The Village - Virgin Islands Partners In Recovery, Inc.

The Village - Virgin Islands Partners In Recovery, Inc. is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since 2006, located in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. As the territory's only long-term residential behavioral health provider, the organization focuses on delivering comprehensive substance abuse and mental health services to underserved populations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization is part of the larger WestCare Foundation network and is dedicated to addressing critical behavioral health access gaps in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a particular emphasis on serving predominantly Black and Latino communities.

The organization has secured multiple federal grant awards from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), specifically targeting substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment across different demographic groups. The grants include the "Virgin Islands Turning Point" project, a three-year $375,000 grant to expand residential treatment capacity for adults 18 and older, focusing on trauma-informed and evidence-based treatment approaches. Another grant, "Project Horizon," aims to prevent substance misuse among adolescents and transitional-aged youth (13-24) on St. Croix through community-level prevention strategies and evidence-based interventions like Botvin Life Skills Training. The "ARCC - Adolescents in Recovery and Community Connections" grant provides early intervention, recovery support services, and comprehensive outpatient treatment for minority youth and their families, addressing the increasing substance use challenges in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including the dramatic rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths.