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Partnership and Services to Increase Well-Being and Improve Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse in Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana

Award Number: 90CU0084
ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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Partnership and Services to Increase Well-Being and Improve Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse in Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana - Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana (VOAOHIN) and its partners Marion County Superior Court-Juvenile Division and the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) propose a comprehensive project to target mothers who give birth to newborns who test positive for drugs in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Service Area, Indiana. Except for the first year, the project intends to serve 56 mothers and their infants and children annually for a total of 252 by the end of the project period. Indiana University Methodist Hospital reports that 1 in 4 babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are there because of withdrawal from drugs, which usually results in an open case with DCS. In 2013, there was a 30% increase in children entering DCS, primarily due to parental substance abuse. The proposed project will address the problems of 1) an absence of formal coordination mechanisms between the courts, DCS, and treatment providers, 2) the rising rate of children placed in state custody due to addiction, and 3) a severe shortage of treatment and aftercare services for postpartum women with substance use disorders. As a result, mothers and newborns are being separated shortly after birth. Many of these newborns are placed in an emergency shelter due to a shortage of foster care homes. This separation results in short- and long-term adverse outcomes for both the mother and the infant.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$24,050 )
2024	2021	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	02	5	9/17/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$24,050
														Subtotal = -$24,050

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$446,772 )
2023	2020	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	4	11/17/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$276,919
2023	2019	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	3	10/25/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$87,935
2023	2018	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	2	10/25/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$81,918
														Subtotal = -$446,772

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = -$150,743 )
2022	2021	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	5	8/8/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2017	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	1	9/21/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$150,743
														Subtotal = -$150,743

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2021	2021	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	5	5/20/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2020	2020	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	4	6/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2019	2019	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	3	5/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2018	2018	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA, INC.	912 N Delaware St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	2	6/28/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2017	2017	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, INC.	927 N Pennsylvania St	Indianapolis	IN	46204	MARION	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	1	9/22/2017	NEW	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,378,434

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Partnership and Services to Increase Well-Being and Improve Permanency Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse in Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana

Award Number: 90CU0084

ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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