Thursday, May 1, 2025
5/1/2025
El Rescate: Wellness Wraparound Program - The Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) is a community-based, grassroots, educational, health and cultural services organization founded on the principles of self-determination, self-actualization and self-sufficiency that is activist-oriented. PRCC’s programs, Vida/SIDA and El Rescate (The Rescue), in collaboration with El Rincon, Norwegian American Hospital (NAH), Franciscan Mission and Sarah’s Circle proposes to enhance and expand its services through the El Rescate: Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) grant. This program will focus on individuals who experience chronic homelessness and have substance use disorder (SUD), serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), or co-occurring mental and substance use disorder (COD). This program will expand evidence-based treatment services, permanent supportive housing, peer supports, and other critical services for minorities with a focus on Latinos, African Americans and the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning) community between the ages of 18 through 24. The first quarter of FY 2017-18 will consist of staffing, training, infrastructure expansion/set-up. Beginning in the 2nd quarter and extending the duration of the project will be implementation and evaluation. Based on PRCC’s needs assessment, formative evaluation/research and experience working with our target population, the following measurable objectives have been set forth to achieve our goals: 1. Provide onsite intake assessment to homeless clients (Annually: 385 assessments/ Project Total: 1,155 assessments) 2. Conduct SUD assessments (Annually: 200 SA assessment/ Project Total: 600 assessments) 3. Implement SA treatment (Seeking Safety and WRAP) (Annually for SA treatment: Annually: 80 program total GRPA SUD/COD outpatient treatment, case management and treatment plan (Year 1: 60, Year 3-4: 95, Year 5: 60 Project Total: 400 clients) 4. Provide psychiatric treatment and case management services (Year 1: 15, Year 2-4: 30, Year 5: 15, Project Total: 120 clients) 5. Provide Medication Assisted Treatment Annually: Provide (MAT) for alcohol and opioid disorders (Year 1: 10, Year 2-4: 15 and Year 5: 10, Project Total of 65 clients). Provide naloxone education to at least 90% of opioid abusers who are GRPA clients. 6. Provide Motivational Interviewing and Intensive Case Management Annually: Provide (these services to the LGBT community for those who are at risk for HIV with SUD and COD (Year 1: 15, Year 2-4: 30, Year 5: 15, Project Total: 120 clients) 7. Connect at least 80% of GPRA clients to primary health care services when a need is presented. Connect at least 80% of GRPA clients to enrollment resources for health insurance and mainstream benefit programs who are underinsured.
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).