HARBEL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC

HARBEL PREVENTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAM (HPRC) IS CURRENTLY LISCENSED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE STANDARD AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS ON BOTH LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2.1(OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT LEVELS OF CARE). IN ADDITION HARBEL ALSO PROVIDES COURT APPROVED DUI EDUCATION AND TREATMENT. HPRC IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION FOR HEALTH CARE (ACHC). PERSONS ARE ADMITTED INTO TREATMENT BASED ON ASAM (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE). HPRC OPERATES TWO CLINICS ONE WHICH SERVES ADULTS AND ONE WHICH SERVES ADOLESCENTS. SOME OF OUR SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE GENDER SPECIFIC TREATMENT FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA DUI/DWI GROUPS SERVICES SPECIFIC TO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLEGED TO COMMIT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RELATED OFFENSES.

HARBEL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP IS SPONSORED BY THIRTEEN COMMUNITY BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOANS HARBEL HOUSING HAS GROWN INTO A MAJOR PREPURCHASE SERVICE FOR POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS. OUR FUNDS NOW COME FROM TWO GRANT SOURCES (BALTIMORE CITY S HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND BALTIMORE COUNTY S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CONSERVATION. GENERAL PROGRAMS COMMUNITY SERVICESHARBEL S COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM OCC) AND FROM THIRTEEN COMMUNITY BANKS SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH SOME FUNDS FORM PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS. HARBEL HOUSING IS A HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY AND OUR HOUSING COUNSELORS ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE MARYLAND HOUSING COUNSELOR NETWORK. OUR FUNDS ARE AUDITED ANNUALLY AND WE ARE REVIEWED BY HUD EVERY TWO YEARS AND ANNUALLY BY BOTH BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CITED FOR PROBLEMS. HARBEL ALSO HAS A COMMUNITY RELATION DEPARTMENT. THIS DEPARTMENT HELPS TO ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE AREA. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION REFERRAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES. THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OVERSEES A PROGRAM WHICH SERVES 27 COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR CATCHMENT AREA WITH NO ADDITIONAL STAFF. OUR DIRECTOR ATTENDS APPROXIMATELY 200 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETINGS PER YEAR AND CONSISTENTLY ADDRESSES ISSUES RELATING TO CRIME PREVENTION ZONING HOUSING TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION SCHOOLS AND PROBLEMATIC LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT AT THESE MEETINGS OR FROM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP. ON A DAILY BASIS THE DIRECTOR SENDS MESSAGES VIA A COMPILED EMAIL LIST FACEBOOK NEXT DOOR (A NATIONAL COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICE). IN ADDITION HARBEL SUPPORTS THE NORTH EAST CITIZENS PATROL. WE ALSO ACCEPT PRIVATE INSURANCE AND OUT OF POCKET PAYMENTS BASED ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE. STAFF MAY USE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ADOLESCENT COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AS THESE ARE INTERVENTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSERS.