Recovery
San Francisco Metro Area Recovery Information
A Recovery-Focused Homeless Initiative
San Francisco is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. We’re here to deliver a solution.
Homelessness, drug addiction, and untreated mental illness is all around us. But it doesn’t have to be. The Salvation Army believes that every person who wants a way out should have it. On any given night in San Francisco, The Salvation Army provides housing to 750 people who are unstably housed or struggling with addiction.
Program Schedule
Timezone: -08:00 USA Pacific Time (DST)
Location: San Francisco Metro Area
Joseph McFee Center
The Joseph McFee Center is a two-year recovery housing program for adults who have completed residential drug treatment. The program offers onsite supportive services and case management, connections to workforce development opportunities, and cultivates a transformative community based on the principles of recovery, accountability, and service. It fosters lifelong change by promoting positive values and behaviors through peer interaction, instruction, and community service.
Alumni Support Network
The Alumni Support Network provides ongoing support and community building opportunities for individuals who have transitioned from the Joseph McFee Center to independent living. The Alumni Support Network fosters a sense of community and understanding among peers who share similar experiences. It provides a platform for mutual encouragement, resource sharing, mentorship opportunities, career guidance, and social gatherings and outings.
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Learn More
The Way Out website
Timezone: -08:00 USA Pacific Time (DST)
Location: San Francisco Metro Area
Women’s Adult Rehabilitation Center
The Salvation Army’s Women’s Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) is a six-month, faith-based, women’s recovery program. Through a holistic approach, the ARC serves as a beacon of hope to people seeking help for any number of social and life issues, and focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of participants.
Timezone: -08:00 USA Pacific Time (DST)
Location: San Francisco Metro Area
Harbor Light Residential Drug Treatment
The Harbor Light Residential Drug Treatment Program emphasizes therapeutic community values, accountability, recovery-based lifestyle, and adaptive coping strategies. The six-month program offers an evidence-based curriculum focusing on whole-person care and overall lifestyle changes, not simply abstinence from drug use. Upon program completion, participants will possess a strong recovery foundation, paving the way for a successful transition to the Joseph McFee Center.
Timezone: -08:00 USA Pacific Time (DST)
Location: San Francisco Metro Area
Hope House
Hope House is an abstinence-based, recovery-focused shelter that supports the housing and recovery needs of adults experiencing homelessness and struggling with addiction. The program is designed to guide participants on their journey toward recovery, stability, and self-sufficiency. Onsite services include case management, life skills, recovery support, benefits acquisition, and connections to withdrawal management and detox, as well as streamlined access to residential drug treatment.
Lives restored and relationships repaired
The rehabilitation services at our Adult Rehabilitation Centers are examples of The Salvation Army’s commitment to meeting human needs in Jesus’s name without discrimination by helping individuals at the most difficult times in their lives to regain their dignity and independence. The Adult Rehabilitation Centers have a proven track record of helping people move to independence by offering classes, counseling, spiritual care, and opportunities to aid the rehabilitation process by developing strong work habits.
Stats
151,869
individuals served with substance abuse help and services in 2024
300+
people in America die every day as a result of drug or alcohol overuse
46.3 Million
people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2023
Donate to help The Salvation Army serve as a beacon of hope and healing to those most in need.
For more than 100 years, The Salvation Army has operated rehabilitation facilities across the country that provide help and hope to individuals with a variety of challenges, including issues relating to substance abuse. Help us continue these vital services by donating today.
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