News Release

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Living In Transition Effectively Inc. was recently awarded the Indiana Cares Extension for Community Healthcare Organization Grant by the Indiana Department of Health. Many organizations applied for this funding from throughout the state. L.I.T.E. has been chosen as one of only 12 grantees in the state for this grant.

Indiana Communities Advancing Recovery Efforts E.C.H.O. utilizes an innovative framework that uses videoconferencing technology to increase the knowledge, skills and performance of community stakeholders, particularly those located in rural and underserved areas.

L.I.T.E. is partnering with Kosciusko Coroner Tyler Huffer and KCODE LCC Coordinator Heidi Blake, on this project. The grant will allow L.I.T.E. to hire a peer navigator, who will be located in L.I.T.E.’s new office space in Warsaw, as well as, implementing a Suicide/Opioid Fatality Review team and overdose prevention strategies, such as Narcan Training, S.M.A.R.T. Recovery, and continued youth substance use prevention.

L.I.T.E. received several letters of support which were submitted with the recent grant application. Letters were received from the Kosciusko Health Department, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Lutheran EMS, Lutheran Hospital, Kosciusko Cares – DFC, Tippecanoe Township Fire Territory and Parkview Hospital.

The SOFR Team will be comprised of stakeholders in the community who will meet on a regular basis to effectively identify system gaps and innovative community-specific overdose prevention and intervention strategies.

L.I.T.E. is excited to launch this opportunity in Kosciusko County, as these projects and programs will bring stakeholders together for collaboration and most importantly will prevent non-fatal and fatal overdoses in our communities.