The Jefferson County Public Health Advised Fund (PHAF) is seeking a qualified community-based organization to serve as the Case Management provider/operator for a hospital-linked violence intervention program.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
State: Alabama
County: Jefferson County (AL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,150,565
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
This is a special grant program of the Jefferson County Public Health Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to provide the institutional home for and operation of case management services for clients of a Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention Program.
Conducted in collaboration with UAB Hospital’s Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Service and JCDH, the Jefferson County, Alabama Hospital-linked Violence Intervention Program seeks to reduce gun violence in Jefferson County, Alabama. Case Management is defined as the collaborative process that assesses, plans, facilitates, coordinates, and evaluates the options and services meet the health and human service needs of clients and families. Characteristics of effective case management include advocacy, education, assessment, communication, and resource management resulting in quality and cost-effective interventions and outcomes.
The Goals and Objectives of the Jefferson County, Alabama HVIP are:
- Reduce subsequent acts of violence
- Identify and address client safety concerns, inclusive of potential relocation needs
- Explicitly discuss and dissuade potential retaliation
- Assess and address client risk factors for involvement in violence, including substance abuse, gang affiliation, probation status, etc.
- Improve health outcomes
- Completion of recommended post-hospitalization medical care for injury follow-up and ongoing health care, including provision of transportation to appointments and access to wound care supplies
- Connection of client and their family with culturally-competent, trauma-informed mental health services and support (ex.: counseling for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder, anger management, general mental health, substance abuse, stress management, and potentially faith-based counseling)
- Enhance educational attainment
- Clients without a high school diploma or GED receive support to enroll in and complete education program(s) leading to completion of a high school diploma or GED
- Clients with a high school diploma or GED supported in enrolling in a higher education program or vocational training program
- Improve employability and employment status
- Link clients identifying employment as a goal with a job training program
- Assist clients identifying employment as a goal with job seeking and readiness services
- As needed, stabilize patient/client housing and any legal issues to support education and employment goals, including attainment of governmental identification – Driver’s License or NonDriver’s License and successful completion of probation or parole mandates, etc., directly or through linkage to community partners providing such services.
Funding Information
A maximum of $1,150,565 in funding will be available for a one-year pilot of the HVIP, but the PHAF intends to provide backbone funding for future years pending review of progress, achievement of goals and objectives, and approval of grants.
Eligibility Criteria
The agency providing the Case Management component of the Jefferson County, Alabama HVIP must:
- Have been in operation for at least one year
- Be currently designated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a 501(c)(3) exempt religious institution, or a government entity by the IRS
- Private non-operating foundations are not eligible
- Be designated as a tax exempt organization by the State of Alabama and maintain compliance with state and local laws governing the operation of a non-profit entity in the State of Alabama
- Currently operate in and serve residents of Jefferson County, Alabama
- Demonstrates the necessary infrastructure, including operational budget, to achieve the stated program goals.
For more information, visit Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention Program.
