Offering new beginnings for veterans, justice-involved individuals, and those seeking recovery support services.
Our Services include Justice-Involved Licensed Residential Treatment, Re-entry Support, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment, and Computer Classes

The organization is centered around rekindling
the feeling of hoping for the best, and inviting hope for a brighter future.
Justice-Involved Licensed Residential Treatment
Retraining the Village offers structured residential care and trauma-informed support for homeless veterans, justice-involved individuals, and those seeking Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment. Our licensed residential treatment facilities are located in East Palo Alto and Madera, California.

In addition to housing,
we also provide
Meals & Shower

Job Preparedness

Integrated Behavioral Health

We recently opened up another licensed residential treatment center in East Palo Alto in August 2020. We are excited to have a new classroom and additional job training and computer training courses for our clients!

Jacob Kemnec
Site Director, VRC – Menlo Park, CA
"I am truly inspired by the work you have done and your vision for the future of your program. I know that you will have a lasting impact on our community!"

Richard is a veteran and one of our former clients!
Through the Retraining the Village program, he was able to get his own permanent housing and has been
independently living in his first apartment for the past 4 years.
Re-entry
H.O.M.E Program
(Helping Our Men Excel) utilizes the 4 roots of our life: School, Work, Home, and Church
The H.O.M.E. re-entry program receives referrals from probation officers, treatment facilities, the Department of Corrections, San Mateo County of Health, and word of mouth.
The recovery action plan includes:
A financial management course
Peer support and in-house community meetings
Finding a primary medical care provider and completing a Medicaid application
Support for substance use disorder treatment and long-term recovery
Mentorship with members of the community who have recovered from substance use
Communication with probation officers, bi-monthly meetings with probation officers.

Art Taylor
Chief Program Officer
"We are thrilled to be a part of this innovative opportunity to transform the lives of individuals returning from Bay Area prisons and county jails (AB 109). This letter demonstrates my full support of the RTV Reentry Program and commitment to continue supporting the achievement of the proposed outcomes."

Harry is one of our former re-entry clients!
With the support of the RTV program, he was able to get a job at the local Garden Supermarket and continues to pursue his passion of mentoring and training youth in basketball.
NBC Bay Area article on Harry's StoryRegaining Hope Through Fresh, New Beginnings
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment
Back To Basics is a Residential Support Assistance Therapy Program for individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD)
Back to Basics offers a pet-friendly residential peer recovery program for individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD), or a stimulant use disorder.
Providing 'whole-patient' approach
Accountability support for individuals undergoing a Medication Assisted Treatment
Back to Basics Residential Support Assistance Therapy
Pet-Friendly Recovery Therapy

