Southern Kentucky Outreach Program Case Study

The Morehead Inspiration Center is a residential recovery program, serving approximately 100 adult males, over the age of 18, that are seeking recovery from chronic alcohol or drug related addictions. The primary mission of the center is to strengthen the individual recovering from an addiction, support their families and to serve the community in which they reside. The Morehead Inspiration Center is one of ten across Kentucky that participates in the Recovery Kentucky Initiative, a not for profit organization, that was initially started by Governor Ernie Fletcher in 2005. This initiative was an attempt to address chronic addiction in Kentucky, a primary cause of homelessness. It is a 9-12 month recovery program that is peer-driven,

I come from a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. My hometown is split down the middle by a set of railroad tracks. On the north side, one can find pristine neighborhoods, newer schools, most doctors’ offices, and the only hospital in town. The south side of the town stands as a stark contrast. On the south side, you no longer find the wealthy neighborhoods but rather dilapidated and condemned homes and housing projects. One seems to find abandoned buildings on every corner, many inhabited by those that have lost their homes. Limited help is coming for those who need it, mostly through churches and volunteer programs targeting the underserved. Many doctors, dentists, and nurses are giving their time and resources to help

The mission of the Alston Wilkes Society (AWS) is to rebuild lives for a safer community. We give people who are facing insurmountable obstacles the tools they need to rebuild productive lives. AWS focuses on providing services to offenders, former offenders, homeless veterans and at-risk youth in order to prevent and reduce crime in South Carolina’s communities. Once provided with the tools needed to get their lives back on track–housing, transportation, job training/placement, counseling–these populations are more likely to achieve successful

There are a number of Medicaid sections and demonstration programs that allow reimbursement for housing-related services to promote community integration. Authorities and programs that allow reimbursement include: 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 1915(i) HCBS State Plan Optional Benefit, 1915(1b) Community First Choice State Plan optional Benefit, 1915(b) Waivers, 1905(a) State Plan Services, Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Programs and Money Follows the Person demonstration.1Some of these authorities offer greater coverage opportunity than others.1 Medicaid offices have the opportunity to play an important role in convening state program offices and other partners to identify other non-Medicaid funding sources to support

Our mission: is to eliminate youth homelessness in the Riverside area and to provide them with the education and resources to reach their full potential as caring, responsible, citizens.

I'm raising money for an underfunded K-8 charter school in Philadelphia called the Cornerstone Christian Academy, and I'd like to invite you to join me in my efforts. Cornerstone provides a safe and nurturing learning environment for students who often come from low income, at risk neighborhoods. It is an organization that I think really deserves our support. If you would like to donate to the students of Cornerstone or simply want to learn more about the cause, click the link listed below to see my fundraising page on the Cornerstone Christian Academy website. The smallest of donations can make a huge

HCC Housing will developed and implement approaches to expands the effort toward homeless teen, short the time that an individuals or families need to be homeless before receiving some help and have a rapid re-housing for family who become homeless without fault of their own doing. HCC lack the availability housing for teens serves to be able to attain permanent housing. Offer programs need is more stable supportive housing for teens. Stable supportive housing that is a specific model of housing designed to serve teens with no family support. HCC will provide ongoing supportive services, such as case management, assistance with daily living skills, and help in accessing services in the community. HCC policy requires

The Katy Rotary Fund gifted $30 thousand to the HCC Foundation for scholarships for current and former Katy ISD students attending Houston Community College.

In many rural, resource-based communities, this population is not on wait lists for low-income housing. They are not receiving subsidized rent or qualify for other income dependent benefits. This population is not homeless because they are experiencing poverty, unemployment, poor physical or mental health, addiction,

I have spent copious amounts of time in communities stricken with low socioeconomic statuses, less fortunate than the usual neighborhoods I see in Pikesville. The experiences has engrained a strong moral compass into me, leading me to have a solid goal; of beautifying and bettering areas of destitute.

Since its’ inception, the Southern Baptist Convention has stood in unity against the consumption of alcohol for recreational and social purposes. However, there has been a growing group of Southern Baptists that are challenging this historically held position. Richard Land and Duke Barrett write a defense of Southern Baptists historical position on abstinence from alcohol.

The Russell County Coalition will centralize resources for low-income living within Russell County, Kentucky. These resources include clothing, canned, and dry goods found within local food banks and clothing from church ran clothing centers. It is the mission of the Coalition to improve the quality of life for low-income individuals in the Russell County, Kentucky area. The program will do this by assisting low-income individuals and families within Russell County with food, and clothing and transport the food and clothing to individuals and families in need that do not have transportation to pick up goods using local churches and their facility vehicles.

Family Services of the Piedmont is about “restoring hope; achieving stability; providing quality services; to advocate as well as to educate” (A. Perez, personal communication, April 11, 2014). For over 70 years, that has been the mission of this agency. It is one of the largest non-profit agencies in Guilford County. [Paraphrase]Although their vision is to build and maintain safety and create healthy families; creating possibilities is the core of this foundation (A. Perez…2014). This organization seeks to ensure the needs of the community are heard, acted on and opportunities are created for growth. Families Services of the Piedmont gives a voice to the voiceless as well as turn the hopeless into hopeful.

The center provides other services to the neighborhood as health education and nutrition to children and adults, the resource center located in the

UNAVCO is a nonprofit university-governed consortium that facilitates geoscience research and education. UNAVCO was founded in 1984 and it formed under the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Currently, UNAVCO has over 100 US academic advisors and supports 65 organizations. UNAVCO is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and operates in Boulder, Colorado and has other facilities located in San Clemente, California and Anchorage Alaska.