MN Transition Coalition News - August 10, 2022
Minnesota Department of Corrections sent this bulletin at 08/10/2022 07:36 AM CDT
Community Living InfrastructureHousing is foundational to all other health and human service programs; without stable housing, it is difficult for a person to maintain their physical and emotional well-being, have reliable access to food, as well as sustain employment or consistent income. While housing is widely recognized as a critical component of the human services continuum, counties and tribes have not received consistent funding to build the system infrastructure necessary to support housing in their human services work. Click Here for More Information Applied Care Services is looking for ReferralsACS Recovery Program Brochure ACS Therapy Brochure ACS ARMHS Brochure We are sharing with you Native American Women & Incarceration in Minnesota, a report summarizing the work that was done under a Dept. of Justice – Office on Violence Against Women grant project. The MN Dept. Of Corrections was the grant recipient and Violence Free Minnesota, Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, and North West Indian Community Development Center were grant partners. Under the grant, Native American women who were incarcerated at MN Correctional Facility – Shakopee were interviewed to better understand the connections between their experiences with domestic and sexual violence and their involvement with the criminal legal system. This report summarizes the information gained through those interviews and provides recommendations to better respond to the needs of justice-involved Native American women and hopefully to prevent future victimization. One of the recommendations is to create a Healing House, safe housing for Native American women focused on healing from trauma. The project recommendations are much broader than the Healing House. The report includes recommendations to improve programming and supports within Shakopee prison, to change Dept. of Corrections’ policies and practice, to invest in improvements for girls and youth, and to increase the investment in re-entry supports and alternative sentencing. We encourage you to read the report and look forward to ways in which we can work together to act on these recommendations. Liz Richards Nikki Engel Victim Services & Restorative Justice Violence Free Minnesota Dept. of Corrections nengel@vfmn.org   Applications accepted while funds are availableHomeHelpMN has lifted the August deadline for applying. Homeowners with past-due mortgage payments and other eligible housing expenses can now apply for assistance as long as funds remain. Fund availability depends on the number of eligible homeowners who apply and the amount of assistance requested. A submitted application is not a guarantee of funding availability. The program budgeted $109 million to help homeowners who experienced a reduction in income or an increase in household expenses as a result of the pandemic. As of July 31, over 4,300 homeowners had requested assistance. While there is now no application deadline, homeowners with past-due expenses are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The HomeHelpMN dashboard is available on the program website. To begin an application or learn more, visit HomeHelpMN.org or call 800-388-3226.
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 Request for Proposals: primary prevention sought for youth from Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communitiesThe Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS or “the State”) is requesting proposals for a grantee to develop and implement substance use disorder primary prevention to reduce alcohol, nicotine and other drug use in youth from Black, Indigenous and people of color communities. The intent of this Request for Proposals is to award contracts to no more than seven qualified responders. DHS is seeking proposals for the grant period of November 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. For more information contact: Aaron Garcia, DHS/BHDH at Phone: (651) 766-4117 or Aaron.E.Garcia@state.mn.us (Aaron Garcia is the only person designated to answer questions by potential responders regarding this request.) Proposals must be received at the email address listed in the RFP no later than 4:00 p.m. CST on August 31, 2022. That email address is Aaron.E.Garcia@state.mn.us. Late proposals and proposals received via other methods will not be considered. The RFP can be viewed by visiting the Grants, Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Information (RFI) webpage. This request does not obligate the State to complete the work addressed in this notice. The State reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. All expenses incurred in responding to this notice are solely the responsibility of the responder. To obtain this information in a different format, please email Emily.Waymire@state.mn.us.  * Click Here for Transitions Fairs Updates ** Click Here for Transition Coalition Meeting Updates ** Click Here for Statewide Resource List as updated due to COVID-19 * |
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