Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Project (TANF AODA)

About

The TANF AODA proejct is a 5-Year grant awarded in 2017 to Milwaukee County Behavior Health Division's -Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS) from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery.

The consortium application addresses the need for comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services for TANF-eligible individuals and their families, with a focus on special populations, multiple system service delivery and coordination that is strength-based, gender and culturally-sensitive, and family focused.

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Aims

• Provide appropriate alcohol and drug addiction outreach, intervention, treatment, care coordination and support services for individuals and their families who are TANF eligible and who have a family income of not more than 200% of the federal poverty level.

• Provide services of the highest quality that are evidence-based or promising practices in accordance with the elements, standards, and core values of the TANF individual’s outreach, treatment, and support program.
  
• ​Achieve positive family functioning, self-directed recovery and improved quality of life among persons and families served.
  
• ​Track the number of alcohol and drug-related deaths in the county and among service providers and implement appropriate anti-drug diversion, overdose prevention and other effective strategies.
  

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Partners

• Jennifer Wittwer, Associate Director
• Janet Fleege, Assistant Program Administrator
• Sue Clark, Integrated Service Coordinator
• Caitlin Overton, TANF Best Practice Coordinator
• Justin Heller, Program Evaluator
• Amy Moebius, MC3 Best Practices Coordinator
• Nzinga Khalid, Prevention Coordinator

Team

The evaluation is in partnership with MCBHD and the UWM Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.  The team is located at the Center.

Lisa Berger, PhD - Lead Evaluator
Michelle Bunyer, MA - Evaluation Coordinator
Michelle Corbett, MPH, CHES - Evaluation Consultant
Jess Alanis - Graphic Design Assistant