Eli Home

Children of Addicts Recovery Program (CARP)

The Residential Recovery Program at the Eli Home not only gets women with their children off the streets but gives them a safe place to rebuild their lives and keeps mothers and children together during recovery. The current facility serves 7 families at a time and we work to permanently get families in stable housing by dealing with the root cause of their homelessness. CARP was implemented and began operations in September, 2020. PROJECT PLAN Measurable Objectives Accomplishing the Long Term Outcomes • 100% of program participants will be mothers recovering from addictions, reunited with or with their minor children. • Each adult participant (100%, unless already assessed by a partnering SUDs organization) will be assessed at Twin Town Treatment Centers (SUDs Provider) at several different levels including biological screens, psychological and social functional assessments, and substance abuse history. • Within 24 hours of admission to the Residential Recovery Program, the intake coordinator or case manager completes initial intake and assessment forms of 100% of all adult participants. • Within 10 calendar days from date of admission, 100 % of adult participants (100%) and counselor and/or case manager will develop an individual recovery plan, consistent with SUDs treatment provider assessment, including a listing of barriers to finding permanent housing. • Within 7 days of admission, 100% of adult participants with case manager will complete an individual service plan for each minor child. • 100% of adults and minor children’s progress toward recovery and service plan goals will be reviewed and documented by counselor and program director within 7 days of signed treatment plan and every 7 days thereafter. • By the end of each year, 75 % of adult participants will demonstrate sobriety (30-day, 90-day) when administered random drug tests by recovery staff (minimum 1/week tests). • By the end of each week, 100% of adult participants will attend a minimum of 1 hour of individual and/or group counseling provided by a SUDs Provider. • At quarterly intervals The Eli Home staff will report performance on number of clients served, abstinence from use, diagnoses, housing status, employment status, criminal justice system involvement, access to and retention in services, and social connectedness, using County of Orange’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). • By the end of each week of residence in the Residential Recovery Program, 90% of adult participants will have attended a minimum of 17 hours per week of education classes on relapse prevention, social skills development, improvement of self-esteem and healthy social activities/relationships and healthier parenting methods to maintain sobriety goals. • By the end of each week of residence in the Residential Recovery Program, 100% of adult and child participants will have attended a minimum of 2 hours per week education for families provided by therapists to maintain healthy parent/child interaction and communication, sobriety goals and relapse prevention. • By the end of each week, 80% of moms will have met a minimum of 1 hour with their case manager. • By the end of each year, the counselor and/or case manager will provide an assessment to 75% of families served for discharge to a stable, sober living environment with Intense Outpatient Services or After Care referral. • By the end of each quarter, the Program will have served at least six families with histories of substance addiction for a period of up to four months. • By program exit, 75% of moms will achieve a score of 80% or better on post-test for Parenting with Love and Logic class and 80% or better on post-test for Seeking Safety class. • By program exit, moms will show increases of 2 points or greater on parenting education (post-test over pre-test measures) of parenting ability, including cooperation within families, skills for independent living, and ability to avoid abusive situations. • Upon completion of the Residential Recovery Program, 80% of families who complete the Residential Recovery Program will obtain permanent housing. • At six month follow-up after program completion, 80% of families who complete the Residential Recovery Program will have maintained a violence free household. • At six month follow-up after program completion, 80% of moms with substance abuse histories will be maintaining their sobriety. • By completion of the program, 65% of moms will have a job and increase their income. • During their stay in the Residential Recovery Program, 85% of moms will continue medications as prescribed/scheduled. • During their stay in the Program, 80% of school aged children will complete at least 5 hours of appropriate programming each week. • During their stay in the Program, 90% of school aged children will complete 1 hour a week of individual psychotherapy. • During their stay in the Program, 80% of moms with their children will complete at least 3 hours of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). • During their stay in the Program, 100% of moms will participate in one or more hours of life skills programming • During their stay in the Program, case managers will support 100% of moms in efforts to remove barriers to permanent housing placement (in addition to those barriers addressed by other facets of the program) including court issues, credit issues, securing medical benefits and social services assistance, and interactions with housing providers.

East Street Community Renewal Initiative (ESCRI)

The East Street Community Renewal Initiative (ESCRI) addresses family stressors often leading to child abuse and neglect. ESCRI programs are free to the community. Envisioned in 2008 and implemented in 2009, the program has become firmly established in the community. Thousands of residents have participated in its various events and programs, including forums with city government, teen clubs, homework/after school clubs, and classes in financial literacy, ESL, healthy nutrition, job training/readiness, and parenting. Located within the building that houses Eli’s store and offices, the program receives constant exposure and the store provides an easy interface for community participation. Programs are offered on line, by phone, and now in person. ESCRI's bilingual programs and classes promote self-sufficiency, economic empowerment, and community engagement which bring about representation and tough conversations leading to goals of inclusion. The aim is to increase job readiness and life skills among residents and assist them in job seeking with living wages to increase their income, thus improving their financial position and housing stability, decreasing stressors that can lead to child abuse and family violence.