Volunteers of America - Support for Harbor Area Womens Live

Operation of a residential recovery program for homeless/addicted women, majority with co-occurring mental health problems, survivors of domestic violence. SHAWL provides services including shelter, food, counseling & case management in a supervised living environment. The mission is to provide women with life tools, support & services to become productive members of the community, achieve emotional and economic self-sufficiency, secure & maintain residential stability, and for certain residents, regain custody or reunite with their children. Program consists of intensive case management, individual counseling, and supporting services, including guided medication, exercise, daily AA or NA meetings, as well as 26 weekly group meetings.

The purpose of this program is to enhance substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health, and HIV/AIDS services for high risk women of African American/Black, Hispanic/Latina, and other racial/ethnic minority groups (ages 18 years and older), including heterosexual, LBTQ, previously incarcerated women, and their significant others, who have substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and are living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS. The mission is to increase access to treatment, reduce HIV infection and transmission rates, address impact of violence and trauma on womens increased risk of SUD and HIV infection and educate and empower the women to make informed decisions about their behavioral health. Program consists of intensive case management, individual counseling, and support services.

Operation of a transitional housing program, primarily for graduates of the residential recovery program. Residents pay low rent housing for as long as 24 months while continuing their recovery. In this program, residents are able to live in a drug and alcohol free, violence free home while in school and/or employed. The sober-living participants receive individual counseling as needed. In addition, planning for on-going self-sufficiency and permanent housing options are explored with permanent housing being the primary goal.