K.M.A.D.T. SISTER TO SISTER PROGRAM                                      (Kansas Multicultural Alcohol and Drug Treatment)

Contact:
Marc Marcano, Administrative Coordinator or Shawnette Mansfield, Social Services Coordinator, (913) 281-3300.

Description:
Collaboration between KCKHA and KMADT. This program targets minority women and young adults. It provides women with critically needed counseling and information in hopes of empowering them to make safe, responsible and healthy life choices. Counseling includes drug prevention, HIV and sex education, co-dependency, abusive relationships and others. The Sister to Sister program provides on-site and in-home training and counseling services.

Program Start Date:
February, 1999

Program Size:
Approximately 200 residents are served yearly.

Eligible Participants:
Any young female or adult women living in public housing is eligible for the program. Additionally, the Sister to Sister program is available to any minority female living in Wyandotte County.

Type of Assistance:
Sister to Sister uses a holistic approach focusing on issues such as low self-esteem, gender inequality, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, poverty, lack of positive communication skills, underutilized health care services, education issues and other factors that have been linked to women's increased risk to numerous social illnesses. Participants can also host meetings in their home and receive a stipend for their services.

Contributors to the Program:
KMADT and the Sister to Sister program provides all of the materials and staff for the program.

PHA Funding:
KCKHA provides space at various community centers for the Sister to Sister Program.
No public housing monetary funds are used for this program.