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Youth and Young Adult Alliance for STIs/HIV and Substance Use Services

Award Number: H79SP082245
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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Youth and Young Adult Alliance for STIs/HIV and Substance Use Services - Via Care Community Health Center’s (Via Care’s) Youth/Young Adult Alliance for STD and Substance Services (YASSS) program will address the HIV, substance misuse, and health and social service needs, of low-income East Los Angeles Latino gay, bisexual, questioning male and transfemale youth and young adults (ages 13-24). With a high level of cultural and linguistic competency, the YASSS program will achieve this through a) Learning via a comprehensive needs assessment the in-depth the behaviors and characteristics of population of focus; b) Coalescing organizations that serve youth around a community wide effort to address gaps in training, activities, and services; c) Increasing access for Youth to screening and high-impact prevention interventions; d) Organizing Youth to serve as leaders, creating and delivering prevention messages to their social networks and beyond; e) Increasing mutual connectivity of Youth through mobile devices, social activities and social media. An important part of the YASSS program will be to educate and train young people to safely use social media dating apps. YASSS will leverage community partnerships to bolster infrastructure and create access to community resources such as housing services and in-patient substance abuse treatment. The overarching goals of YASSS will be to organize and develop a youth-driven community wide effort to reduce the incidence of HIV infection and substance misuse among the target population and to improve access to health and mental health care, housing support services, HIV/STI care and substance use treatment for Youth. Annually: A) 250 youth/young adults will be engaged via online or in-person outreach. B) 125 youth/young adults will participate in formal YASSS outreach events. C) Conduct M-groups (which incorporate sexual health and substance use education, HIV, STI & hepatitis C prevention methods, including PrEP, and strategies for reducing/eliminating substance use) with a minimum of 50 youth/young adults. D) 100% of the YASSS participants (YASSS Core Group members, M-group participants, case managed Youth clients) will participate in an initial screening for alcohol and drug use using the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) tool. E) Administer HIV testing with pre/post-counseling for at least 75 at-risk youth/young adults. F) Administer STI screening (syphilis, Chlamydia, gonorrhea) for at least 75 at-risk youth/young adults. G) At least 75% of YASSS participants will report decreased risk for HIV/substance use. H) 100% of those who test positive will be linked to the appropriate treatment and supportive services at Via Care.


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 = $200,000 )
2024	2024	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	7/30/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$200,000
														Subtotal = $200,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2023	2023	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	8/15/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$200,000
2023	2022	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	5/23/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $200,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2022	2022	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	7/30/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$200,000
2022	2021	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	1/20/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2020	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	11/2/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $200,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2021	2021	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	7/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$200,000
														Subtotal = $200,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2020	2020	VIA CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.	507 S ATLANTIC BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90022	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	6/9/2020	NEW	$200,000
														Subtotal = $200,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,000,000

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Youth and Young Adult Alliance for STIs/HIV and Substance Use Services

Award Number: H79SP082245

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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