Substance Abuse
Comprehensive Adult Recovery and Engagement program (CARE)
Serving adults with serious mental illnesses, CARE provides an intensive array of recovery-oriented services and supports, including housing and basic needs assistance, physical health care, benefits assistance, employment services, and integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment services. CARE is a collaborative, integrated partnership including Goodwill Industries, Community Awareness and Treatment Services, and the Tom Waddell Health Center.No fees are charged to participants
Contact Information:
1010 Gough St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Carrie Banks, LCSW, Program Director, (415) 474-7310 x 497
Older Adult Day Support Center
The Older Adult Day Support Center is a daily, peer-supported, activity and socialization program set in a therapeutic milieu, serving people age 55+ who have mental health concerns, including substance abuse. Using a mutual aid model, the Center enables participants to be part of a supportive community and encourages the sharing of ideas, creative arts, and interpersonal growth.Fees are charged on sliding scale; no fees are charged to participants on SSI.
Contact Information:
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Michio Kusama, PhD, Center Director, (415) 474-7310 x 413
Older Adult Reintegration Services (OARS)
A socialization program to assist with transitions, OARS helps socially isolated and disenfranchised older adults living with mental health concerns make successful transitions to the most appropriate community-based programs, reducing fragmentation of services, increasing personal empowerment, and preventing relapses of physical, mental, or co-occurring disorders. Fees are charged on sliding scale; no fees are charged to participants on SSI.
Contact Information:
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Cathy Spensley, MSW, Program Supervisor, (415) 474-7310 x 435
Senior Full Service Wellness Program
The Senior Full Service Wellness program serves some of San Francisco’s most seriously disturbed older adults, providing comprehensive and integrated treatment services, including mental health and substance abuse treatment, physical health care, housing assistance, and vocational and educational support. The program is a collaborative partnership with Curry Senior Center, Community Awareness and Treatment Services, Goodwill Industries, the Over 60 Project at UCSF, and the Tom Waddell Health Center.No fees are charged to participants
Contact Information:
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
James Wagner, LMFT, Program Director/Senior Clinician, (415) 533-6090
Back on Track
A Deferred Entry of Judgment program, Back on Track provides strict accountability and close supervision for eligible first-time, low-level felony drug offenders, ages 18-24, who have no history of violence, gun possession, or gang involvement. Through Back on Track, first-time offenders may avoid incarceration while engaging in an individualized program of educational support, employment training, life-skills development, restorative community service, and behavioral health treatment. A collaboration of Family Service Agency of San Francisco, Goodwill Industries, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, and the Probation Department, Back on Track requires participants to successfully complete a 12-month course of educational and vocational progress, judicial accountability, and community service. At the end of the year, and if the client has fulfilled the established goals, the District Attorney will dismiss the original criminal case.No fees are charged to participants.
Contact Information:
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460, San Francisco, CA 94103
Helen Singh, BA, MFTI, On-Site Therapist, 415 575-4522
