Grants
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2020-2023
ROAD RECOVERY AWARDED TWO GRANTS FROM US DEPT OF JUSTICE / OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP): 2020 – 2023Grant #1: Category V: Statewide and Regional Mentoring Initiative for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Drug Addiction
Grant #2: Opioid Affected Youth Initiative To Provide VirtualTrax and in-person Trax Program Services at Youth Clubhouses with NYS-OASAS from 2021 – 2023
The Office of Justice Programs awarded Road Recovery (among organizations based in 25 states and the District of Columbia under OJJDP’s ‘Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative’) a 3-year grant to support the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk for juvenile delinquency, drug abuse (especially opioid abuse), victimization, and problem and high-risk behaviors.
OJJDP additionally awarded Road Recovery a second 3-year ‘Opioid Affected Youth Initiative’ grant to support a key Department of Justice priority — to provide programs and services to youth and families impacted by opioid addiction. Through this program, OJJDP is helping states and communities develop a data-driven, coordinated response to opioid abuse-related challenges that impact youth and community safety.
As a Peer Group Specialist, Road Recovery is again partnering with the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to provide peer support and music workshops in after-school VirtualTrax Programs and in-person Trax Programs (post pandemic) to community-based Youth Clubhouses working with at-risk youth (ages 17 years old and younger).
Created and operated by OASAS within 10 Empire regions in New York State, Youth Clubhouses are safe facilities for young people in recovery or at risk of addiction to develop social skills that promote long-term health, wellness and a drug-free lifestyle. Young participants meet weekly with Road Recovery’s Creative Staff Mentors from the entertainment industry, all who have faced similar struggles, to help them create, plan and execute their own creative projects, live events and video/recordings.
Seasonal VIRTUALTRAX Programs launched in January 2021 for 14 statewide Youth Clubhouses and continued through September 2021, then transitioning to in-person TRAXPROGRAMS presented at up to 17 statewide Youth Clubhouses for seasonal after-school programming through September 2023. Each seasonal/cyclical program culminates in a Performance Finale celebrating the creative works and voices of participating youth. Road Recovery’s goal is to continue partnering with OASAS’s Youth Clubhouses to provide programs and services to at-risk youth impacted by opioid addiction and youth in recovery on a path to living fulfilling, productive lives, while helping to combat the negative impacts of opioid use disorder.
2019ROAD RECOVERY AWARDED GRANT THROUGH STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) TO PROVIDE TRAX PROGRAM SERVICES AT YOUTH CLUBHOUSES WITH NYS-OASAS
Road Recovery, an entertainment industry-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has been selected by the New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (NYS-OASAS) to receive grant funding to expand TRAXPROGRAMS peer support services beyond New York City at several selected Youth Clubhouses throughout New York State in 2019. Governor Cuomo’s rollout in federal funding is made possible through the State Opioid Response (SOR) to expand initiatives and access to recovery support service to at-risk youth and young adults as part of aggressive efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in New York.
Created and operated by OASAS, Youth Clubhouses within 10 Empire regions in New York State are safe facilities for young people in recovery or at risk of addiction to develop social skills that promote long-term health, wellness and a drug-free lifestyle. As a Peer Group Specialist, Road Recovery and its TRAXPROGRAMS will provide peer support and music workshops for at-risk youth and young adults (ages 16-26). Young participants will meet weekly with Road Recovery’s creative mentoring staff, who have faced similar struggles, to help them create, plan and execute their own community outreach live events.
Youth in New York State to be served are active participants at four Youth Clubhouses at Yonkers-YMCA Clubhouse, Greene County Clubhouses for youth in Catskill and Hudson, Oneonta Teen Center, and Creative Connections Clubhouse in Amsterdam. These seasonal Trax Programs launch in April 2019 and culminate with a ‘Recovery Festival’ in conjunction with Club Odyssey in Massena, NY in September 2019.
Road Recovery’s goal with OASAS is to partner with youth-serving institutions like Youth Clubhouses to provide at-risk youth and youth in recovery on a path to living fulfilling, productive lives through seasonal Trax Programs, while helping to combat the negative impacts of opioid use disorder. Trax Programs are a natural follow-up from Road Recovery’s work with OASAS and Youth Clubhouses as a network partner with Friends of Recovery-NY to help create and mentor Youth Voices Matter-NY, a successful statewide youth recovery movement launched in 2017 with support from the State Targeted Response (STR).
2017-2019
“The Pinkerton Foundation board met today and awarded Road Recovery a per-year grant for $108,000. Thank you for your tremendous work on behalf of young New Yorkers.” – Julie Peterson, Senior Program Officer. Pinkerton Foundation, Rockefeller Center, NY
2017
FOR-NY (Friends Of Recovery-NY), in Partnership with Road Recovery & HFM (Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery) Prevention Council Awarded $450K for Creation of Youth and Young Adult Statewide Recovery NetworkThis award comes as a result of federal funding awarded to NYS OASAS (New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services) to address the opioid crisis.
As partners in developing, executing and sustaining the program, FOR-NY, HFM and Road Recovery, along with three youth leaders from the recovery community and support from OASAS, will work to establish and coordinate a Youth and Young Adult Advisory Board and a Statewide Youth and Young Adult Recovery Network.
Road Recovery Mentoring Youth Voices Matter NY To address the opioid crisis, federal funding was awarded to the New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS) for the creation of a youth and young adult statewide recovery network.
Friends of Recovery – NY chose to partner with Road Recovery and HFM Prevention Council to develop, execute and sustain the youth-led movement known as Youth Voices Matter NY, as a result of grant funding through OASAS/RFMH.
“We are especially grateful to NYS OASAS for providing this opportunity to effect positive, even life-saving change for young people throughout the state, and to the HFM Prevention Council and Road Recovery for their tireless commitment to this community. Their experience and expertise in working with youth in recovery is invaluable and will go a long way to ensuring the development and sustainability of the network.” – Stephanie M. Campbell, FOR-NY Executive Director
2000
Sponsored by: Office of the Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. Awarded City of New York Event Contract of $76,000.00 to Produce “First Night Queens, NY” – Flushing Meadows Corona Park – Unisphere Monument, Road Recovery ‘Live’ Outdoor Music Performance, December 31, 2000.
City of New York NYC 2000 – Millennium Celebration
“On behalf of Mayor Rudy Giuliani, it was a pleasure working with Road Recovery on this special non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve celebration. The Road Recovery team were able to overcome many obstacles, including a snowstorm, to manage a professional, exciting and fun celebration.”
Marcia G. Lee – Executive Director, Millennium Committee NYC 2000, Office Of The Mayor
1999
“Summer In The City ’99 Finale” August 30, 1999, Roy Wilkens Park, Queens, NY – New York Community Trust presented Road Recovery with a great opportunity and wonderful challenge to create an event targeting more than 2,000 ( 5- to- 13- year olds) enrolled in the NYCT/NYC Human Resource’s “Summer In The City” programs.
Recipient of the Isabel C. McKenzie/New York Community Trust Grant of $25,000
1998
“On behalf of The Board of Directors of The Long Island Center For Recovery, I am pleased to award Road Recovery with six (6) treatment scholarships a year valued at approximately $50,000.00 to those in need of treatment from active addiction.” — Steve Basis, President / L.I.C.R
Long Island Center For Recovery