Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach

Social Services - SOR UMADAOP is designed to increase access to, and provisions of culturally appropriate evidence-based treatment, prevention, re-entry, recovery and educational services to individuals and families who have a primary/secondary Opioid diagnosis or a history of overdose. Our primary focus population is the African American and Hispanic/Latino populations. These populations share deep experiences of inequality in the level of accessible services and resources, and increased levels of poverty. SOR 2.0 primary goal is to improve access to treatment and create additional support to African American and Latino American communities within the Dayton area. This will be conducted through a variety of services developed to best meet the needs of the target populations that includes direct service as well as training and education to staff, providers and the community throughout the programs current catchment area.

The Elder Care Program is designed to reduce the incidence, prevalence, and negative consequences of substance abuse and improve quality of life for citizens aged 55 and older at senior subsidized housing, senior day centers and local churches in Dayton, OH. The Wise curriculum will be used to improve quality of life by increasing knowledge and awareness of ATOD, stress management and strategies for healthy living as well as, increasing participation in social activities and provide evidence-based strategies to educate participants on proper management, storage and disposal of prescribed and non-prescribed medication.

Minority Outreach includes the African American Families Project and Youth Leadership Program. The African American Families Project is designed to provide a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of youth and their families. The youth component consists ofreinforcing resistance skills, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) prevention programming, field trips, tutoring, support groups and other activities that promote positive self-esteem and the development of healthy lifestyles and encourages positive African American cultural and social values, appropriate communication skills and activities that foster solid decision-making skills in the areas of teen sexuality, violence and ATOD use.

Circle of Recovery program provides relapse prevention and re-socialization services to African American men and women who had been recently released from an Ohio Rehabilitation and Correctional institution. The program is designed to specifically address those individuals who had alcohol and other drug related offenses and that these offenses had directly or indirectly contributed to their involvement in criminal activity. The program addresses two primary problems for persons returning to the community: (1) the inability of ex-offenders to receive ATOD treatment services and few relapse prevention services available in the surrounding communities and (2) the shortage of programs designed to specifically address the need for supportive services for the population. This program is administered in collaboration with the Adult Parole Authority through the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.