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U tilizing Street Smarts to Forge a Recovery Path

J essica Horne, the Cleveland UMADAOP Executive Director since 1982, is a highly resourceful leader. Horne and her team innovatively developed community-based programs that deliver help when and where needed, navigating around bureaucratic barriers.

Jessica Horne Executive Director Since 1982

In the mid 1970’s Horne joined Community Guidance, Inc., as a substance abuse counselor, where she was able to blend her street outreach and professional counseling skills and abilities. In 1980, she joined ORCA House under the tutelage of Gerald Johnson, Beverly Bell and Mary Gooden, three strong advocates of minority substance abuse ser vices.

Horne was able to access a network of growth and develop ment experiences, including the Midwest Alcoholism Train ing Institute, Rutgers Institute, and NBAC (National Black Alcoholism Council). NBAC leaders were involved in framing a position paper presented to Ohio Black Legislators, which presented data to suggest that African Americans were being admitted to treatment programs, but were not

completing treatment. In 1980, the Ohio Black Legislators

introduced a bill to the Ohio General Assembly to create Urban Minority Alcoholism Outreach Projects (UMAOP).