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1999 PHDEP Program Project Summary -- Massachusetts
Chelsea H.A.P.P.E.N.S. is the Chelsea Housing Authority's Patrol and Preventive Education Narcotics Strategy. A comprehensive drug prevention, intervention, education, and law enforcement program that includes community policing and resident services. The specific developments targeted for assistance are the Mace, Scrivano, and Margolis developments with a combined total of 350 units.
The proposal maintains comprehensive enforcement, security, and prevention strategy designed to reduce/eliminate drug and related crimes. Framingham municipal police officers shall be assigned exclusively to the Housing Authority. Foot, bicycle and specialized patrols during critical periods shall establish a pro-active, community oriented approach to crime and quality of life issues on FHA.
The New Bedford Housing Authority uses a comprehensive law enforcement and prevention strategy to eliminate drugs from its housing developments. Additional police patrols will provide safety for the residents. The learning Center provides adult and after school educational programs to over 30 residents who reside at three family developments. The 4-H After School Program operates from five schools and provides expanded after school activities. The majority of 2,000 students exposed to the 4-H concepts reside in federal developments. The Community Awareness Scholarship Program has provided 22 public housing youngsters with four year college tuition free scholarships to UMASS Dartmouth based upon academic performance. The Summer Basketball League has 100-150 participants, and an additional 100-150 participants are expected for the new National Youth Sports Program held at UMASS Dartmouth. The "Smart Moves" Program presently operates from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford and provides drug and alcohol awareness to over 150 youngsters, many of whom are residents of public housing.
The Cambridge Housing Authority proposes a comprehensive plan to counter illegal drug activity and related crime, both by direct attack in enforcement activities and through prevention by dealing with the underlying factors that can lead to crime. The enforcement component features vigorous lease enforcement with a new focus on domestic violence, and a regimen of strategically scheduled police patrols, which supplement the normal services provided by the police department. The prevention activities include a wide array of educational and recreational activities targeting both children and adults in Cambridge Housing Authority developments.
The Gloucester Housing Authority will utilize HUD's Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funds to operate the Common Ground Drop-in Center at the Willowood Gardens public housing development. The Common Ground Drop-in Center provides recreational, educational, and drug prevention programming for the youth of the 78 families residing in the Gloucester Housing Authority's federally funded public housing developments.
The Boston Housing Authority is requesting funding to implement a comprehensive drug and crime prevention and intervention program. The program goals focus on making the BHA developments safer environments for families and promoting resident economic self sufficiency through coordinated policing, drug interdiction, youth program services, and drug intervention and referrals. All proposed program activities have been coordinated with the City of Boston, local tenant organizations and a wide array of government and non-profit agencies. The BHA's proposal includes measurable performance goals and objectives for the year 2000 and future years.
The Lawrence Housing Authority, in cooperation with the City of Lawrence, has led the way in drug enforcement efforts designed to reclaim the community. Since the inception of the Drug Abuse prevention Office, residents of public housing have notice a significant change in the quality of life in public housing. Since the establishment of the Drug Abuse Prevention Office, the Lawrence Police Department has witness nearly 50% decrease in the number of calls from residents of public Housing. The LHA applied for and received approval from HUD to take three apartments off-line in Elderly Developments, allowing Lawrence Police Officers to occupy them. The police presence at elderly developments have become a crime deterrent in elderly public housing.
The HUD Technical Assitance Report demonstrated that in the "Quality of Life" survey that residents "lacked a perceived knowledge of agencies they could turn to for help". A portion of the PHDEP budget will be devoted towards the salary of the "Public Housing Drug Elimination Program" Coordinator. The Coordinator will (1) provide information to the residents, (2) create and implement culturally aware adult and youth prevention programs, (3) connect QHA to the resources of the community, i.e., YMCA, Quincy Police Department, and HeadStart/Daycare, and monitor success of the programs through yearly PHDEP revised "Quality of Life" surveys. The QHA will hire two Resident Youth Leaders to provide support to the Coordinator.
The Medford Housing Authority has been attempting to eliminate drugs and related crimes in the Willis Avenue Housing Development. Programs and workshops such as Adult Basic Education, Drug and Substance Abuse Counseling, and the Malden YMCA programs are continuing to be implemented to educate, and thus empower the residents in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse and crime prevention. In addition to the Medford Police Department's regular patrol of the housing developments, a full-time Medford Police Officer has been assigned to Willis Avenue. This has increased police visibility and serves as a deterrent to crime and drug activity. The continued involvement of the residents, along with this Community Police Officer, will create an atmosphere of safety, security, and pride. Zero tolerance for drugs is the motto of the Medford Housing Authority and its residents.
The Brockton Housing Authority is applying for FY 1999 PHDEP funds so that they may continue and expand their efforts to combat drugs and the crime that accompanies them. The funds requested will be used for supplemental police details, physical improvements to enhance security, and an array of programs designed to reduce the use of drugs. The focus will be to educate and enable the youth to reject drugs, the families to access support services, and the staff to more effectively respond to the security needs of the residents. The primary efforts will be directed to the family developments crescent Court and Hillside Village, impacting 711 residents of which 378 are children. Law enforcement efforts will be directed , as needed, towards the remaining 1,055 residents in elderly/non-elderly disabled developments.
The Lowell Housing Authority will provide a multi-faceted substance abuse prevention program of security, drug education/prevention parenting skills and a youth activities program; the LHA has designed this program to assist its residents in living a drug-free life. The developments targeted for the programming are North Common Village, George W. Flanagan, Bishop Markham Village, Faulkner Street Development, Father Norton Manor, Dewey Archambault Towers, Francis Gatehouse Mill, and the Scattered Sites both Elderly and Family. The total population to be served reside in the 1,638 federal units of the Lowell Housing Authority.
The Taunton Housing Authority is applying for --- $71,720 to hire a full-time Computer Lab Manager to oversee a new state-of-the-art computer center located at Fairfax Gardens, a 150-unit family development located in the City of Taunton. A primary goal of the program will be to assist residents attain self-sufficiency through educational and job training programs. In addition, programs will be developed to educate and inspire youth to fulfill their future goals.
The Fall River Housing Authority is proposing five (5) different programs to be delivered to residents at our 14 federal developments. Recreation/Education and Training; Youth Tutorial/Reading Enrichment; Drug Prevention; Drug Intervention and Reimbursement for the Fall River Police Department's assignment of 5 police officers to provide police security services to our federal developments. The FRHA will be directly responsible for the development and recruitment of all recreational/educational and training programs. All other programs will be delivered via contractual agreements with community agencies.
The Malden Housing Authority will employ a comprehensive plan to address the problem of drug-related crime. The multi-faceted approach will encompass increased police investigation, drug prevention and intervention activities. This effort will recognize the need for familial and peer involvement and ethnic and cultural sensitivity and will coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, education, community organizations, public agencies, recreational resources, and the private sector in a partnership designed to create a safer, drug-free environment. Targeted developments include Newland Street, Suffolk Manor, 120 Mountain Avenue, 630 Salem Street, 557 Pleasant Street, and 89 Pearl Street. Persons served will include at-risk youth, adults, and families.
Lynn Housing Authority's drug elimination program at the Curwin Circle Housing Development utilizes a strategy which includes enhanced law enforcement, drug prevention and intervention programs, adult employment and training initiatives and a youth development component. The program continues an ongoing collaboration with the Lynn Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies designed to closely track and monitor crime, identify and apprehend perpetrators, and promote community involvement in creating a safer neighborhood. LHAs initiatives are directly linked to local and regional "welfare to work" strategies through an intensive collaboration with the Greater Lowell Regional Employment Board, the Massachusetts Department of transitional Assistance and other employment and training efforts. LHAs program will leverage substantial additional local funding. Further, all program components identify measurable outcomes which will be continually tracked and evaluated.
The Community partners program is an initiative targeting drug elimination and prevention for public housing residents at Walnut Street Apartments, and other federal developments. Through an expanded youth Training & Peer Leadership Program to build self-esteem and confidence, students ages 8-19 make the commitment to remain drug-free. The Family Learning Center will continue to provide opportunities for youth and adults to build life and business skills to obtain job placement and/or college acceptance. Our link with the Brookline Police and School Departments along with innovative surveillance equipment will also help to keep our developments drug-free.
With 1999 PHDEP funding the Holyoke Housing Authority will further combat the use of drugs, and the activity that follows, at HHA properties, which include five elderly high-rise and two family developments. These funds will directly benefit 695 residents who reside at these properties. The activities which will be employed to combat these negative influences will be a continuation of the Community Policing coverage and drug prevention activities provided by the Holyoke Boys and Girls Club. These activities, which have proven successful in the past in offering HHA youth an alternative to drugs and gangs, will include: homework assistance; computer centers; sports; and teen leadership. A new activity in 1999 will be the introduction of health related issues workshops which will be offered through a local community based health center, Holyoke Health Center. It is our hope that this new program will allow us to further assist our residents with issues that may be avoided or addressed with proper education and information.
The Chicopee Housing Authority proposesto continue the HUD-funded Drug Elimination Program in the Cabot Manor Housing Project located in the center of Chicopee, MA. During the past two years this 150-unit project has experienced a significant reduction in drug activity which can be attributed in large measure to the activities supported by this grant. We will be continuing our expanded surveillance in cooperation with the Chicopee Police Department, along with much needed on-site adult education programs geared to the adult community's need to attain self-sufficiency. In addition, we will be continuing our year around youth programs in collaboration with the Chicopee Boys & Girls Scouts, MSPCC, Valley Opportunity Council, Inc., Amherst Writers and Artists and the Art Esteem Program. During the past two years we have seen participation by over 200 residents in the various programs offered. It is our expectation that this project will continue to improve the vision of the future for the young people of our housing complex, the opportunities for adult residents in today's working world and reduce even further the drug activity and violence experienced by our tenants on a daily basis.
The objective of the Springfield Housing Authority's FY 1999 Drug Elimination Program is to reduce illegal drug usage and related crime are targeted developments, as evidenced by a long term decrease in police call responses, drug and crime related lease terminations and vandalism expenses. The program includes both law enforcement and prevention, and resident empowerment and advancement activities. The law enforcement and prevention program employs the use of a Drug Task Force to implement aggressive enforcement of the HA's one strike program and a community policing strategy. The resident advancement and empowerment program includes community development activities aimed at greater resident participation, youth programs designed to increase the number of children involved in after school programs and a resident assessment, referral and training program.
The Woburn Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program utilizes a comprehensive approach to combat drugs and crime. The proposed grant programs will be used for community policing, investigations, developing a job links bank and career placement system for adult and youth residents of the Spring Court Extension housing development. These programs in cooperation with the prevention, intervention, and education programs in place will create an intolerable environment for criminal element.
The Revere Housing Authority will use a comprehensive approach to reduce/eliminate drug-related crime in the RHA's Federal Family developments. The requested financial assistance will purchase supplemental policing services from the Revere Police Department to address open drug use at RHA property. Additional policing will be offered in conjunction with a variety of social services including: drug prevention services, after school day care, domestic violence counseling, Police Athletic League sports programs, martial arts classes for resident youth, computer learning center, Officer in Residence; and Job Opportunity Resources Center which will include employment counseling services. The majority of services will be in-kind contributions with the intent to maximize available resources and increase use of public housing facilities.
The FY 1999 PHDEP grant money will be used to fund the existing Somerville Housing Authority Public Safety Department. The goal of the SHA Public Safety Department is to rid the Mystic Housing Development of drug sales, use, and related crime. The dollars allocated for the FY 1999 PHDEP grant will be entirely for Public Safety Officer wages and benefits.
The Worcester HA will continue a comprehensive coordinated approach to addressing the problem of drug related crime in the Great Brook Valley apartments. A computer learning center, the "New Star" academic enrichment program, and college visit program form the nucleus of a comprehensive drug elimination program at the Great Brook Valley Apartments in Worcester. Local colleges and businesses are supporting this initiative that includes increased police patrols and speedy eviction for criminal drug offenses.
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