C.A.R.E.
Concerned About Recovery Education
Our Program
Recovery Community Supportive Services
The vision of Concerned About Recovery Education is to maintain and expand our recovery community supportive services so that all persons seeking a healthy and safe supportive environment will have the opportunity to reside within one. It is possible to live an alcohol free, substance-free free and justice system-free life.
About Us
CARE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1990 in Marin County, California. We exist to address the high rates of incarceration in our community and within the prison system.
When CARE began, our programs served only people outside prison walls. But it quickly became clear that whether someone is physically incarcerated or simply trapped by life’s challenges, people need guidance to rise above their circumstances. CARE was founded on the belief that true freedom begins with education and personal growth.
Why Recovery Education?
None of us were born to be thieves, murderers, addicts, or criminals. Recovery Education helps people return to who they were before they became trapped by addiction, crime, or negative environments. We recognize the strong link between incarceration and addiction, and our programs address both.
Our courses are designed for anyone feeling stuck and seeking stability and purpose beyond daily survival. We aim to teach people what it means to live with authenticity, integrity, and honor — and to equip them with the tools to overcome past mistakes and build a credible, honorable life.
CARE offers a path to freedom — not just from physical prison, but from any form of confinement: mental, emotional, spiritual, or intellectual.
Our Mission
The mission of this program is to promote the notion that individuals must analyze and evaluate their goals, aspirations and dreams, always keeping in mind that hopelessness is not the key to a bright future. To address and bring release to areas of confinement common to all physically, emotionally, spiritually or mentally incarcerated individuals.
To promote Accountability, Integrity and Responsibility (AIR) by developing skills necessary to enhance the family structure and develop a healthier understanding of the male/female thought process and their role in society.
To promote the notion that individuals must take care when making Choices, always keeping in mind that with their Decisions comes Consequences, for which each of them is solely Responsible (CDCR). To provide a safe, nurturing, clean and sober environment conducive to breaking the bonds of incarceration. To offer transitional living accommodations and life skill enhancement to males and females recently released from state and county correctional facilities.
OUR GOAL: To reach At Risk Populations and teach them what it means to be an authentic; to give them the tools necessary to overcome the obstacles of their past and to enable them to move forward with accountability, becoming people of integrity. We strive to turn a negative path to a positive and enduring one.
Target Population
CARE: Accountability Program (AP)
The term “At Risk” is usually associated with youth, but the core of “At Risk” behavior is the lack of family stability. Our program is targeted towards “At Risk” males who find themselves incarcerated; and who may or may not have found themselves detained by the judicial system.
CARE: Transitional Living Program (TLP)
CARE's TLP Program is a Clean and Sober Transitional Home (located on N. Franklin St. in Stockton) for individuals released from state and county correctional facilities. The individuals living in the program will offered:
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Accountability classes
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Community service opportunities
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Computer training
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Drug and alcohol counseling
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Educational enhancement
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Employment planning
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Financial literacy training
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Healthcare screening
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Life skills counseling
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Mentorships
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Opportunities for family reconciliation and reunification
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Peer counseling training
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Recreational activities
Program Modules
Module I:
Free Inside & Out
Module I:
Free Inside & Out
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Pre-Evaluation
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What Do You Think?
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Bootcamp
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Manhood 101
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Neighborhood Watch
Module II:
Overcoming Our Hurts, Habits, & Hang-Ups
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Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
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Addiction
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Disowning
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Treatment
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Living Sober
Module II:
Overcoming Our Hurts, Habits, & Hang-Ups
Module III:
Relationships
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Relationships
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Relationship Dynamics
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Cultivating Successful Relationships
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Specific Relationships
Module III:
Relationships
Module IV:
Ethics
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Morality
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Stability
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Spirituality
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Integrity
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Love
Module IV:
Ethics
Module V:
Financial Literacy
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The Basics of Money Management
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The Value of Money & Keeping a Budget
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Different Kinds of Banking Possibilities
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Creating a Business Plan
Module V:
Financial Literacy