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    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

    Over the shoulder view of men gathered in a residential recovery home living room

    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.

    A group of men standing and sitting together in a living room at a transitional housing facility

    In addition to housing,

    we also provide

    Meals & Shower

    A man preparing a healthy meal in a kitchen

    Job Preparedness

    A man standing proudly under a JobTrain logo on a wall

    Integrated Behavioral Health

    Two people sitting on a couch engaged in a supportive conversation

    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!

    Headshot of Jacob Kemnec, Site Director at VRC

    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!"

    Headshot of Richard, a veteran and former client

    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:

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    A financial management course

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    Peer support and in-house community meetings

    3

    Finding a primary medical care provider and completing a Medicaid application

    4

    Support for substance use disorder treatment and long-term recovery

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    Mentorship with members of the community who have recovered from substance use

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    Communication with probation officers, bi-monthly meetings with probation officers.

    Headshot of Art Taylor, Chief Program Officer

    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."

    Headshot of Harry, a former re-entry client

    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 Story

    Regaining 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

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    Accountability support for individuals undergoing a Medication Assisted Treatment

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    Back to Basics Residential Support Assistance Therapy

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    Pet-Friendly Recovery Therapy

    ComputerLit

    offers courses on using computers, Gmail, Google Drive, and more.

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    A person's hands typing on a laptop keyboard during a computer literacy class