Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the appropriation of $150,000.00 within the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and authorizes and directs the Development Director to enter into a contract with Maryhaven, Inc. to support the Safe Pathways Program. The purpose of this program is to address the addiction recovery of women who have been arrested for solicitation/prostitution and to reduce criminal recidivism by participants completing the program. Safe Pathways is an intensive outpatient program, which features aftercare and case management as essential components. The program's target population is indigent women age eighteen (18) and over, who are residents of Columbus and in need of more intensive intervention than a traditional outpatient program can provide.
The program provides up to eight (8) weeks of intensive outpatient treatment and up to twelve (12) weeks of focused aftercare. Case management as well as mental health wellness services will be integral parts of the treatment process in both phases. This assistance enables women to take a first step toward a productive, law-abiding lifestyle.
Maryhaven has successfully operated the Safe Pathways Program for over seven years, with strong demand and high rates of utilization throughout that time. In 2005, the City Council allocated $50,000 from the Public Safety Initiatives Fund for the program, which assisted the agency in serving fifty seven (57) women during that program year. The ADAMH Board has committed $50,000 to the program in 2007. That amount combined with City support will allow ninety (90) women to be served.
This ordinance is presented as an emergency to facilitate processing of program expenses in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract will be allocated from the 2007 Public Safety Initiatives Fund.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation of $150,000.00 within the Public Safety Initiatives Fund to the Department o...
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