Appropriating $39,173.00 Federal Assistance Grant Various Human Resources Programs

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND South Bend, Indiana 46601 Jerry J. Miller Mayor William P. Hojnacki Director, Human Resources and Economic Development Reply To: April 16, 1974 TO PETER NEMETH, President Common Council of South Bend FROM: WILLIAM P HOJNACKI, Director Human Resources $ Economic Development RE F.A. Budget, NIDAS 6/1/74 The purpose of this revenue sharing is to support various drug abuse programs through June 1975. This is the same program unit for which funding was requested last year, with the exception that in this current request, not support is required for the Methadone Support Program. METHADONE SUPPORT PROGRAM (LIGHTHOUSE) Shortly after clearance of the 1973 appropriation by the State Tax Board, colaborations between NIDAS and Drug Dependence Services, In.c (DDS) began in an effort to establish the Methadone Center. The property of 509 W. Washington was leased, and administrative staff employed during July and August. Federal applications and protocols were submitted and cleared by October. Federal site inspections were completed in early November and all that remained for the doors to open was the establishment of a working agreement between NIDAS and DDS which delineated procedures for mutual sharing of control by the two agencies. You are well aware of the complexities that developed. However, verbal agreements were reached which permitted the program to open 12/24/73, while the details of the contract were being completed. The lighthouse has now been open for six weeks, and currently maintains a census of approximately 30 and slowly rising. Statistical breakdowns will be included in the Mayor's report. RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM (DELOS HOUSE) The residential Therapeutic Community evolved from the non- residential drug free program that was seeded by United Way. In the transition of programmatically moving from non - residential concept to a residential one, NIDAS made use of two temporary