COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INC

PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENCE (ATOD-V) PREVENTION THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, EVEN DURING SUMMER VACATION AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND THE JOB FORCE. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE PART OF OUR SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. CND PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SERVING THE INNER CITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSES. OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM TEAM SPENT ONE HOUR PER DAY (INCLUDING PREP TIME) ASSISTING KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN READING AND COMPREHENSION FOR 39 WEEKS AND TWO HOURS PER WEEK WORKING WITH FAMILY STABILIZATION IN READING AND COMPREHENSION. WE UTILIZED THIRD GRADE READING GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND AUDIO/VISUAL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE EXCITEMENT IN READING. OUR INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDED SUMMER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT JOB READINESS SERVICES WHICH PREPARED OVER 32 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTRODUCED THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM PLACED YOUTH IN JOBS AND PROVIDED TRAINING WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GAIN PRACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS EXPLORING VARIOUS CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT- CND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN 2022 CND RECEIVED ITS SECOND 3-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM CARF (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES) INTERNATIONAL THROUGH MAY OF 2025. IN ADDITION, CND OFFERS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF FROM THE RED BIRD CENTER. CND ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS KAPPA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND ETHIOPIAN TEWAHEDO SOCIAL SERVICES(ETSS)COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON TREATMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023 CND OPENED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TWO-PHASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE NEW 12,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE VITALLY NEEDED SERVICES TO MORE CLIENTS.