Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness (WPHW) serves the five Wabanaki Nations located in what we now call Maine, and other Indigenous (Native American) people who now call Maine home. The Wabanaki Nations include Micmac Nation; the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians; the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township; the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point; and Penobscot Nation located in Aroostook, Washington, and Penobscot counties, some of Maine’s most rural counties. Overall, the Native American population in Maine is estimated at just over 13,000 people with most people living in or near one of the five communities. Over the past several years, WPHW has expanded greatly into the area of recovery and healing and offers services in the town of Millinocket as well as the greater Bangor area in Maine. This includes creating an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), offering Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and case management among other services. All services are culturally-centered with a focus on connection to community and the earth. This grant opportunity will support staffing and services at two recovery homes in the greater Bangor area (one for men, and one for women) which serve as Level III Recovery Residences and provide safe housing and a supportive healing environment for those receiving recovery services. The goals and objectives of this project are as follows: Goal 1: To expand recovery support services offered within the Recovery Homes with an emphasis on the two recovery homes in the Bangor area. Objective 1.1: By 12/31/2022, WPHW will hire a Project Coordinator and two Recovery Senior Residents/Peer Supports. Objective 1.2: Recovery staff and residents will be offered White Bison’s Medicine Wheel 12-Step Training and Warrior Down Recovery Coach training as appropriate by 6/30/2023. Objective 1.3: WPHW will solidify a process for pathways to employment for individuals in the recovery homes including as Recovery Coaches/Peer Support Specialists by 9/29/2023. Goal 2: To provide direct recovery support services to individuals in recovery and families impacted by SUD. Objective 2.1: By 1/1/2022, staff supported through this grant opportunity will begin providing direct services to clients. Objective 2.2: By 1/1/2022, the Project Director and Project Coordinator will develop and implement a plan for increased support services in the Bangor homes including, but not limited to, transportation, parenting supports, and connections to culture, family, and friends for residents. Goal 3: To develop communications and collaborations to improve branding, offerings, and service knowledge for individuals seeking services. Objective 3.1: By 9/29/2023, WPHW will deliver a comprehensive media campaign outlining recovery support services offered. Objective 3.2: The Project Coordinator will identify resources and develop a process for connecting residents to additional internal and/or external supports such as permanent housing navigation, connections to second chance employers, etc. by 6/30/2023. Objective 3.3: WPHW will provide continued input, support, and leadership in community partner efforts and discussions related to recovery support services. It is estimated that in year 1, 26 unduplicated individuals will be served through this grant. This number will increase to 32 individuals in each year 2 and 3.
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).
