recovery residence and regional recovery support expansion past recovery services, an indiana-certified recovery community organization (RCO) operated by the JAY county drug prevention coalition, will expand an established system of peer-led recovery support services across JAY, randolph, and blackford counties in east central indiana. Through certified peer recovery coaches with lived experience, recovery housing, transportation assistance, workforce development, recovery ready workplace initiatives, and coordinated community partnerships, the project will increase recovery capital, improve housing and financial stability, strengthen community connectedness, and expand access to long-term recovery support for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). The project serves a three-county region with a population of approximately 57,000 and will directly serve at least 200 unduplicated individuals annually. Vision on votaw recovery residence will provide recovery housing for up to 15 men aged 18 and older transitioning from treatment, incarceration, homelessness, or other unstable living situations. Although admissions are open statewide, the residence will primarily serve individuals from JAY, randolph, and blackford counties, subject to eligibility and bed availability. The target population includes adolescents and adults aged 16 and older with SUD, CO-occurring mental health conditions, justice involvement, housing instability, unemployment, transportation barriers, and other social determinants of health. Approximately 5% of participants will be adolescents (ages 16-17) and 95% adults, with priority given to individuals in rural and underserved communities. The project will employ three certified peer recovery coaches, a program coordinator, and a live-in house manager to deliver recovery housing and community-based recovery support services. Services will include peer recovery coaching, individualized recovery planning, recovery support meetings, transportation assistance, life skills programming, workforce readiness, recovery community engagement activities, and linkage to behavioral health treatment, healthcare, employment, education, housing, and other recovery resources. Project goals and measurable objectives goal 1: expand access to per-led recovery support services and recovery housing support throughout the service area. Provide peer recovery coaching and recovery support services to at least 200 unduplicated individuals annually and 600 individuals over the three-year project period. Maintain recovery housing services for up to 15 men at a time and serve at least 45 unduplicated residents during the project period. Goal 2: increase recovery capital, housing stability, and quality of life among participants. Ensure that at least 80 percent of participants complete an individualized recovery plan within 30 days of enrollment. Facilitate a minimum of 24 life skills and workforce development workshops annually. Achieve a minimum 70 percent improvement in participant-reported recovery capital, housing stability, employment readiness, or quality-of-life indicators within six months of enrollment. Goal 3: strengthen community recovery supports and improve linkage to care. Conduct at least 200 peer-led recovery support meetings and recovery-focused community activities annually. Link at least 75 percent of participants to needed behavioral health treatment, healthcare, employment, educational, housing, or other recovery support services.