Second Chance Newark Center Second Chance Inc
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6330 B Thornton Avenue
Newark CA, 94560
Contact Phone: (510) 792-4357
Website: http://www.secondchanceinc.com
Details: In 1971, a group of community activists in Newark, California started a project in a small abandoned house. Its purpose was to give people with drug and alcohol-related problems a place to meet to share knowledge and experience and try to get better. They named the place Second Chance. Today, we are heirs to a long tradition of that sharing of knowledge and experience. We are the successors of many dozens of staff who over many years welcomed everyone who came through the front door wanting to get better. Drug and Alcohol treatment is a different world than it was in the 60’s and 70’s. Second Chance facilities and services are certified and monitored by both the County of Alameda and the State of California. Second Chance staff possess all the education and certifications required today to provide substance abuse treatment. But we still see lived experience as vital. Most of our drug and alcohol counselors have personal recovery. (Just as many staff in our Domestic Violence and Homeless Services programs have experience in those areas.) So we really do understand what you’re going through. First and foremost we are still people helping people to help themselves.