Ideal Option
Program Description
Increasing Access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Why This Matters
Helping Hands is located in the downtown area and provides food, hygienic items, and clothing to individuals facing financial hardship. These funds will bolster the in-place budget
How is this Eligible?
The laws that identify eligible expenses of ARPA funds (Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act) state that a unit of local government shall use funds to “respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to house-holds, small businesses, and non-profits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality.” The City Commission prioritized the distribution of a portion of the ARPA allocation to local partners in 2021.
Status Updates
The City Commission approved the list of Sub Award recipients at the 12/6/22 commission meeting. City Staff are working with the organizations to complete contracts and reporting requirements.
The program is in the process of trying to hire a peer outreach specialist. Staff is looking to find a clinic location and start the leasing process in the next quarter, and hire clinic staff.
Ideal Option successfully recruited and hired a Peer Outreach Coordinator, who will start in July. The program is still struggling to find a rental location for the new clinic, but will continue the search in the next quarter.
