• Ex-offenders
• Incarcerated and paroled youth and adults
• Injection drug users or partners of injection drug users
• Special populations: youthful referrals (ages 12-18); unwed mothers-to-be with a substance addiction, developmentally disabled, individuals with mental health issues
• Any individual with an alcohol and/or drug addiction
• In an average month, we serve 25-45 clients in our Proposition 36 program, 50-100 clients in our Drug/MediCal program, and 100 clients in our HIV/AIDS program

What we provide:

• Drug and alcohol education and prevention
• HIV/AIDS education and prevention
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• Couples counseling
• STD and sex education
• Mental health counseling
• Peer educator/counselor training
• Job screening/placement (CARE Program; Riverside Fresh Start Program)
• Crisis intervention counseling
• Related support services (transportation assistance, clothing assistance, parenting programs)

A sampling of our work with special populations:

• State of California Department of Alcohol and Drugs certified Medi-Cal provider of chemical and alcohol dependency prevention and treatment for Outpatient Drug-Free and Day Care Habilitative programs
• Los Angeles County Department of Probation recognized provider of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse court-ordered prevention programs
• California Youth Authority recognized provider of parenting, pre-employment and childcare skills development
• California Department of Corrections recognized provider of drug abuse, pre-employment and general family counseling
• California Access to Recovery Effort (CARE) Program approved treatment provider. The CARE Program serves youth ages 12-20 in Los Angeles county. Young people needing help can contact the CARE Program (866-350-8773; www.californiacares4youth.com), where they are referred to an assessment center that in turn directs the youth to an approved treatment center, such as CADC. For CARE program clients, CADC provides drug and alcohol treatment along with related support services: employment and educational mentoring, spiritual coaching and transportation.
• California Department of Corrections Parolee Employment Program grant recipient for the CADC Fresh Start Program (Riverside). In this program, ex-offenders referred by Riverside parole are provided with assistance in job placement, housing, food and clothing procurement, transportation and more. Since its inception in February 2004, close to 1,000 parolees have completed the program. The Fresh Start Program is the successor to CADC’s Jobs Plus program, which started in 1992.

Payment Accepted:

• Medi-Cal
• Medicare
• Private insurance
• Prop. 36 referrals
• Sliding scale based on ability to pay