Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response - WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc. (WPI) proposes [], a Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response, to provide a pilot recovery housing program to youth ages 17-21 in Guam, a U.S. territory in the North Pacific Ocean about 3,945 miles west of Hawaii. With this program, WPI and its subcontractor, Sanctuary Inc. of Guam, will serve approximately 4 youth/young adults at a facility in Chalan Pago over the performance period of this grant. The objectives of this program are to establish a pilot recovery housing program for youth and young adults who have completed a SUD/OUD treatment program; to provide a safe, supportive environment for life skills training and supplemental services for participants; and to strengthen the collaborative partnerships with organizations and the community of Guam in enhancing and sustaining recovery housing for youth and young adults. This recovery housing project is an RCORP-OR allowable activity: Tier 1, Recovery 1, Recovery Housing. The proposed project will serve the entire island of Guam, a single HRSA-designated rural area. Program participants will be referred from the three SUD programs in Guam serving youth and young adults: Sanctuary, New Beginnings, and Lighthouse Recovery Center. The model for this program is a Level IV Therapeutic Community, which combines social model recovery and clinical services, including group meetings, life skills training, and peer recovery support services. Participants will also be linked to post-secondary education, be provided vocational assistance and transportation, and enrolled into benefits for which they may be eligible. The program will be staffed by a Project Director, Program Supervisor, Residential Supervisor, Clinical Director, Counselor/Case Manager, and Residential Assistants. The Evaluator will be contracted. For this program, WestCare Pacific Islands is seeking $300,000.
