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New Grant Award / Partnership / Fundraising The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has awarded a $25,000 grand to the Community Counseling Institute for the prevention of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, particularly in the African American and Hispanic communities. The grants were awarded to faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of these communities. We are  working with local faith and community based programs to implement this program.  The Tacoma Housing Authority is partnering with the Community Counseling Institute to assist in providing chemical dependency and mental health services to residential families in need of such services. A Washington State foundation has funded this initiative.    CCI sponsored a fund-raising effort called "Knock-Out Substance Abuse" with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound at the Tacoma Dome. The event was comprised of matches between boxers from Northern California and the Tacoma Boxing Club and was attended by several noteworthy people including Ms. Washington and a boxer chosen to appear on the television show "The Contender". This event was part of our seven tactical strategies brought forward to strengthen and maximize the Institute's product and brand visibility.    Northwest Leadership Foundation We continue to work with and receive grant support from the Northwest Leadership Foundation (NLF). NLF provides the agency with technical assistance, training, and consultation for our programs serving youth at-risk of substance abuse and related risk behaviors. We look forward to another year of collaboration.      County Contract and Medicaid Agreement   Pierce County has awarded the Community Counseling Institute a contract for Youth Outpatient Treatment. Services may be covered by Medical Coupons, Insurance or on a sliding scale based on income.

Drug-Free Communities Grant Continues 

In 2004, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $100,000 per year grant over five  years, to the Community Counseling Institute in support of the Tacoma Coalition which serves as a catalyst for citizen participation in local drug prevention efforts. The Tacoma Coalition is comprised of diverse groups of people, including community leaders, parents, youth, teachers, religious organizations, health care and business professionals, law enforcement, and the media. 

“This is great news for the anti-drug efforts of the Tacoma Coalition” said Dr. William James, executive director of the Community Counseling Institute and chair of the Tacoma Coalition. “The Drug-Free Communities Program and other drug prevention efforts are significant aspects of a balanced national drug prevention and control strategy. The Tacoma Coalition is doing critical drug prevention work in our community and this federal money will help us to expand our efforts and reach more of Tacoma’s youth. We are making significant progress in protecting our young people from the dangers of substance abuse. This grant will help the citizens of Tacoma contribute even more to this effort and will assist in building on the important progress being made to keep our children healthy and drug-free.”

The Drug-Free Communities Support Program currently supports 709 communities in 49 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In September of 2006, new grants were awarded. The maximum award is $100,000 per fiscal year, for up to five years. Each grantee is required to match their grant award dollar for dollar with non-Federal funds or in-kind support. In addition, 38  grants were awarded through the Drug-Free Communities Support Mentoring Program. These grants go to new or existing Drug-Free Communities grantees to facilitate the development of self-supporting community anti-drug coalitions. At the national level, the Drug-Free Communities Program represents a collaborative effort involving the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Guidance is provided and an eleven-member expert advisory commission appointed by the President.

Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS Prevention 

A $25,000 grant has been awarded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to the Community Counseling Institute. The grants were awarded to faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of Ethnic Minority Communities and preventing Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS, especially in the African-American and Hispanic Communities. 

COMMUNITY COUNSELING INSTITUTE

2502 Tacoma Avenue South

Tacoma,  Washington 98402

News Release

SAMHSA Awards $2.5 Million for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services to the Community Counseling Institute in Tacoma, Washington

The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has awarded a Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE/HIV) Program $2.5 million dollar grant over five years to the Community Counseling Institute (CCI) in Tacoma, Washington. The grant will  provide coordinated substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services targeting African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian and Pacific Islanders and  other ethnic and cultural minority youth affected by, or at-risk for, the epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in Tacoma and Pierce County.

One of the problems to be addressed by the TCE/HIV grant is the high incidence of substance abuse among youth in Pierce County as 41% of 12^th graders reported using alcohol; 21% reported using marijuana; and 21% reported smoking cigarettes in the past 30 days (Healthy Youth Survey, 2006). Substance using youth are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors placing them at risk for HIV infection. The TCE/HIV grant will provide accurate, age-appropriate information about HIV infection and AIDS, including how to talk about HIV and AIDS, how to reduce or eliminate risk factors, and where to get tested.

The agency will offer rapid HIV testing through on-site testing or by referral to a licensed partner agency or health department. Along with substance abuse treatment and HIV counseling and testing, the TCE/HIV program will offer or refer youth clients to health education, referrals, case management, and testing for sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis and tuberculosis.   

“Extending our services to youth at high risk for substance abuse and HIV/AIDS requires a special effort to build trust with youth and being able to provide services right where they are located,” said CCI Executive Director William James, Ph.D., CDP. “This grant will bring assessment, education, and treatment to youth involved with the local public schools and the legal system.”

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