United Way Of Southeast Louisiana

TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

COMMUNITY IMPACT - STRATEGIC PLANNING & FUND DISTRIBUTION: UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA (UWSELA) HAS A BOLD VISION FOR ERADICATING POVERTY IN SELA. GRANT-MAKING SUPPORTS THE VISION OF "EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE HEALTHY, EDUCATED AND ECONOMICALLY STABLE." THIS MEANS BOTH A SHARPENED FOCUS ON POVERTY THROUGH SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT FORM THE BEDROCK OF SERVING OUR POPULATION, AND A SYSTEMS CHANGE APPROACH CENTERED ON COLLABORATION. OUR GRANT-MAKING IS ROOTED IN ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY OF SYMPTOMS AND DRIVERS OF POVERTY IN THE REGION. IN 2016, UNITED WAY LAUNCHED ITS FIRST CYCLE OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE OUTCOMES IN OUR BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY. THIS PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION, AS DISTINCT FROM THE INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IT COORDINATES, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL STRATEGIC GRANTS FUNDING PROCESSES. IT DEVELOPS STRATEGIC PLANS TO GUIDE THE FUNDING PROCESSES AND PROGRAM OR INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND ESTABLISHES AND MONITORS MEASURES OF PROGRAM SUCCESS AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PROGRAM GRANTS: TOTAL # OF PEOPLE SERVED BY OUR 78 GRANT PARTNERS FROM JULY 1, 2021-JUNE 30, 2022 - 344,791. UWSELA FUNDED 78 PROGRAMS, FROM JULY 1, 2021-JUNE 30, 2022 TO ADDRESS PRIORITIES SUCH AS WORKFORCE TRAINING, HOUSING, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, CHILD AND ADULT CARE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS. UWSELA ANSWERED OVER 344,791 APPEALS FOR HELP FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA'S DISASTER IMPACT:HURRICANE IDA: ON AUG. 29, 2021, HURRICANE IDA STRUCK LOUISIANA AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST STORMS TO EVER HIT THE STATE. WITHIN A WEEK AFTER LANDFALL, UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WAS ON THE GROUND PROVIDING SUPPORT. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, OFFERING MEALS, ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, GIFT CARDS AND FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA AND BEYOND - GENERATING OVER $5.3 MILLION IN LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACT.AS FAMILIES RETURNED HOME TO BEGIN TO REBUILD, NEEDS SHIFTED. WE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING EQUITABLE LONG-TERM RECOVERY IN THE SEVEN PARISHES WE SERVE THROUGH LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUPS.MARCH 2022 TORNADO:IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AFTER THE ARABI TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN, OUR TEAM WAS ON THE GROUND ASSESSING NEEDS AND MOBILIZING TO RAISE FUNDS AND COLLECT SUPPLIES FOR THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THANKS TO AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM OUR CARING NEIGHBORS, UWSELA WAS ABLE TO RESPOND AT THE SPEED OF NEED, PROVING WE ARE ALWAYS HERE: BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE STORM. UWSELA'S TORNADO RELIEF FUND RAISED OVER $75,000 THROUGH NEARLY 600 ONLINE DONORS AND GENEROUS PARTNERS, INCLUDING ENTERGY CORPORATION, MIGNON FAGET, HEALTHY BLUE, AETNA AND AMERIHEALTH CARITAS LOUISIANA.ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED):ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ALICE REPORT, THE DISASTERS OF LAST YEAR AFFECTED SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE SO MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR REGION WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING BEFORE THE STORMS HIT. MORE THAN 262,500 LOUISIANA HOUSEHOLDS WERE ALREADY ONE EMERGENCY AWAY FROM FINANCIAL RUIN, A 10-YEAR RECORD HIGH, SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ACCORDING TO THE STATE'S ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED) REPORT, RELEASED AUG. 6, 2020.WITH INCOME ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, ALICE HOUSEHOLDS EARN TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY AS POOR BUT ARE STILL UNABLE TO COVER THE BASICS OF HOUSING, CHILD CARE, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PARISHES WHERE THEY LIVE. THERE WERE OVER 262,500 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING BELOW THE ALICE THRESHOLD (ALICE AND POVERTY COMBINED) IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT.ALICE HOUSEHOLDS ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE GENERAL POPULATION, COMPOSED OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, GENDERS, RACES, AND ETHNICITIES, LIVING IN RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN AREAS. DESPITE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT, ALICE HOUSEHOLDS CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES FROM LOW WAGES, REDUCED WORK HOURS, DEPLETED SAVINGS, AND INCREASING COSTS. WE KNOW THAT INEQUITIES EXISTED BEFORE THE STORMS, AND THOSE GAPS IN ACCESS TO RESOURCES HAVE BEEN MAGNIFIED IN SOME PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UWSELA WAS UNIQUELY WELL-POSITIONED TO UNDERSTAND AND LEAD COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION THANKS TO OUR BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY. OUR BLUEPRINT'S HOLISTIC APPROACH TO GENERATING IMPACT CONTINUES TO GUIDE US AS WE LEAD IMMEDIATE RELIEF EFFORTS AND SHIFT TOWARD LONG-TERM RECOVERY STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO STABILIZE ALICE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. $5.4 MILLION IN DIRECT COMMUNITY IMPACT (JULY 2021-JUNE 2022):HURRICANE IDA IMMEDIATE RESPONSE: IN THE WEEK FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA'S LANDFALL, UWSELA DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM TURNED THE DAMAGED CENTRAL OFFICE INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONING WAREHOUSE, STAGING DONATED SUPPLIES, LOADING TRUCKS, AND ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS TO SORT AND CATALOGUE GOODS. THE TEAM LAUNCHED THEIR INNOVATIVE DISASTER RELIEF POP-UPS ON SEPT. 8, WHICH OCCURRED WEEKLY INTO OCTOBER. UWSELA HOSTED 21 REGIONAL POP-UPS, PROVIDING MEALS, SUPPLIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND CIVIL LEGAL AID TO 8,400 FAMILIES IN COVINGTON, MARRERO, IRONTON, LAPLACE, ST. BERNARD, PONCHATOULA, BOGALUSA, NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS EAST, GOLDEN MEADOW, KENNER, JEAN LAFITTE, ARABI, BELLE CHASSE, HAMMOND, AND PORT SULPHUR. THE POP-UPS DISTRIBUTED $300,000 IN GIFT CARDS TO 3,000 HOUSEHOLDS TO HELP COVER IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND SERVED 12,500 MEALS, PURCHASING THE FOOD AT MARKET RATE FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO SUPPORT INCOME LOST DURING THE STORM. WE HELP COORDINATED AND DELIVER $1.9 MILLION IN MITIGATION SUPPLIES TO THE HARDEST HIT AREAS IN GRAND ISLE AND JEAN LAFITTE. VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED OVER 1,700 HOURS OF SERVICE VALUED AT MORE THAN $40,800.(HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYSELA.ORG/365-DAYS-IDA)HURRICANE IDA LONG-TERM RECOVERY: THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN PARISHES WE SERVE, WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN CONCERT WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUPS (LTRG), INCLUDING KEY NONPROFITS, FAITH-BASED, BUSINESS, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. EACH PARISH'S GROUP REFLECTS THE UNIQUE NATURE OF ITS COMMUNITIES WHILE MAINTAINING A SHARED GOAL: IDENTIFY LOCAL DISPARITIES AND GAPS IN SERVICES AND PROVIDE UNMET NEEDS.SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS:FULLER CENTER DISASTER REBUILDERS AND UWSELA: TOGETHER, WE COMMITTED $50,000 AND RECRUITED AND MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY TO REPAIR THE HOMES OF 10 LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN THE THREE PARISHES, INCLUDING ST. TAMMANY, TANGIPAHOA, AND WASHINGTON PARISHES.ST. PAUL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION: UWSELA, BISHOP WILFRET JOHNSON, AND HANDSON NEW ORLEANS ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO REBUILD AND RESTORE THIS COMMUNITY HUB FOR PLAQUEMINES PARISH. RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM HAVING A SPACE OF THEIR OWN TO COMMUNE, PLAN, AND RESPOND TO FUTURE EMERGENCIES IN A WAY THAT CENTERS ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.PROSPERITY CENTER SERVICES: WE COMMITTED $585,000 TO FINANCIAL CAPABILITY PROGRAMMING THROUGH OUR PROSPERITY CENTERS - LOCATED IN ORLEANS AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES - TO HELP FAMILIES REGAIN THEIR STABILITY AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE DISASTERS. $360,000 OF THOSE FUNDS COVERED RENT AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY IDA. WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA TO SECURE FEDERAL RECOVERY FUNDS AND DEPLOYING OUR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY BUILDING SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES PREPARE FOR THE NEXT DISASTER.MARCH 2022 TORNADOS: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN LOUISIANA IDENTIFIED 74 HOUSEHOLDS IN ARABI AND 5 IN ROSELAND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THEIR HOMES REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIRS OR TOTAL REBUILDS. UWSELA PROVIDED $575 - AN AMOUNT THAT DOES NOT TRIGGER INCOME TAX REPORTING - TO EACH FAMILY TO AID IN THEIR IMMEDIATE RECOVERY. ADDITIONALLY, UWSELA GRANTED $5,000 EACH TO ARABI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY CENTER OF ST. BERNARD, AND THE REACHING FOR THE STARS FOUNDATION, FUNDING THEIR EFFORTS TO SERVE THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES IN THE WAKE OF THE MARCH 22 TORNADO. UWSELA BEGAN COLLECTING PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND DIAPERS 12 HOURS AFTER THE TORNADIC SUPERCELL MOVED OVER THE REGION, AND IN ONLY THREE DAYS, RECEIVED OVER $70,000 IN MATERIAL GOODS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DISPERSED THE SUPPLIES VIA A POP-UP DISTRIBUTION AT AYCOCK BARN ON MARCH 23, NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSING IN NEW ORLEANS EAST AND PATRICIA PARK ON MARCH 24, AND A SECOND POP-UP AT ARABI'S CELEBRATION CHURCH ON MARCH 27. UWSELA TRANSPORTED THE REMAINING DONATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER OF ST. BERNARD AND HELPED ORGANIZE THEIR STOREROOM FOR EASE OF DISTRIBUTION. (HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYSELA.ORG/TORNADORELIEF)

LOUISIANA PRISONER RE-ENTRY INITIATIVE (LAPRI) COLLABORATIVE:- 2021-2022 REPRESENTED YEAR THREE OF A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE. YEAR 3 ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2022- COVID SURGES AND HURRICANE IDA PRESENTED CHALLENGES THIS YEAR, FROM REFERRALS TO SERVICES. CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CIG SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PARTICIPANTS WAS DISRUPTED. THERE WERE FREQUENT DISRUPTIONS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS, REFERRALS FROM DPS&C. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE STAFF OF OUR SUBCONTRACTORS, OUR SUBCONTRACTORS REVERTED TO AN INSTITUTED HYBRID WORK MODEL THAT INCLUDED BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN OFFICE SCHEDULES. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (DPS&C)/JRI OFFICE CONTINUED TO REFER CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO REFERRING CLIENTS HOUSED IN OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ALLOWED ACCESS TO CLIENTS VIRTUALLY TO ENROLL CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE IN-REACH SERVICES. ENGAGING CLIENTS VIRTUALLY AS A PART OF THE IN-REACH PROCESS WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PRESENTED CHALLENGES FOR SOME OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES BECAUSE THE FACILITIES WERE NOT STRUCTURED TO ALLOW PROVIDERS TO ACCESS CLIENTS VIRTUALLY.THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE WAS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM THE COMMUNITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, PROBATION AND PAROLE, ALLEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, RAYMOND LABORDE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND REENTRY TRANSITIONAL SPECIALISTS WORKING IN OTHER PARISH JAILS AND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS LOUISIANA.THE JEFFERSON PARISH CIG PROGRAM WAS INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE TO THE CHALLENGES OF OPERATING DURING A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.- DESPITE THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY COVID-19, IN YEAR 3, WE RECEIVED 34 REFERRALS; 24 OF THOSE REFERRED WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.- THE LEGAL SERVICES TEAM CONTINUED TO SERVE OUR CLIENTS TO INCLUDE GETTING CONTEMPT(S) OF COURT WAIVED, REDUCING PARTICIPANT FINES, FEES AND CONSUMER DEBTS, APPLYING FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS AND APPEALING ANY DENIAL OF BENEFITS (SNAP, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY (SSI)/DISABILITY(SSID), ETC.).- PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING WORKFORCE SERVICES WERE CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT.- THOUGH LIMITED IN SCOPE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING HAS BEEN A GREAT BACKUP PLAN FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LIMITED HOUSING OPTIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED WITH LITTLE NOTICE AND NO HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES.- WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH JEFFERSON PARISH REENTRY COALITION MEETINGS HELD VIRTUALLY.PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS THAT WERE THE SOURCE OF THE REFERRALS, CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SOUTHEAST LEGAL SERVICES AND LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS ANY LEGAL BARRIERS A JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE. LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE IS THE EVALUATION PARTNER TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF THE LAPRI MODEL AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.FUNDING PARTNERS INCLUDE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. OVER THE THIRD YEAR, FUNDING WAS SECURED FROM THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND A PORTION OF THE MACKENZIE SCOTT FUNDS WAS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. YEAR 3 OUTCOMES: - SERVED A TOTAL OF 24 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 3.- 100% OF THE 24 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.- 100% OF THE 24 PARTICIPANTS WERE ASSESSED FOR NEEDS, RISK, AND RESPONSIVITY BY CASE MANAGEMENT.- 100% OF THE 24 PARTICIPANTS HAS A COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN.- 60% WERE CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT.- 75% WERE ENROLLED IN BENEFITS UPON THEIR RELEASE.- 95% OF THE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM 6 MONTHS, POST RELEASE, WITHOUT A TECHNICAL VIOLATION.- ZERO WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, 1 CLIENT WAS DETAINED FOR PENDING CHARGES, 0 WERE RELEASED ON BOND, AND 1 REVOKED HIS PAROLE. - 5 CLIENTS HAD DEBTS CLEARED AND/OR ATTACHMENTS LIFTED- $18,732.50 IN TOTAL DEBT WAS WAIVED.YEAR 4 - JEFFERSON LAPRI:- 2022-2023 WILL REPRESENT YEAR 4 OF THE INITIATIVE. THE CONTRACT TO BEGIN YEAR 4 IN JEFFERSON PARISH WAS MARCH 1, 2022.- TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE STAFF OF OUR SUBCONTRACTORS, OUR SUBCONTRACTORS REVERTED TO AN INSTITUTED HYBRID WORK MODEL THAT INCLUDED BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN OFFICE SCHEDULES. - THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (DPS&C)/JRI OFFICE CONTINUED TO REFER CLIENTS IN ADDITION TO REFERRING CLIENTS HOUSED IN OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE.- CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ALLOWED ACCESS TO CLIENTS VIRTUALLY TO ENROLL CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE IN-REACH SERVICES.- ENGAGING CLIENTS VIRTUALLY AS A PART OF THE IN-REACH PROCESS WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PRESENTED CHALLENGES FOR SOME OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES BECAUSE THE FACILITIES WERE NOT STRUCTURED TO ALLOW PROVIDERS TO ACCESS CLIENTS VIRTUALLY.- THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE WAS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS SERVING 10+ YEARS AND ARE HIGH-NEED, REFERRALS FROM THE COMMUNITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, PROBATION AND PAROLE AND OTHER PARISH JAILS AND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS LOUISIANA.- WE HAVE A RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 51 REFERRALS - 40 OF THE REFERRALS WERE RECEIVED AUGUST OF 2022 FROM THE JRI OFFICE.- THE INDIVIDUALS ARE HOUSE AT 5 DIFFERENT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE- WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE REFERRAL LIST TO ENROLL CLIENTS- CURRENTLY 17 OF THOSE REFERRED HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.- REFERRALS WILL BE MADE TO THE LEGAL SERVICES TEAM TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CLIENTS TO INCLUDE GETTING CONTEMPT(S) OF COURT WAIVED, REDUCING PARTICIPANT FINES, FEES AND CONSUMER DEBTS, APPLYING FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS AND APPEALING ANY DENIAL OF BENEFITS (SNAP, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY (SSI)/DISABILITY(SSID), ETC.).- PARTICIPANTS NEEDING WORKFORCE SERVICES WILL BE CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT.- THOUGH LIMITED IN SCOPE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING HAS BEEN A GREAT BACKUP PLAN FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LIMITED HOUSING OPTIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED WITH LITTLE NOTICE AND NO HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES. - WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH JEFFERSON PARISH REENTRY COALITION MEETINGS HELD VIRTUALLY.- PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS THAT WERE THE SOURCE OF THE REFERRALS, CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SOUTHEAST LEGAL SERVICES AND LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS ANY LEGAL BARRIERS A JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE. LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE IS THE EVALUATION PARTNER TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF THE LAPRI MODEL AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.- FUNDING PARTNERS INCLUDE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.- OVER THE FOURTH YEAR, FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED FROM THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND A PORTION OF THE MACKENZIE SCOTT FUNDS WAS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE.OUTCOMES TO-DATE FOR YEAR 4:- SERVED A TOTAL OF 17 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 4.- 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.- 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ASSESSED FOR NEEDS, RISK, AND RESPONSIVITY BY CASE MANAGEMENT.- 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAS A COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN.- 95% WERE ENROLLED IN BENEFITS UPON THEIR RELEASE.ST. TAMMANY PARISH LAPRI:- 2021-2022 REPRESENTED YEAR ONE OF A TWO-YEAR INITIATIVE. YEAR 1 ENDS NOVEMBER 30, 2022- COVID SURGES AND HURRICANE IDA PRESENTED CHALLENGES THIS YEAR, FROM REFERRALS TO SERVICES.- CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CIG SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PARTICIPANTS WAS DISRUPTED.- TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE STAFF OF OUR SUBCONTRACTORS, OUR SUBCONTRACTORS REVERTED TO AN INSTITUTED HYBRID WORK MODEL THAT INCLUDED BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN OFFICE SCHEDULES. - NO REFERRALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (DPS&C)/JRI OFFICE THIS YEAR- THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (DPS&C) TRANSITIONAL SPECIALIST ASSIGNED TO THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH JAIL BEGAN REFERRING CLIENTS HOUSED AT THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH JAIL IN APRIL OF 2022.- THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH JAIL HAS ALLOWED ACCESS TO CLIENTS VIRTUALLY TO ENROLL CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE IN-REACH SERVICES.- THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE WAS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM THE COMMUNITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, PROBATION AND PAROLE AND REENTRY TRANSITIONAL SPECIALISTS WORKING IN OTHER PARISH JAILS AND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS LOUISIANA.- THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH CIG PROGRAM WAS INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE TO THE CHALLENGES OF OPERATING DURING A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.