Santa Barbara Rescue Mission

TO PROVIDE DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND HOMELESS GUEST SERVICES

MEN'S TREATMENT PROGRAM: THE MEN'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM IS A 12-MONTH, FAITH-CENTERED, 12-STEP SOCIAL MODEL PROGRAM. RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A LIVING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES OF ADDICTION IN A HOLISTIC WAY. THE PROGRAM'S CORE TENET IS THAT RECOVERY OCCURS IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD, OTHERS, AND SELF. THE 12-MONTH DURATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS SUFFICIENT TIME TO STABILIZE, REFLECT AND ADDRESS DEEPLY-INGRAINED BEHAVIORS, THINKING AND CONSEQUENCES OF YEARS OF ADDICTION. INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP FACILITATION, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF TREATMENT COMPLETION AND, ULTIMATELY, LONG-TERM RECOVERY.FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 35 PEOPLE COMPLETED THE RECOVERY PROGRAM, JOINING OVER 800 GRADUATES SINCE 1997. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE LONG-TERM CHANGE WE SEE IN OUR GRADUATES. IN CONTRAST TO NATIONAL STATISTICS THAT SHOW ONLY 21% OF THOSE WHO COMPLETE ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS NOT RETURNING TO DEPENDENCY WITHIN FIVE YEARS (SAMHSA, 1998), MORE THAN 53% OF OUR GRADUATES MAINTAIN RECOVERY OVER THIS SAME TIME PERIOD.

LEARNING CENTER: THE LEARNING CENTER, A COMPONENT OF THE RECOVERY PROGRAM, HELPS CLIENTS TO GAIN NEW SKILLS AND REGAIN OLD ONES. IN ORDER TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY MUST OVERCOME EDUCATIONAL OBSTACLES. CLIENTS ARE ASSESSED AND PROVIDED AN INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM OF WRITING, READING, COMPUTER SKILLS, PARTICIPATING IN LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, AND STRENGTHENING MATH SKILLS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES RESUME WRITING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT WHICH PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND LIVES OF PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THOSE THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A SOLID EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THROUGH GED COMPLETION AND LITERACY WORK. ASSESSMENT TESTS DETERMINE PROGRAMS THAT BEST FIT THEIR NEEDS AND GOALS. THEIR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESS IS CRUCIAL THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THIS PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM.

WOMEN'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM: BETHEL HOUSE PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND A STAFF OF PROFESSIONALS WHO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF WOMEN SEEKING RECOVERY. THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM IS A 12-MONTH, FAITH-CENTERED, 12-STEP SOCIAL MODEL PROGRAM. RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A LIVING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES OF ADDICTION. INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP FACILITATION, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF TREATMENT COMPLETION. MOST CLIENTS WILL HAVE STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION FOR OVER A DECADE, WITH LONG STRETCHES OF INCARCERATION AND HOMELESSNESS, AS 64% OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING TREATMENT COME VIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANDATES.

HOMELESS GUEST SERVICES: THE SANTA BARBARA RESCUE MISSION IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION BETWEEN OXNARD AND SANTA MARIA THAT PROVIDES HOT MEALS AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT. SHELTER IS PROVIDED EVERY NIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 MEN AND 39 WOMEN. FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE MISSION PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MEALS AND 35,000 OVERNIGHT STAYS FOR THE HOMELESS OF SANTA BARBARA.