Elk Grove Village Cares receives $100,000 grant
A program developed by Elk Grove Village to improve access to substance abuse treatment programs has received a $100,000 renewal grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
The grant will allow Elk Grove Village Cares to continue its work to help uninsured individuals seeking substance abuse treatment get the help they need.
"Elk Grove Village Cares is about removing the obstacles that stand in the way of people and families getting the treatment and support they need," said Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson.
"Unfortunately, for too many people looking to get on the road to recovery, one of those obstacles is the ability to pay for an addiction treatment program. The essence of Elk Grove Village Cares is getting people the help they need. This grant helps us continue to do just that."
The $100,000 renewal award is the fourth ICJIA grant Elk Grove Village Cares has been awarded since the program was launched in 2018. In total, the Elk Grove Village Cares program has been awarded more than $1.8 million in grant funding.
The grant will enable Elk Grove Village Cares to continue its partnerships with the Gateway Foundation, Leyden Family Services, Symetria, and A Bridge Back.
The grant is part of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's Community-Law Enforcement Partnership & Other First Responder for Deflection and Substance Abuse Treatment Act.
According to the ICJIA, CLEP provides law enforcement officers critical funding to facilitate connections to community-based behavioral health interventions that provide substance abuse treatment, help reduce drug usage, reduce drug overdose incidences and death, reduce criminal offending and recidivism, and help prevent arrest and conviction records from destabilizing health, families, and opportunities from community, citizenship, and self-sufficiency.
The goals of Elk Grove Village Cares include reducing the number of opioid related deaths and overdoses in Elk Grove Village; providing more "points of entry" for people suffering from addiction; helping them access the resources they need to begin the work of recovery; establishing and strengthening community-based resources for those in recovery and their family members; and educating residents about the disease of addiction.
Under the initiative, anyone seeking treatment for their addiction can seek it through the Elk Grove Village Police Department. Those seeking help will not face arrest. Rather, police officers and counselors will connect individuals to nearby treatment programs.
Since June 2018, Elk Grove Village Cares has served as an important link on the path to recovery for individuals in need, making 85 connections to partnering treatment programs.