Phoenix Programs’ VA-funded Vets At Home program helps 18 homeless veterans find permanent housing each year. In partnership with the local VA hospital, Phoenix Programs provides veterans with psychological, medical, and substance abuse treatment. The program also helps veterans increase their job skills and/or income – emphasizing responsibility and accountability — so they can live as independently as possible and transition out of homelessness.
“One of our biggest success stories is a client that was active in the program for one year,” said Rhiannon Pearson of Phoenix Programs. “He successfully completed …

The freedom of recovery extends beyond recovering addicts to their family members, their friends, and the community; all of whom suffered the negative consequences of his/her her worsening addiction.

About 10% of the population will develop an addiction and many more will abuse substances.

Phoenix Program Director of Clinical Services James Kimbro explains the meaning behind the name plate he is contributing to the time capsule that will be placed in the addiction treatment center’s new building as the center’s executive director Deborah Beste listens on in the background on Wednesday.
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For 19 years of my life I have been in either prison, on parole or in a substance abuse treatment facility. I started drinking alcohol when I was six years old. As I got older I recognized drinking alcohol got me into trouble, so I began smoking pot instead. Then I discovered meth. After years in prison, treatment and multiple relapses I finally checked into treatment at Phoenix Programs. Today, I am a manager at a large local restaurant. I have an apartment of my own, healthy relationships and support people …