Dallas GBHI Program - Summary. Abounding Prosperity, Inc. (AP, Inc.) is proposing a program to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment and services for individuals with SUDs or CODs who are experiencing homelessness; AP, Inc. will focus on unstably housed cisgender and transgender Black women in Dallas, TX. AP, Inc. will serve 100 unduplicated individuals annually with grant funds and 500 over the entire project period. Project name. Dallas GBHI Program Populations to be served. AP, Inc.’s population of focus (POF) will be individuals, including youth, and/or families with SUDs or CODs, who are experiencing homelessness. AP, Inc. will focus on unstably housed cisgender and transgender Black women living with or at increased for acquiring HIV as a result of SUD, co-occurring mental health disorders, trauma and/or direct or indirect experience with the criminal justice system, though the agency will serve all individuals in need of services. The catchment area where services will be delivered will be Dallas County, TX, with a focus on underserved areas of South Dallas. Strategies/interventions. AP, Inc.’s program activities will include: 1) outreach and other engagement strategies to unsheltered and sheltered populations to increase access to, and participation and retention in, harm reduction, case management, treatment, and recovery support services; 2) direct SUD and mental health treatment; 3) access to MOUD services; 4) evidence-based harm reduction practices; 5) case management that includes care coordination/service delivery planning; and 6) staff with lived expertise to provide project services; 7) recovery support services; 8) identifying sustainable permanent housing; 9) and developing a Steering Committee, AP, Inc. will provide 3 EBPs: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); Motivational Interviewing (MI); and Seeking Safety. Project goals and measurable objectives. The program’s goal is to improve access to and delivery of coordinated, comprehensive services to reduce substance use and improve housing stability. Objectives for the proposed program include the following. Objective 1: Conduct outreach and engagement strategies to enroll at least 100 program participants per year Objective 2: Provide evidence-based SUD and mental health treatment services to 100 enrolled clients per year Objective 3: Increase access to MOUD treatment services for at least 80% of clients in need of MOUD services per year Objective 4: Provide evidence-based harm reduction practices for at least 100 clients per year Objective 5: Provide case management services to at least 100 program participants per year Objective 6: Provide recovery support services, including employment coaching, vocational training, recovery coaching and transportation assistance for at least 85% of program participants; Objective 7: Assist in the placement of 80% of program participants in need of housing in permanent housing through coordination with homeless service organizations and housing providers Objective 8: Convene a culturally and linguistically diverse steering committee consisting of at least 6 members to meet quarterly to monitor and advise on the program goals
