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Addressing Needs of Kinship Families Raising Youth Adversely Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic in Cape May County

Award Information

Award #
15PJDP-24-GG-01656-JJOP
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Awardee County
Cape May
Congressional District
Status
Awarded, but not yet accepted
Funding First Awarded
2024
Total funding (to date)
$741,975

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $741,975)

Cape Assist, a prevention and treatment agency, Cape May County, NJ, proposes to implement the Kinship Connection Project for youth and families affected by opioid and substance misuse. The purpose of the Kinship Connection Project is to build upon Cape Assist’s cumulative prevention efforts using an existing coalition’s focus on building protective factors for youth through community and school engagement. Expected outcomes include the development of a client management referral database and case-management referral process that will connect informal and formal resources and services into a measurable, accountable system to effectively support the disproportionately high number of children and youth living in kinship families impacted by opioid and substance misuse in Cape May County.

Date Created: September 24, 2024