ONTRACK Program Resources is pleased to announce its successful bid for the Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs’ Request for Proposal, ADP-RFP-10-09 “. . . Improving Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment & Recovery Services to California’s Underserved Populations Using Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Strategies” (CLAS).

The Project, named The Community Alliance for CLAS, includes our partners: the Center for Applied Research Solutions, the Center for Cross-Cultural Competency, LGBT TriStar, and National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse. 

ONTRACK is excited about this new opportunity to provide training and consulting expertise to California treatment providers and is already making preparation to launch first stage activities starting January 1, 2011.  Check our website often for more information and updates on the progress of the Community Alliance for CLAS project.

ONTRACK is pleased to announce that Executive Director Madalynn C. Rucker, has been selected from nominees across the nation to participate in the Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute (WASLI).  We congratulate Ms. Rucker on being 1 of only 18 women chosen nationwide to participate in the WASLI program.

The Institute’s goals are to foster the growth of leaders who are able to advocate for, develop, and spear-head initiatives which provide for the needs of women with substance use disorders, their families and their communities. The six-month intensive program includes individualized leadership assessments, a 5-day immersion training, a leadership improvement plan with coaching and action learning, enhancement training, and upon graduation, access to WASLI’s network of leaders in women’s treatment. The Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute is an initiative of SAMHSA/CSAT developed and implemented by Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.

Ms. Rucker’s leadership training opportunity arrives well-timed and is complementary to ONTRACK’s current and ongoing capacity building activities (see “ONTRACK Receives Minority Led Organization Grant Award”).  Way to go, Ms. Madalynn!

On November 9, 2010, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) informed ONTRACK of the early termination of two of its technical assistance and training projects.  The California Youth Treatment/Recovery and the California Women’s Technical Assistance and Training Projects, which provide training and expert consulting (i.e. technical assistance) to treatment providers serving youth and women, will terminate before their original contract end dates.  As ONTRACK remains in good standing with regard to contract performance, and given the economic climate and lack of expressed cause, it is believed this action is due strictly to state budget constraints.

 

While services under the Youth contract will end January 30, 2011, the Women’s TA Project will continue providing services, including regional training events, through April 30, 2011.  Check our website’s Training Calendar for information on these upcoming trainings.  TA and training for programs providing prevention-related services are still available under the Community Prevention Initiative. Contact Project Manager, Ifetayo Freeman at imfreeman@ontrackconsulting.org or (916) 285-1804 for information on qualification criteria under the CPI.  Also visit our site’s Projects page to learn about all of our projects.

 

ONTRACK is committed to its mission of empowering un-served and under-served communities to fight against the many issues related to substance abuse, and is seeking new and diverse funding strategies to continue this important work.

 

For more information on this news item, please contact our Program Services Manager, Peggy Thomas at pjthomas@ontrackconsulting.org or (916) 285-1810.

ABC News10’s Sacramento & Co., is television programming with a community focus.  The program is broadcast to Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto, California.

Recently the show aired a segment on help for nonprofit community-based organizations, featuring our independent consultant, John Black.  John, who can boast of 20 years in his profession, has been part of our consultant pool since 2007.

The interview includes inquiries about vision mapping, nonprofits and taxes, and organization start-up.  Find out how John fields these questions from hosts Melissa Crowley and Guy Farris.  Click here to watch the video.

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The California Endowment in partnership with the Sierra Health Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to ONTRACK Program Resources to support leadership development and capacity building activities.  The Foundation awarded a total of $75,000 for such activities to minority-led organizations within its 26-county funding region.  The award comes at a time when ONTRACK has renewed commitment to developing even more cost and time-efficient ways to provide consulting and training to un-served and under-served communities battling the effects of alcohol and substance use and related challenges.  Capacity-building and strategic planning activities are being planned and include board expansion and a diversified funding plan among other outcomes and strategies.  This grant provides a welcome opportunity for ONTRACK to reposition and better equip itself to serve in the current economic environment.

Susan Burton was featured on CNN’s Hero of the Week in honor of her  program, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, which provides just-released female offenders a sober place to live and other support services.  It’s helped more than 400 women get back on their feet. She and her group provide food, clothing and transportation, along with helping the women register for benefits and get ID cards so they can find work and begin regaining custody of their children.  A New Way of Life Rentry Project is a former client-organization of ONTRACK Program Resources.  We congratulate Ms. Burton on her nomination.

 

We are proud to announce the launch of our new website! Please take a moment to browse our library of information.  Learn about our ongoing projects, or, browse our extensive list of helpful links and resources. Thanks for stopping by.

It gives us great pleasure to announce that ONTRACK has accepted the Sierra Health Foundation’s invitation to join its recently-formed Nonprofit Innovation Center (NIC).  ONTRACK relocated to the NIC’s beautifully remodeled space and joined seven other nonprofit organizations in the honor of being ‘inaugural’ tenants.   The NIC is located on the first and second floors of 1331 Garden Highway and is a five-year shared space pilot project.  For more information visit http://www.sierrahealth.org/doc.aspx?139.