Bridging Access to Care, Inc.

Integrated Housing and Sud Treatment for Homeless Populations in Brooklyn - Summary. Bridging Access to Care (BAC) Is Proposing a Program to Provide Integrated Sud Treatment, Housing Services, and Other Critical Services; Bac Target Will African American and Hispanic Individuals (including Youth) and Families Experiencing Homelessness in Brooklyn, Nyc. Bac Will Serve 100 Unduplicated Individuals Annually With Grant Funds and 500 Over the Entire Project Period. Project Name. Bac Integrated Housing Services Populations to Be Served. Bac’s Population of Focus (POF) Will Be African American and Hispanic Individuals (including Youth) and Families Experiencing Homelessness in Brooklyn, Nyc. Bac’s Catchment Area Where Services Will Be Delivered Will Be All of Brooklyn, With a Focus on Central Brooklyn, East New York, East Flatbush, and Bushwick; These Areas Have Some of the Highest Rates of Homelessness, Sud, and Overdose Deaths in Nyc. Strategies/interventions. Bac’s Program Activities Will Include: 1) Direct Assistance to Homeless Individuals to Gain Housing; 2) Direct Sud Treatment for Individuals With Suds or Co-occurring Mental and Suds Who Are Also Experiencing Homelessness; 3) Linkage and Coordination to Obtain Permanent Housing; 4) Enrollment Assistance Services; 5) Recovery Support Services, Including Employment Coaching, Vocational Training, Recovery Coaching and Other Services; and 6) Provide Two Ebps: Motivational Interviewing and Contingency Management. Bac Will Also Implement Screening and Assessment Services and Provide On-site Tobacco Cessation Programming. Project Goals and Measurable Objectives. the Program’s Two Goals Are: 1) Increase the Number of Persons From the Pof Receiving Evidence-based Substance Use Disorder Treatment; and 2) Increase the Number of Persons From the Pof Receiving Recovery Support Services. Objectives for the Proposed Program Include: 1) Conduct Outreach and Engagement Strategies to Enroll at Least 100 Participants Per Year; 2) Conduct Screening and Assessments of Substance Use Disorders With 100 Persons From the Pof Per Year; 3) Provide Evidence-based Sud Treatment Services to 100 Enrolled Clients Per Year; 4) Increase Access to Housing Support Services by Providing Housing Services Referrals to All Enrolled Participants in Need of Such Referrals; 5) Retain at Least 50 Program Participants in Permanent Housing Through the Delivery of Housing Case Management and Wraparound Services (recovery Support, Vocational Training, Etc.); 6) Provide Recovery Support Services, Including Employment Coaching, Vocational Training and Recovery Coaching for at Least 80% of Program Participants; 7) Provide Entitlement Enrollment Assistance to All Enrolled Participants in Need of Assistance; 8) Provide Education, Screening, Care Coordination, Risk Reduction Interventions, and Other Support Services Programming for at Least 80% of Participants; 9) at Least 80% of Enrolled Participants Will Indicate Progress Toward or Achievement of Recovery Goals Within Six Months; 10) at Least 80% of Enrolled Participants Will Maintain Involvement in the Program Six Months After Intake and Will Complete the Gpra Prior to Discharge.