{"id":35541,"date":"2022-08-26T18:54:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T22:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=35541"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:54:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T22:54:27","slug":"genesee-orleans-wyoming-transportation-award-to-enhance-gcasas-road-to-recovery-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/genesee-orleans-wyoming-transportation-award-to-enhance-gcasas-road-to-recovery-services\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/WYOMING\/Transportation award to enhance GCASA\u2019s \u2018road\u2019 to recovery services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nickole Millette
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Press release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports has announced that Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse has been selected to receive a procurement award of $249,900 to improve the agency\u2019s ability to provide non-medical transportation to its clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this two-year grant, GCASA literally is in a position to make the \u201croad to recovery\u201d much easier for residents in the tri-county area (Wyoming County is included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis award will allow us to build upon what we already do in terms of transporting clients to their appointments by allowing us to add more focus on essential trips for non-medical reasons in addition to coordinating rides to and from counseling and treatment sessions,\u201d said Rosalie Mangino-Crandall, GCASA\u2019s director of Project Innovation & Expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mangino-Crandall said the bulk of the funds will be used toward hiring new drivers and transportation costs. Funds also will enable GCASA to establish contracts with cab companies and to market the program to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the requirements is for us to expand transportation services from five to seven days per week, and we\u2019re already in the process of planning for that change,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transportation Coordinator Nickole Millette, an Attica resident who served GCASA as a driver for a year before moving into her current position in 2021, said the agency wouldn\u2019t be able to serve its clients effectively without being able to provide rides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese people are at different stages of recovery and most of them do not have a car,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s crucial that we\u2019re able to fill that need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She estimated that her office has set up more than 800 rides since the first of the year \u2013 mostly through Medicaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, GCASA employs a full-time and part-time driver to shuttle clients throughout the city \u2013 some to The Recovery Station on Clinton Street Road \u2013 with pickup points at DePaul, St. Jerome, GCASA and Liberty Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe rely on the taxi companies for trips to Rochester and Buffalo, but we provide service to Albion on Tuesdays and Thursdays,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millette said some of the grant money will be used to explore expanding its appointment process or to utilize a different system that clients can access to make an appointment for rides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to make it as efficient and easy as possible for our patients to get to their appointments, whether it be to the dentist, court, Department of Social Services or to come here (The Recovery Station) for social time,\u201d she said. \u201cI can tell you that the clients \u2013 many with no family support — really appreciate the help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OASAS Commissioner Chinazo Cunningham emphasized the importance of providing reliable transportation for those seeking services for a substance use disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis pilot program allows us to work with our providers on the ground to address these issues, and improve transportation services for people in need of further support or resources,\u201d she said in a press release. \u201cFor many people who need services, the lack of resources to travel to and from the programs they need has a negative impact on health outcomes. This has been made worse in some cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding awarded under this program must be used for non-medical transportation needs, such as recreational activities likely to increase social connection or emotional well-being, recovery supports, peer interactions, formal or informal mutual support groups such as SMART recovery and AA or NA meetings, and rides to treatment or harm reduction services or to service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data and information from this pilot program will help to guide further expansions of transportation services across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports has announced that Genesee\/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse has been selected to receive a procurement award of $249,900 to improve the agency\u2019s ability to provide non-medical transportation to its clients. With this two-year grant, GCASA literally \u2026<\/p>\n

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