Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County Transitional Youth Housing Pilot

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1 Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County Transitional Youth Housing Pilot Summary and Background The mission of the ADAMHS Board is to promote and enhance the quality of life for residents of Cuyahoga County through a commitment of excellence in mental health and addiction services. As such, the ADAMHS Board embraces the opportunity to fund innovative programs and services for vulnerable populations such as young adults in transition to the adult-behavioral health system. The Transitional Youth Housing Pilot derives from an identified gap between the child and adult system(s). The ADAMHS Board s current housing continuum does not aid young adults in learning the necessary independent living skills in particular symptom management. Many young adults transitioning to the adult behavioral health system are exiting out of the child-welfare and juvenile justice systems unprepared and ill-prepared to manage or maintain employment or secure permanent housing leading to the trajectory of homelessness. Moreover, our adult behavioral health system is designed to serve those with severe and persistent symptoms which exclude young adults who are in need of life-skills and support to gain self-sufficiency. Description of the Transitional Youth Housing Pilot: The Transitional Youth Housing Pilot is a housing program created collaboratively with system partners and stakeholders to support young adults, ages 18 to 25 years old, in gaining skills to live independently & selfsufficiently through a client centered and family oriented level of care. The admission s criterion is contingent upon, a resident s ability to maintain their individual treatment regimen, as programming is not treatment focused. The provision of services will be captured through a peer support model for recovery. The model will lend itself as a vehicle to aid young adults in learning specific skills to maintain their individualized behavioral health symptoms, obtain/maintain employment, manage finances, and initiate higher educational goals if desired with a goal to procure permanent housing independent of public systems. The site of service is located at a former Bridgeway property, and encompasses six (6) units and landscape that will support an urban garden concept to assist with self-sustenance and the development of work habits. One (1) unit will be dedicated to agency staff and five (5) units will be dedicated for residents. Each resident will have a dedicated peer-support specialist. The proposed length of stay is up to 12 months. Funding: The ADAMHS Board is allocating up to $200, in funding effective June 1, December 31, 2015 for this initiative. Applicants applying must be able to provide on-site services utilizing a peer support recovery model. Property maintenance and operational expenses are managed through Emerald Development & Economic Network (EDEN) Incorporated and not to be considered as part of the budget. 1 P age

2 Proposal Guidelines: Eligibility Eligible proposals include any entity which can demonstrate staffing with experience in the provision of services for a recovery model of peer support with accompanying certification, as well as a demonstrated history working with the young adult population. Applicants must have staff with at least two (2) years or more sustained recovery and an ability to work independently and professionally within a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days week onsite environment. Applicants must have an existing peer-support program in order to be considered. There will be no time allotted to procure staff for programming upon grant award. In addition, applicants must have a fundamental working knowledge of an urban garden concept to aid residents in developing a self-sustaining work ethic to operationalize upon and post discharge. All required documents must be submitted electronically by to: RFI@adamhscc.org Please complete and attach the face sheet, included here. Page limits: Narratives must be no longer than 5 pages, single sided, single spaced). Font size must be twelve points with margins no less than one inch. You must use Microsoft Office Word 2003 or later for the program narrative Proposal Narrative: Please respond to each of the following points. 1. Describe your agency s qualifications and experience in working with the young adult population and familiarity with ADAMHS Board funded services for adults. (10pts.) 2. Describe your agency s competencies related to programming utilizing a peer support model including but not limited to behavioral health, and how it will be enveloped in the Transitional Youth Housing Pilot. (20 pts) 2 P age

3 3. Describe your agency s ability to implement the provision of services for a peer support model of recovery including the timeframe, activities, credentials of program staff, staff scheduling, rationale and evidence based model or practice for your program approach (50 pts.) 4. Describe how agency s knowledge and experience relative to an urban garden and how it will be incorporated into the Transitional Youth Housing Pilot. (10 pts.) 5. Describe your agency s current internal evaluation/qi procedure (data collection, instruments used, etc.) for Peer Support. What enhancements/improvements have you implemented based upon your data collection and review? (20pts.) 6. Please identify how your agency will track and monitor the progress of goals for the Transitional Youth Housing Pilot and how goals will be achieved for each resident. (10pts.) 3 P age

4 Attach a budget using the form below. Include a budget narrative which details the calculations for each line item, and justifying the need for the line item in the implementation of your program. Line Item Budget ADAMHSCC Other Total Personnel Costs Personnel Fringe Benefits Non-Personnel Costs Consultants Supplies Printing/Copying Rent/Lease Expenses Phone/Utilities Maintenance/Repair Rentals Insurance Travel Total 4 P age

5 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FACESHEET (Type directly in this document) PROVIDER INFORMATION Agency Name: Address: Contact Person Telephone #: Address: AUTHORIZATION I hereby certify that my typed name below is my signature and that this RFP has been approved for submission by this Agency s governing authority. Executive Director / CEO Date Submission Deadline: April 24, 2014 by 5:00p.m. Submit RFP Response by to: RFI@adamhscc.org Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered. Note: In the event, your organization cannot submit electronically, hardcopy submissions will be considered. However, in order to receive a contract you will be expected to be able to operate electronically. Deliver hardcopy submissions to: William M. Denihan, Chief Executive Officer, Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, 2012 West 25 th, 6 th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio P age