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PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Virginia FFY2006 application for formula grant funding is available for public comment. Application for Review and Comment. (Certain sensitive information has been removed, but is available upon request.)

Submit comments by e-mailing Rhonda Thissen with the subject line "Public Comment PATH 2008"

The federal Projects in Assistance for Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Formula Grant Program funds community-based programs to serve homeless people with mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse problems in every American state and territory. PATH provides formula grant awards to States for treatment, support services in residential settings, and the coordination of services and housing.

PATH funds may be used for:

• Outreach
• Screening and diagnostic services
• Habilitation and rehabilitation services
• Community mental health services
• Alcohol or drug treatment services (for mentally ill individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders)
• Staff training
• Case management services
• Supportive and supervisory services in residential settings
• Referrals for primary health services, job training, and education services.
• Housing related services (limited to 20% of the grant amount)
  

In FY 2004, 56 states and territories received $47 million in PATH formula grant funds. They also receive technical assistance in the administration and design of service programs funded under PATH.For more information about the federal program, contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Mental Health Services at (240) 276-1894.

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The Virginia PATH Program is administered by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) Office of Mental Health Community Support Services.   Contact:

Rhonda Thissen
Community Support Specialist
DMHMRSAS
P.O. 1797, Richmond, VA 23218-1797

Phone: (804) 371-0802   E-mail: Rhonda.Thissen@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov

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As of SFY 06, there are twenty PATH sites in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The total SFY 2006 federal award for Virginia is $1,182,000. The PATH site agencies are:

Agency	Location
Alexandria Community Services Board	Alexandria
Blue Ridge Community Services Board	Roanoke
Central Virginia Community Services	Lynchburg
Community Residences (Under contract of the Arlington CSB)	Arlington
District 19 Community Services Board	Petersburg
Fairfax - Falls Church Community Services Board	Springfield
Hampton/Newport News Community Services Board	Newport News
Loudoun County Mental Health Services	Leesburg
Norfolk Community Services Board	Norfolk
Northwestern Community Services Board	Winchester
On Our Own, Charlottesville	Charlottesville
Piedmont Community Services	Matinsville
Portsmouth Behavioral Health Services	Portsmouth
Prince William County	Manassas
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board	Fredericksburg
Region Ten Community Services Board	Charlottesville
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority	Richmond
Valley Community Services Board	Staunton
Virginia Beach Community Services Board	Virginia Beach

To find contact information for the sites listed go to : http://www.pathprogram.samsha.gov

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• AHP - Advocates for Human Potential
• Homeless Programs in HHS
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• National Resource Center on Homeless and Mental Illness
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• PATH Program National Site
• US Code Title 42, Section 290cc-22
• VIACH - Virginia Inter-Agency Council on Homelessness

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