Saturday, May 4, 2024
5/4/2024
The Costal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF), located in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a nonprofit FQHC and a Community Behavioral Health Center, serving the Texas Coastal Bend Catchment area. Project Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) will target individuals, including youth, and families with SUD/COD who are experiencing homelessness. Clients will be recruited from the Texas Coastal Bend area encompassing the semi-urban and rural counties of Nueces, San Patricio, Kleberg, and Aransas. According to the 2022 PIT the area has experienced a 70% increase in homelessness from 254 individuals in 2021 to 433 in 2022. HIP will provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence- based treatment and services for individuals, including youth, and families with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring mental health conditions and SUDs (CODs) who are experiencing homelessness. This program supports the development and/or expansion of the local implementation of a community infrastructure that integrates behavioral health treatment, peer support, recovery support services, and linkages to sustainable permanent housing. Project HIP will focus on 1) behavioral health outreach, treatment, and recovery-oriented services; 2) coordination of housing and services to support the implementation and/or enhance long-term sustainability of integrated community systems that provide permanent housing and supportive services; and 3) efforts to engage and connect individuals with SUD/COD, who are experiencing homelessness to resources for health insurance, Medicaid, and mainstream benefits programs. A total of 250 clients will be served over the span of 5 years. This will be accomplished with a staffing plan to include a Project Director, Project Coordinator, Recovery Peer Support Specialist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and a SOAR certified case manager. An external evaluator will be contracted to assist with data management, analyses, and reporting. HIP will ensure a culturally and linguistically diverse steering committee is developed and remains active in the community and project.
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).
