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Policy, Legislative Support & Grant Writing

Greenisland has 14 years experience developing public policy, primarily around services at the intersection of substance abuse and mental health services and public systems like criminal justice and veterans services.

TASC

TASC is heavily involved in policy development and service delivery for offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues. Greenisland assists with a wide range of policy-related activities:

  • Drafting of legislation
  • Weekly legislative analysis
  • Preparing position papers
  • Conducting secondary research
  • Staffing events
  • Special policy projects
  • Training
  • Legal support 

Veterans Reintegration Initiative

Greenisland helped the Illinois Division of Mental Health secure a $2.5 million federal grant to provide veterans who become involved in the criminal justice systems with access to mental health, substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder services. Greenisland now helps manage the 5-year project, including the following: 

  • Developing partner relationships
  • Communicating with funders
  • Identifying expansion opportunities
  • Fulfilling reporting requirements
  • Representing project publicly
  • Pursuing additional funding

Center for Health and Justice

The Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) is the research and policy strategy arm of TASC, advocating public policy that restores offenders to a position of health, stability and productivity in their communities. Greenisland assists in staffing, drafting, strategy, and presentation of a wide range of policy events and materials.

  • Research reports
  • Policy statements
  • Public materials
  • Commission meetings
  • Commission reports
  • Translating policy to legislation
  • Grant writing

DuPage PADS

DuPage PADS delivers services to the homeless population in DuPage County. Greenisland pursued and managed their annual portfolio of grant applications, from major federal RFPs to private foundation funding to local service and infrastructure grants.

  • Federal RFP response
  • Private foundation proposals
  • Local government grants
  • Corporate community programs
  • Ongoing grant research
  • Message articulation
  • Boilerplate development