Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Project Abstract Aspire’s project, “Expanding Assets and Resources for the Homeless in Central Indiana”, will expand and enhance access to mental health, substance abuse, employment and housing supports. Population to Be Served consists of residents of Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hanock, and Hendricks Counties, focusing on homeless individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorders. Strategies/Interventions: Aspire will enhance and expand health, employment, and housing services to homeless individuals in the target population through a combination of outreach efforts, integrative healthcare, and utilization of additional housing assistance funds. By utilizing a “no wrong door” methodology, Aspire will increase the comprehensive quality and convenience of services clients will receive. Project staff and additional care providers through Aspire Indiana will follow industry standards, and utilize a variety EBPs in the delivery of primary health, mental health, substance abuse, employment and permanent housing assistance and services. Goals and Objectives: Goal 1: Improve identification of target population through comprehensive assessments. Objective 1.1: Locate and identify 100 individuals who are chronically homeless. Have a 90% referral rate for assessment. Objective 1.2: Have an 90% assessment completion rate of clients referred for assessment. Goal 2: Connect eligible participants with appropriate services, based on comprehensive assessments results. Objective 2.1: Connect 75 individuals with housing support services, and other services as needed. Objective 2.2: Successfully connect 60 individuals with permanent housing annually. Objective 2.3: Have an 80% success rate in maintaining permanent housing at the end of each calendar year. Goal 3: Improve the quality of life of participants through engagement in integrated care services. Objective 3.1: Connect 60 individuals with primary care services and measure improvements in baseline health indicators. Objective 3.2: Connect 60 individuals with comprehensive behavioral health services and measure improvements in behavioral health through improvements in (Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment) ANSA scores. Objective 3.3: Connect 20 individuals with addictions services and peer recovery services and achieve reduction or abstinence from substance use in 50% of participants. Objective 3.4: Enroll 60 individuals in benefits through the Entitlement Specialist. Objective 3.5: Engage 60 individuals in employment services, increasing household income in 50% of participants. Number served: Year 1 – 100, Year 2 – 100, Year 3 – 100, Year 4 - 100, Year 5 - 100, Total: 500
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