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Staatz, Colleen – Mathematica, 2021
In Pennsylvania, subgrantee Philadelphia Works, Inc. partnered with JEVS Human Services to implement the National Health Emergency (NHE) demonstration grant. JEVS Human Services offers both employment and training services and behavioral health treatment and recovery services. By developing partnerships with behavioral health providers, the…
Descriptors: Grants, Community Services, Job Training, Employment Services
Staatz, Colleen – Mathematica, 2021
The workforce system offers work readiness training through nearly 2,400 American Job Centers (AJCs) nationwide. However, people in recovery can face unique barriers to employment not covered in traditional work readiness curricula. New Hampshire has a work readiness program called WorkReadyNH, which it offered free of charge to customers…
Descriptors: Grants, Job Training, COVID-19, Pandemics
Staatz, Colleen – Mathematica, 2021
Community health workers (CHWs) and peer recovery specialists (PRSs) can play an important role in meeting the health care needs of people with opioid use disorder. Registered apprenticeship programs, an "earn while you learn" approach, can help build a certified workforce of CHWs and PRSs by providing classroom and on-the-job training.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Apprenticeships
Bodenlos, Katie – Mathematica, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) partnered with the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine (Penn State) to create a Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) series for employers. The ECHO model, which originated in the medical field, provides virtual clinics led by expert specialist teams to discuss…
Descriptors: Employers, Employees, Community Services, Drug Addiction
Falcone, Lisa, Ed. – 1993
In an effort to initiate community-based educational efforts for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, the American Association of Community Colleges and Metropolitan Life Foundation sponsored the Community College (CC) Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Education/Training Initiative. Participating community colleges were awarded 2-year…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Colleges, Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation
The White House, 2008
This Final Report prepared by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives offers an account of President George W. Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI) to the faith-based and other community organizations (FBCOs) that have joined in the battles against poverty, disease, and other social ills. The report emphasizes…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Altruism, Nonprofit Organizations, Community Organizations