PROGRAMS
Each program is tailored to address the distinct needs of individuals, providing services such as housing support, employment assistance, and more. Recognizing that every person's situation is unique, our team is dedicated to collaborating with you to find the program that best matches your needs and goals.
TRP ACADEMY
The Positive Directions TRP Academy is a culturally responsive, peer-led, abstinence-based, therapeutic teaching community and transitional housing program. The mutual self-help community has a recovery orientation, focusing on wellness, coping strategies, prosocial living, and leadership development. The TRP Academy infuses a strength-based approach into the program’s culturally responsive guiding principles of Respect, Interdependence, and Accountability. The model embraces peer-to-peer support which creates a sense of family, and fosters a support network that reaffirms prosocial values and behaviors.
The program's core learning objectives are:
Life Skills and Program Philosophy
Adaptive Coping Strategies and Relapse Prevention
Advanced Concepts of Prosocial Living and Leadership Development
Career and Educational Development
Independent Living
Program Length:
Therapeutic Teaching Community: 6 months
Transitional Housing: 2 years
Eligibility: The program is open to all justice-involved adult men
H.E.R. House Expansion (WTRP)
The Positive Directions H.E.R. House Expansion (WTRP) is a structured culturally responsive, peer-led, abstinence-based, therapeutic teaching community and transitional housing program for justice-involved women and children. This gender-responsive program is a partnership between Westside Community Services & Positive Directions Equals Change, for women. The mutual self-help community has a recovery orientation, focusing on wellness, coping strategies, prosocial living, and leadership development. The H.E.R. House Expansion infuses a strength-based approach into the program’s culturally responsive guiding principles of Respect, Interdependence, and Accountability. The model embraces peer-to-peer support which creates a sense of family, and fosters a support network that reaffirms prosocial values and behaviors. Participants will develop the skills necessary to take on challenges, overcome barriers, and become empowered to take charge of their health and wellness.
The program's core learning objectives are:
Life Skills and Program Philosophy
Adaptive Coping Strategies and Relapse Prevention
Advanced Concepts of Prosocial Living and Leadership Development
Career and Educational Development
Independent Living
Program Length:
Therapeutic Teaching Community: 6 months
Transitional Housing: 1.5 years
​Eligibility: Priority is given to SFAPD clients, however, any adult justice-involved single, pregnant, or parenting women are eligible for program services.
BILLIE HOLIDAY STABILIZATION CENTER
The Billie Holiday Center (BHC) is a culturally responsive Reentry Navigation Center that provides stabilization housing and a rapid connection to next-step resources for justice-involved adults. Guests receive case management, reentry planning, assistance with permanent housing placement, benefits acquisition, and next-step resources including drug treatment, transitional housing, and services through the Community Assessment and Services Center.
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Eligibility: The program is open to all justice-involved adults in San Francisco who are unstably housed, struggling with addiction or mental illness, and those being released from the San Francisco County Jail.
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