Sun Street Centers

Residential programs - this state-licensed recovery program provides a supportive environment for men and women seeking a life free from the devasting effects of drug and alcohol addiction. Certified counselors and recovery participants incorporate the principals of social model recovery, which utilize a peer-oriented, mutual help system that views the participant as a student, not a patient. Residents attend 12-step meetings, get a sponsor, and take personal responsibility for their own recovery. The facilities include a kitchen, library, several meeting rooms and a recreational area. Participants attend a variety of activities, including community events and volunteer activities. "giving back" to the community is an important aspect of the recovery process. Mental health therapy and withdraw management detox is provided. Locations are in salinas, hollister, king city and our newest in san luis obispo (opened 8/22) 682 clients were served in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Prevention and diversion programs - dedicated to building healthy and safe communities, the prevention Centers provide a variety of services to community members and their families, in order to build awareness and promote action toward resolving community health problems relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Programs and services vary at each center and may include: information and referral, volunteer community coalition advocacy to prevent alchol-related trauma , community outreach and education, cannabis and drugged driving education, meeting rooms for community groups, safe teen empowerment project in salinas, south county and on the peninsula, and advocacy to change community policies. Centers are located in salinas, seaside, gonzales and king city, California. We opened up the darlene acosta youth center in king city this year. 8,017 clients were served in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Driving under the influence program - this program is licensed by the state of California department of alcohol and drugs to provide quality education to help the participant understand his/her relationship with alcohol and drugs, and the inherent risk of driving while under the influence. 1,645 clients were served during the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Outpatient recovery services empower men, women, and teens to stop the cycle of addiction and take charge of their lives. Participants are provided group and individual sessions and services with a comprehensive, evidenced-based, individualized program with more than thirty years of research and development by the matrix institute of addictions, an affiliate of the ucla integrated substance abuse programs. Counseling for couples and families are also available. Locations are in salinas, seaside, marina, and king city. 424 clients were served in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Pueblo del mar, a joint partnership between the housing authority of the county of monterey and Sun Street Centers, provides a safe, affordable, transitional housing program for homeless women with children, men with children, and families with children. Residents organize themselves in a social model-driven council that assists families in developing a sense of pride and community. In a drug free/alcohol free environment, residents build social networks and support systems designed to foster positive lifestyles. Goals include maintaining longterm sobriety, getting a job, finding permanent housing and improving parenting skills. 97 parents and children were served in 2022-23. This program stopped accepting referrals in april 2023 due to the housing authoritiy's loss of federal funding.

Sobering center is the first of its kind in monterey county and has successfully served close to 2000 over the past 6 years. This is a safe place for people who are drunk in public or arrested for driving under the influence to be diverted from jail, and sober up in our center, getting referrals from recovery counselors and a ride home. 227 clients were served in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Sober living environments are committed to ensuring a safe, clean, structured recovery environment, and dedicated to providing supportive and affordable sober living. Our program is structured to implement everything our residents have acquired in treatment, through the twelve-step recovery process. We provide residents with the best possible opportunity of achieving and maintaining permanent sobriety. Residents agree to a sober living covenant designed to develop character, self-esteem, responsibility, self-reliance, and accountability in order to help in the process of rebuilding a life. Goals include sobriety, cleanliness, safety and cooperation. Houses for men and women, respectively, located in salinas, king city and hollister. 92 men and women were housed in 2022-23.

Road to success youth pre-diversion program serves youth referred by law enforcement for first-time crimes and from schools due to expulsion. Diversion plans are developed in collaberation with the student, parent and case manager to offering a path to eradicating the criminal offense from their record and get back to school. This 3 month to 6 month program includes life skills training, community volunteering, pro-social activities, and working with a community accountability board. Operating in gonzales, soledad, greenfield and king city. Last year we opened a new location on the peninsula. In fy 2022-23 we served 152 youth.