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New Life Church

 

Our vision

We want to help you or your loved one live a productive healthy life. Living with other recovering men in a supportive environment increases the odds of complete recovery and adoption of a healthy lifestyle. One person can, together with like minds, help heal our souls and our cities. Join us if you need help or help us if you can help. It is true - one person can make a difference.

The problem

Many men in Richmond who leave organized recovery programs do not have a home to go to nor can they afford individual housing. This barrier often contributes to a relapse and a return to a life of drugs and crime.

Pure Love Clean and Sober Living assists these men with low cost housing so that they can continue a transitional program of recovery.

While in this home the men reclaim the dignity, and respect once lost to addiction or disorientation due to traumas suffered in their lives.

The need for further help

Larger community-level systems include out reach, detoxification, residential and non-residential service programs and alcohol and other drug free (sober) housing. Contra Costa County systems also include access to treatment programs for physical and mental health problems, social and education services, and vocational training and income support.

Traditionally, people leaving these residential recovery programs need additional support before moving to independent living.

Many recovering people live on incomes below the poverty level and have great difficulty finding affordable sober housing. They also may need extended training and education programs.

Further, they may have other disabling conditions or problems that need on-going medical, psychiatric, and legal attention.

Why re-entry is difficult

The chemically dependent population faces many serious barriers to successful community re-integration resulting in a high rate of failure. 80 percent of all parolee’s return to custody.

This continuation of the revolving door syndrome occurs at great cost to the public and to the individual parolees. A survey conducted in 1999 by the California Dept. of Corrections found that 75 percent of the offenders have histories of substance abuse. Further, a disproportionable number of parole revocations are due to alcohol and drug involvement.

This population faces other major problems including homelessness, lack of employment and job skills, illiteracy and un-addressed health needs. Many chemically dependent men are unaware or incapable of effectively accessing critical social services resources in the community.

Proposition 36

In recognition of the high economic and human cost of recidivism the California State Legislature established and funded the Preventing Parolee Failure Program (1990) in order to reverse the historical trend of recidivism.

In the November 2000 General Election Proposition 36 was approved by vast voters, changing the state’s public policy toward drug addiction and substance abuse treatment. The public voiced a loud and clear statement that treatment works and that public, taxpayers dollars should be spent for substance abuse treatment in community programs rather than locking up addicts in jail and prisons. The law became effective July 1, 2001.

With a population of 150,000, 70% have been affected by this drug epidemic. West Contra Costa County has the largest drug problem with in the county yet the services in this area are limited.

A Solution

Experience has shown that persons who have completed a residential program of recovery or have stabilized in AA/NA or any 12 step meeting need to live in a sober environment in order to maintain sobriety and recovery.

This is an important role that Pure Love Clean and Sober living plays by contributing a low cost effective clean and sober place environment so that the participant can continue a recovery program in an atmosphere removed from social pressure to drink or use.

The Director

Diane Williams, Director, has worked for West Contra Costa County Alcohol and Other Drugs Services for 10 years as a substance abuse counselor.

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The Assistant Director

Gary Muccular, Director, has made it his lifes purpose to help men that are willing to accept it.

Muccular works for the school district and in his personal time mentors his children to live successful lives as well as serving as senior elder (in-house pastor) at New Life Christian Assembly Church in Richmond.

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