Altadena

Five Acres - Deaf Services Program
    760 West Mountain View Street
    Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 296-3955 (Voice); (727) 798-9006 (TTY)
(626) 796-0633 (FAX)
County of Los Angeles
E-Mail: www.5acres.org
Rick Mitchell, MS Ed, MFCC
Host Institution:  Five Acres
Year Established:  1990
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  4 Full-time; 1 Part-time; 2 Deaf; 5 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  5 Contractual
Services Offered:  Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Parenting Education Classes; Home Based Family Counseling and Peri-natal Education/Support; Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention Counseling
Interpreted AA Meetings:  6 in Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; 5 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  67 in the Past 6 Months; 143 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; HIV Positive People; People with Aids; Developmentally Disabled; Deaf; Blind/Deaf; CP; Traditionally Undeserved (MLS)
Financial Arrangements:  Currently no fees are charged to clients

Berkeley

New Bridge Foundation
    1820 Scenic Avenue
    Berkeley, CA 94709-1395
County of Alameda
(510) 548-7270 (Voice), (510) 548-7274 (TTY)
(510) 548-7270 (FAX)
Peter Budlong
Year Established:  1968
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  15 Full-time; 20 Part-time; 2 Deaf (Part-time), 3 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  15 Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In-house; 6 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  4 in the Past 6 Months; 7 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Private Insurance, County Contract

Downey

Awakenings Program for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons
12322 Clearglen Ave.
Whittier, CA 90604
County : USA
(562) 947-3835 (Voice); (562) 947-4833 (TTY)
(562) 947-9895 (FAX)
E-Mail: www.SCADP.org
Hwa Change, Program Director
Host Institution:  Southern California Alcohol & Drug Programs, Inc.
Year Established:  1988
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff: 6 Full-time; 6 Part-time; 10 Deaf; 12 American Sign Language Skilled; 5 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  2 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Family programs Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Aftercare; Parenting classes, Domestic Violence Classes
Deaf AA Meetings:  In-house--3
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: 4 Closed Captioning (All TV's); 10 TTYs: 4
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  48 in the Past 6 Months; 107 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65
Populations Served:  All populations including but not limited to Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with Aids; Deaf (Substance Abusers)
Financial Arrangements:  Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD, Self-pay, Private Insurance; Kaiser HMO

Fresno

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc. (formerly known as VACC)
Of, By and For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    5070 N Sixth, Suite 169
    Fresno, CA 93710
County of Fresno
(209) 225-3323 (Voice/TTY)
(209) 225-8215 (FAX)
Jane Lessard, ADPP Coordinator
Contact Person: www.dhhsc.org; email - info@dhhsc.org
Host Institution:  Valley Advocacy & Communication Center
Year Established:  1984
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  1 Full-time; 1 Deaf; 1 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In-house; 4 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  3 Closed Captioning; 10 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  75 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Wheel Chairs; Only requirement for service is Citizenship
Financial Arrangements:  No fee
Publication:  The Deaf Bee; Alcohol/Drug Prevention Newsletter

Orange

Positive Action Center
    2601 East Chapman Avenue
    Orange, CA 92669
County of Orange
(800) 337-2966 (Voice); (800) 784-3847 (TTY)
(714) 528-1441 (FAX)
Alicia Speare, Mike Dean
Host Institution:  Chapman Medical Center
Year Established:  1996
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  Not yet appointed, although we will have deaf staff member and consultant/ counselor
Interpreters:  24 Hours a Day Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; In-patient; Out-patient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare
Number of Interpreted AA Meetings:  Intro to 12 Step
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  All Closed Captioning; 3 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  Program began June 1, 1996
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Women; Deaf; Hard of Hearing
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance

San Diego

Live and Let Live Alano Club
    1730 Monroe Street
    San Diego, CA 92104
County of San Diego
(619)298-8008 (Voice)
Contact Person: Kris F. or Linda S.
Year Established: 1984
Ownership: Private Non-Profit
Number of Staff: 1 Full-time; 3 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 2 ASL skilled; 1 multi-lingual and 3 Contractual Interpreters
Services Offered: Various recovery groups
Interpreted AA Meetings: 2 In-house; 5 In-area
Deaf Clients Served: 6 Past 6 Months; 10 Past year
Ages of Clients Served: All ages
Populations Served: All populations

Signs of Life (SOL)
    4327 Ohio Street
    San Diego, CA 92104
County of San Diego
(619)640-0855 (Voice); (619)640-2854 (TTY); (619)640-2768 (FAX)
E-Mail: sol@mcalisterinstitute.org
Internet: www.mcalisterinstitute.org
Contact Person: David A. Walls, Program Director
Host Institution: McAlister Institute Treatment & Education, Inc.
    1400 N. Johnson Ave., Suite 111, El Cajon, CA 92020
Year Established: 1998
Ownership: Private Non-Profit
Number of Staff: 4 Full-time; 3 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 3 ASL skilled; 4 Part-time and 9 Contractual Interpreters
Services Offered: Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Out-Patient Treatment; Information/Referral; Family Program; Prevention/Education; Aftercare; Assessment/Intake; Detox; AA/NA Meetings and
Sober Living for Deaf only
Interpreted AA Meetings: 3 In-house; 15 In-area
Special Devices for the Deaf: 3 Closed Captioning; 5 TTYs
Deaf Clients Served: 45 Past 9 Months; over 500 as of 6/12/99 - 10/06/02 (7/98 - 6/99) CEDAR
Ages of Clients Served: 18-65 and over
Populations Served: Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Dual Diagonosis
Financial Arrangements: Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; No one is turned away for inability to pay

San Francisco

Community Substance Abuse Services
    1380 Howard Street, 4th Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94103
County of San Francisco
(415) 255-3517 (Voice), (415) 255-3745 (TTY)
Fred Cosentino, PhD
Year Established:  1979
Ownership:  State/Local Government
Number of Staff:  25 Full-time; 6 Part-time; 3 Multi-lingual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing; County Administration
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 TTY
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance; County Administration

University of California Center on Deafness
    3333 California Street, Suite 10
    San Francisco, CA 94143-1208
County of San Francisco/San Mateo
(415) 476-4980 (Voice), (415) 476-7600 (TTY)
(415) 476-7113 (FAX)
E-Mail uccd@itsa.ucsf.edu
Nancy Moser
Host Institution:  University of California,
San Francisco
Year Established:  1967
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  3 Full-time; 11 Part-time;
5 Deaf, 2 Deaf Interns
Interpreters:  1 Part-time Contractual
Services Offered: Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs
Interpreted AA Meetings:  7-10 in Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf: Closed Captioning; 12 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  150 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women;  HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements: Private Insurance; Medicaid
Publications:  Videotapes:  What is Therapy? Meeting the Challenge:  Working With Deaf People in Recovery; I Can:  Stories of Deaf & Hard of  Hearing People in Recovery; Counseling Deaf  People:  A Skills Training Series

San Leandro

Horizon Community Center
    1403 164th Avenue
    San Leandro, CA 94578
County of Alameda
(510) 481-3491 (Voice), (510) 278-5676 (TTY)
(510) 278-5321 (FAX)
Atindra
Host Institution:  Horizon Services, Inc
    2595 Depot Road
    Hayward, CA 94545
Year Established:  1980
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  3 Full-time; 3 Part-time
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Aftercare; Anonymous HIV Testing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In-house (Upon Request)
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months; 1 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Physically Disabled/Wheelchair; Dual Diagnosed; Gay
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medi-Cal


Santa Rosa

Sonoma County Alcohol Services
    2759 Bennett Valley Road
    Santa Rosa, CA 95404
County of Sonoma
(707) 528-4141 (Voice), (707) 545-7355 (TTY)
(707) 545-7358 (FAX)
Nancy Hauser
Year Established:  1971
Ownership:  State/Local Government
Number of Staff:  40 Full-time; 20 Part-time; 10 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People With Aids; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Mobility; Visually Impaired
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD

Tarzana

Valley Women's Center
    5530 Corbin Avenue, Suites 325/328
    Tarzana, CA 91356
County of Los Angeles
(818) 757-2188; (818) 757-7281 (FAX)
E-Mail:  VWC9135@aol.com
Carolee Newman
Year Established:  1976
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  2 Full-time; 7 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Outpatient Treatment; Aftercare
Interpreted AA Meetings:  3 in Area
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with Aids; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Blind
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Sliding Fee Scale; Private Insurance

Visalia

Tulare County Alcoholism Council, Inc
    120 W School Street
    Visalia, CA 93291
County of Tulare
(209) 625-2995 (Voice)
(209) 625-3808 (FAX)
Ramona Robertson
Year Established:  1971
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  20 Full-time; 4 Part-time; 8 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Family Programs; Aftercare; Halfway Housing
Special Devices for the Deaf:  TTYs
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Sliding Fee Scale

Westminster

Orange County Alcohol/Drug Deaf/HH
Outpatient Services Westminster
    14180 Beach Boulevard, Suite 206
    Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 896-7574 (Voice), (714) 896-7512 (TTY)
County of Orange
Robb Adams
Host Institution:  Orange County Health Care Agency
County Alcohol Program
Year Established:  1988
Ownership:  State/Local Government
Number of Staff:  10 Full-time; 12 Part-time; 1 Deaf; 1 American Sign Language Skilled; 3 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment;Dual Diagnosis; Perinatal Program (Women & Children); Domestic Violence Diversion; Court Referrals
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In Area
Number of Special Devices for Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 1 TTY
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  15 in the Past 6 Months; 25 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People With Aids; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Other Disabilities (Any and All), Domestic Violence Diversion, Perinatal Alcohol Program
Financial Arrangements:  Self pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance (Medi-Cal)
 

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