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City of Everett Human Needs Grant January 1 through December 31, 2018 Compass Health Bailey Growth Center EXHIBIT A: Program Summary The Compass Health Bailey GROWTH Center(G=Growth, R=Recovery,O=Opportunity,W=Wellness,T=Trust, H=Hope)Center is a peer recovery center in which individuals with behavioral health disorders can work on achieving their personal recovery goals.The GROWTH Center is a program focused on hope, recovery, and resilience. It provides a safe, positive,welcoming environment for individuals to gather and meet.The GROWTH Center provides opportunities for socialization, educational classes, presentations, individual peer support, peer- run groups, and assistance with accessing needed resources and services. Homeless persons with behavioral health disorders are included in the target population. Last year the GROWTH center used City of Everett funding to provide cooking classes to the program.These classes , have assisted participants to gain needed cooking skills,to learn how to read recipes,to gain nutritional information,to gain food safety knowledge,and to gain information regarding cooking on a budget.These classes have also increased potential employability of persons who may be interested in working in the food service industry.GROWTH Center Peer Counselors have also assisted interested persons in applying for food handler cards. The Bailey GROWTH Center program meets the City of Everett's Human Needs Priority of Persons with Disabilities. Individuals served in the GROWTH Center have behavioral health disorders and a number of participants have severe and persistent psychiatric disorders.All Cooking Class participants are expected to be persons with behavioral health disabilities.The Growth Center also serves persons with physical disabilities(e.g.individuals who use wheelchairs or use walkers)and some of these individuals may attend the cooking classes.The City's Health Services priority is also addressed through referral and coordination of care. Multiple mental health treatment programs are co-located in the Bailey site including the CPIT(Crisis Prevention and Intervention Team),the PATH homeless services program, intensive mental health services(IOP and PACT),the HARPS supportive housing services program,and standard outpatient behavioral health services.The Counseling/Guidance/Legal Services and Counseling/Guidance priority is addressed at the GROWTH Center via peer counselor coaching and support. GROWTH Center peer counselors will be able to assist cooking class participants with one on one support to address their cooking/healthy eating concerns as needed.The Compass Health GROWTH Center serves adults of all ages including seniors. The specific objectives of the Bailey GROWTH Center's Cooking and Healthy Eating Classes are to assist participants in developing food preparation and cooking skills,to enhance their knowledge of healthy eating and nutrition,to increase their self-sufficiency, and to support participants in incorporating what they have learned into their lives taking into account their individual needs and recovery plans. The Bailey GROWTH Center is open five days per week at 3322 Broadway in Everett from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The GROWTH Center offers recovery oriented groups and activities that are run by peer counselors, one to one peer support,and recovery plan assistance.The center also provides computers for participant use. GROWTH Center staff will run the Cooking and Healthy Eating Classes. Forty four cooking classes will be scheduled in 2018. GROWTH Center staff will also provide one on one support and assistance as needed to assist class