Abbott Little is assisting housing and mental health departments in several counties in allocating funds for their Mental Health Services Act housing programs. Assistance includes systems implementation, centralized referral planning, NOFA/RFP development, technical assistance to providers, and community input processes.
Abbott Little is assisting BRIDGE Housing in the services planning process for the Potrero Terrace and Annex public housing sites. This project includes interviews, needs assessment, resource mapping, and recommendations. Rebuild Potrero is part of San Francisco’s HOPE SF campaign.
Abbott Little is working with the San Francisco Department of Health and the San Francisco Safe Communities Reentry Council to create two reentry initiatives for State parolees returning to San Francisco, both focusing on pre-release assessment and community reintegration planning.
Project Update (10/2/09):
The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) has been awarded two grants, one under the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolee-Clients program (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) and one under the Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative (U.S. Department of Justice). The San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) has been awarded a grant under the Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Initiative (U.S. Department of Justice).
Abbott Little is proud to have assisted DPH and JPD with proposal preparation planning and grant writing services for these projects. Congratulations to our clients!
Kerry Abbott
Shelagh Little