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Is a detailed project budget, including columns and descriptions for allocations of city funding and the agency's matching funds, attached? ❑ Yes El No ETCADA's project encompasses 23 counties and its budget is not tracked by locality. Funds received from Paris are considered match to cover a portion of Paris' program costs which include of- fice space and overhead, staffing, etc. An overall program budget is attached. Have you received funding from the City of Paris in the last five years for this or any other project? 0 Yes ❑ No If you have received previous city funding, list the name of the project, the amount of the City's award, and the year awarded: $500 for 1) Access to Recovery, 2) School-Based Prevention Program 3) Juvenile Probation Program Detailed description of project (including description of need, scope of work, methodology, who benefits, number of beneficiaries, other project partners, etc.): • Access to Recovery - Addiction is a disease that impacts every aspect of our community and contributes to some of our most devastating social problems. It is often a silent partner in domestic violence, child abuse, teen pregnancy, high school dropout, and crime. It threatens families as well as the very fabric of our society. Drug abuse is a growirg problem that is best addressed by comprehensive programs that combine community resources, professional intervention, and local financial support. All too often, by the time an alcoholic/addict seeks help hefshe has lost employment and the health insurance benefits that go with employment. The State of Texas provides help for individuals who cannot afford drug/alcohol treatment. Access to Recovery (ATR) links people to the state-funded treatment. Through ATR, ETCADA provides a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor at the Paris office (3737 Lamar Ave #200) to administer clinical screening/assessment and referral for those who are seeking help for their addiction. The counselor is available at the Paris office one time per week. Because treatment is under-funded in Texas, most often clients must wait for placement. During this interval, the ETCADA counselor offers crisis intervention and brief motivational counseling to individuals to keep them engaged in the process of accessing treatment ar other recommended services. The ATR counselor will deter- mine the type and intensity of services needed by the client and when appropriate, shall address the family as a unit, pro- vide referrals for family members, including prevention services for the children. Outreach is used to provide community awareness of the Council's services and resources. ETCADA maintains crisis help 24/7 through its toll free Help Line (800.441.8639). During 2007, our counselor saw 25 Paris residents and responded to seven (7) hotline calls. School-Based Prevention Program: Using research-based curricula with proven outcomes, trained ETCADA staff facili- tate drug and alcohol prevention programs in Paris and North Lamar ISDs. These programs are designed to reduce the onset of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth. ETCADA's prevention program serves youth in grades 3-8. Students, grade 3-5, go through an 8-week curriculum, Life Skills Training, and one week of Tobacco Preventior. training. Students, grade 6-8, go through a 10-week curriculum, Youth Connection, and two one-week sessions of Tobacco Preven- tion. Outcomes are measured through pre-post tests. During 2007, 412 Paris and North Lamar students participated in school-based prevention programs. Juvenile Probation Program: Youth in Paris Alternative School participate in an intensive intervention program called Project Toward No Drug Abuse. Utilizing an outcame-based curriculum, students work through the 10-week program and receive individual counseling. Youth who are involved in the justice system also receive Project Toward No Drug Abuse and individual counseling. One hundred, twenty-three Paris youth on juvenile probation completed this program over the past year. Project partners in Paris/Lamar County include: Chisum and Cecil Everette Elementary Schools, Travis Juniar High, Paris Alternative School, Paris and Narth Lamar AEPs, and Paris Probation and Truancy. City of Paris a Revised 6/10/08 53