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85 <br /> them to treatment support as soon as possible and staying with them through their <br /> journey by providing a licensed clinician and peer support. The Lantern Project has two <br /> referral paths—the diversion path works with people who have been arrested or are <br /> about to be arrested and the re-entry path collaborates with people who are currently <br /> incarcerated and working towards reentry. <br /> Freedom House works collaboratively with multiple service providers to ensure all the <br /> clients we serve are connected to the care and resources they need to reach their fullest <br /> potential. Our agencywide referral partners include Oxford House for step down <br /> housing, EI Futuro for culturally competent training and services, Healing Transitions for <br /> aftercare services, UNC Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Person Memorial <br /> Hospital as referral partners and Morse Clinics for support with Methadone dosing—just <br /> to name a few of our partners. <br /> Currently, Freedom House employs over 150 staff across disciplines serving over 3,000 <br /> clients per year. We have learned that recovery is not a one-time event, and it does not <br /> occur in a particular order. Our clients require flexibility, consistency, and understanding. <br /> They thrive when they have someone who can walk with them without judgment— <br /> regardless of how long the walk may be. Freedom House makes employing"peers" — <br /> people who are in long term recovery or who are supporting a loved one in recovery—a <br /> priority at every level throughout the organization. We acknowledge that where a <br /> person starts their recovery journey is not as important as where they end up. Which is <br /> why we work with our clients to restore the benefits and privileges that may have been <br /> lost due to substance use or uncontrolled mental illness including, driving privileges, safe <br /> housing, steady employment, and family relationships. We do this by collaborating with <br /> each client individually and by providing safe, supportive opportunities for families to <br /> talk, learn, connect and heal. <br /> E. Evidence of Collaborations/Partnerships (10 points, page limit: not to exceed 1% pages) <br /> Clients served by Freedom House from the Orange County jail are referred by Lantern <br /> Project's Linkage Coordinator. Clients referred are screened for substance abuse and will <br /> either be actively incarcerated at the Orange County jail or have recently been released <br /> from state prison and working with the Orange County Local Re-entry Council to rejoin <br /> the community. Freedom House is now the largest community-based behavioral health <br /> provider in Orange County serving adults, children and adolescents with mental health <br /> and/or substance use disorders. Most of our clients are indigent and/or uninsured. <br /> Despite extensive growth over the years, we have kept a treatment philosophy that <br /> values peer intervention and hiring practices that support that philosophy. <br /> Freedom House provides evidence-based clinical treatment services and Peer Support, <br /> for the Lantern Project in partnership with Orange County Criminal Justice Resource <br /> 8 <br />