Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
Rock Valley Community Programs, Inc. (RVCP) will implement Project MATCH in Rock County, Wisconsin to provide adults, veterans, families, and youth who are homeless or chronically homeless with the appropriate mental health and/or substance use treatment. Through the use of guided self-determination, RVCP will provide a multi-disciplinary approach that will assist the individual in obtaining permanent housing and other wrap around services in order to foster long-term recovery. Project MATCH will serve 200 individuals over the five year grant period. Most recent point-in-time data counts found 5,822 individuals experiencing homelessness in Wisconsin, 6 % of those individuals (349) were found in Rock and Walworth Counties; 64% were households with children, and 36% were households without children. Approximately 14% of the households with children were considered “parenting youth”, individuals between the ages of 18-24 with a child under the age of 18. Veterans accounted for 43 of the individuals. In addition, 185 unaccompanied youth are currently homeless in Rock County. RVCP will take a multi-disciplinary approach to outreach which will foster engagement in a non-threatening and persistent manner. The Outreach Team will be flexible with the individual’s barriers and be knowledgeable about the individual’s service needs, taking into account where the individual is geographically, culturally, philosophically, and emotionally. The Team will focus on relationship building techniques that will demonstrate commitment to a collaborative, participant-led relationship with the individual. The Outreach Team will use the evidence-based practices (EBP): SAMSHA’s Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment; Motivational Interviewing; and Trauma-Informed Care. RVCP will provide a participant-centered care management approach using the EBP’s: Motivational Interviewing and Critical Time Intervention. The Care Manager will assess the individual’s strengths, physical and emotional well being, skill level, and individual service needs; the Care Manager will act as the individual’s advocate and make service referrals to state, local, and community-based organizations, as necessary, for the appropriate wrap-around and recovery services. The Care Manager will assist with admission into RVCP’s behavioral health clinic, Compass Behavioral Health Clinic, for mental health and/or substance use treatment. A dual licensed clinician will conduct a bio-social psycho assessment with the individual, to determine the person’s strengths and appropriate treatment needs. Project MATCH will use the following EBP’s to address the unique needs of the population of focus: Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration; Outreach, and Networking (MISSION); Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach/Assertive Continuing Care; Seeking Safety; Motivational Interviewing; Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; and Prize Incentives Contingency Management. The outcome objectives of the five year Project MATCH proposal are to reduce substance use and mental health episodes among the population of focus and increase long-term recovery; additionally, to achieve social, economic, and housing independence among the population of focus.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
