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A Welcome by our Senior Vice President, Shawn Jenkins
“WestCare Family,
Welcome to the
WestCare California
Loop newsletter! I hope
that enjoy reading about
all that our various
programs have been up
to in the months of
March and April!
Much like how we provide a variety of
services to those that we serve, we pride
ourselves in providing a variety of ways for
our staff to get involved with activities outside
of their ordinary duties including the planning
of internal and external events. A key
component of this is our internal committees!
We believe in promoting wellness, awareness
and togetherness amongst our WestCare
family and have several committees in place to
do just that!
One such committee is our Cultural Diversity
Committee, which meets to plan events,
presentations and potlucks that promote
awareness of the various cultural backgrounds
that comprise not only our staff, but the
communities in which we serve! Together,
they provide our staff a glimpse of how
diverse our WestCare California family is! If
you would like to join this committee and
have permission from your supervisor, please
contact [email protected]!
Next up, we have our LGBTQ Awareness and
Advisory Council, a national group comprised
of staff from not just California, but many of
the states in which WestCare serves!
Together, they brainstorm and discuss
strategies to promote inclusion within our
Shawn Jenkins
A monthly newsletter that covers the events of our programs in:
Bakersfield - Chico - Chowchilla/VSP - Corcoran/CSP - Crescent City/PBSP
Fresno - Hanford - Jamestown/SCC - Madera - Merced - Sacramento
San Diego - San Luis Obispo/CMC - Stockton - Tehachapi/CCI - Wasco/WSP
1. A Welcome by our
Senior Vice President,
Shawn Jenkins
2. California News
2. Veterans News
3. Housing News
3. Treatment &
Rehabilitation News
3. Criminal Justice News
4. Health & Wellness
Corner
4 - 5. Staff Recognition
Awards
5. Mark Your Calendars
5. Question of the Month
5. Submission Info
6 - 8. Program Directory
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#WestCareCA
programs for everyone regardless of
orientation including our staff, interns,
volunteers and those that we serve! On top of
this, they also organize internal awareness
campaigns to be shared throughout all of
WestCare such as National LGBT Health
Awareness Week, observed this past March. If
you would like to get involved and have
permission from your supervisor, please
contact [email protected]!
Last but not least, I would like to discuss our
Health and Wellness Committee! This
committee meets to organize internal
awareness campaigns that promote various
forms of wellness include healthy eating and
dieting, preventive measures for common
health conditions, the practice of self-care,
mental wellness and more! On top of this,
they organize events such as blood drives for
local blood banks and state-wide challenges
for our staff including weight-loss challenges
and stepathons! If you would like to join this
committee and have permission from your
supervisor, please contact
On behalf of our various committees and the
amazing staff that go above and beyond to
take part and promote togetherness,
awareness and wellness among our WestCare
California family, thank you! Your dedication
to Uplifting the Human Spirit of your fellow
staff, the communities in which we operate
and those that we serve knows no bounds!
Sincerely,
March/April 2018 Issue 62 Volume 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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California News
3/27: ISAC Meeting at CARF International
This past
March, we
were honored
to have
our Medical
Director,
Herbert Cruz,
M.D.,
(Pictured on far left) participate in the recent meeting for
the CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities) International Standards Advisory Committee
(ISAC) for Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT)
Programs along with leadership from CARF as well as
other community-based providers! We are proud to be a
part of a group that will ensure that only the best services
are provided to those that we serve!
Veterans News
4/27: 2018 FHA Partner of the Year Award!
At the most recent
Fresno Housing
Authority all staff
meeting, we were
presented with the
2018 Community
Partner of the Year
award for the variety of
services that we offer, but specifically for our service to
those experiencing or at risk of homelessness as well as
our leadership in and contributions to the Fresno Madera
Continuum of Care (FMCoC)!
Our Senior Vice President
and FMCoC Chair, Shawn
Jenkins, accepted this
cherished award. While we
are both honored and
humbled to receive this
recognition, there is still much
work to do and we look
forward to our continued
collaboration with our fellow
community partners, including
the Fresno Housing Authority! Looking ahead, we are
anticipating the upcoming May 11th opening of
Renaissance at Parc Grove Commons, a joint project with
the Fresno Housing Authority, WestCare California and
the VA Hospital which will provide housing
for homeless and disabled Veterans in Fresno County!
4/20 - 22: 2018 Fresno State Vintage Days
For the second year in a
row, we were out in full
force for the annual Vintage
Days event at Fresno State!
This year, we had
representation from our San
Joaquin Valley Veterans
(SJVV), The Living Room/
Behavior Education And Treatment (BEAT), HERO Team/
Housing Services, Administration, YMAX Adolescents and
MLK Residential programs! The
event drew thousands and once
again served as the perfect
platform to share with our
community the wide variety of
services that we are proud to offer
to the communities that we serve!
To all of our staff that represented
at this wonderful event, thank you!
3/29: CSUF Students Hold Drive for Vets
We'd like to send a special thank you to the Omega Delta
Sigma, National Veterans Fraternity from California State
University Fresno! Throughout March, they organized a
donation drive to provide hygiene products
for homeless Veterans served by our SJVV program and
our community partners at the Fresno VA Hospital! BEAT/The Living Room
HERO Team/Housing Services YMAX Adolescents
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“You”: A Poem by Tony (SUDT Program
Participant at Sierra Conservation Center)
“When hope no longer seems to be
An option within to reach
Challenge yourself to grow within
And practice what we teach
Promoting, molding better men
By facing what is past
Attempting to instill within
Good conduct that will last
Sierra Conservation Center
A place to start brand new
But honestly, it’s not the where
The change depends on YOU”
- Tony
Criminal Justice News
4/18: Sacred Streets Training
We attended the Sacred Streets
training for faith-based
organizations on homelessness
held at Bitwise Industries in
Fresno and presented on the
FMCoC as well as our outreach
efforts and the use of the
Coordinated Entry System
(CES). Other speakers included
Fresno Mayor, Lee Brand and
Barbara Poppe, former
Executive Director of the
United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness
(USICH). Through continued
collaboration with fellow
organizations and members of local, state and federal
government, we hope to make strides in our outreach,
develop new strategies, gain more support and continue
to lead the charge in our local efforts.
4/24 - 26: SOAR Leadership Academy
We were honored to have
representation on behalf of both
WestCare California and the FMCoC
at the SOAR Leadership Academy
in Boston, MA sponsored by SAMHSA!
SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and
Recovery) is a model for assisting
individuals who are experiencing or are
at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness,
co-occurring substance use disorder or other physical
disabilities to apply for SSI and SSDI. With the many
people in our community experiencing homelessness with
disabling conditions, we are excited about implementing,
growing and sustaining SOAR for the FMCoC for
disability advocacy! We would also like to thank our
Director of Housing Services, Mary Ann Knoy and our
Community Coordinator, Maria Rodriguez, for putting in
countless hours of
online coursework
before this event and
in-person training at
this event in order to
receive their SOAR
certification!
Housing News
Mary Ann Knoy Maria Rodriguez
Treatment & Rehabilitation News
4/1: Easter Sunday Festivities at MLK
Our MLK Residential facility in Fresno celebrated Easter
Sunday with various activities including Easter egg hunting,
bucket decorating and games for the little ones in their
program!
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Characteristics of Remarkable Employees
(CORE) Awards: Dedication (February 2018)
In March, we took nominations for the February 2018
award for Dedication for individuals who through tireless
dedication and steadfast efforts, show up every day with a
focused calm energy and get the job done.
And the recipients are:
CLEADUS SHELTON | Group: Administration
EDWARD GARCIA | Group: Bakersfield
RYAN MOENCH | Group: Belmont, TLR, Housing
YOLANDA RIVERA | Group: CMC, PBSP, VSP
RICHARD DARONE | Group: CCI, CSP, SCC, WSP
CHRISTOPHER GREENE | Group: CCTRP San Diego
JAY MALONE | Group: CCTRP Stockton
DALISE SMITH | Group: MLK Residential
CALVIN SIMMONS | Group: SOS and CPRS
ANDREA BLUE | Group: STOP Area 1
LYNN STEVENS | Group: STOP Area 3/Data
RENEE GARCIA | CORE group: Veterans & Adolescents
February 2018 Employees of The Month
Staff Recognition Awards
And the recipients are:
JEREMIAH HINOJOSA | Community-Based Programs
ROBYN HORTON | Criminal Justice Programs
Health & Wellness Corner
Women’s Health Month Discussion:
What is Menopause? By Nakesha Lee, Data Entry, STOP Area 3
Women’s health is
such a broad
category and we have
touched on many
topics relating to
wellness, so I decided to share and hope to answer some
questions regarding menopause and its effects. Every
woman deserves the best healthcare. Our needs tend to
change at different stages of life. One may be preparing
for pregnancy, while another one may be going through
menopause or just simply looking for answers to health
queries. Whatever stage you are at and whatever your
needs are, one must aim to empower themselves to
understand how to take control of their own health.
Menopause is a natural cessation or stopping of a
woman’s menstrual cycle and marks the end of fertility.
Most women usually begin this stage of life between the
ages of 45 to 55 years of age. This is when the body
begins to undergo several changes in response to lower
levels of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, follicle-
stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Some
women go through menopause without any complications
or unpleasant symptoms while others experience
symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain
and flushing. These symptoms can continue for four or
more years after menopause. Other more common
symptoms may include:
*Depression *Memory Problems
*Anxiety *Headaches
Every woman’s menopause experience is unique.
Symptoms are usually more severe when menopause
occurs suddenly or over a shorter period. Certain lifestyle
choices like smoking tend to increase the severity and
duration of symptoms. There are women’s health
providers that specialize in menopause management.
Women, please remember anytime you are experiencing
any signs or symptoms that are making daily living difficult,
please consult with your doctor so they can monitor your
health and answer any questions you may have. Here is a
link if you would like more info: www.healthline.com/
health/menopause/symptoms-signs
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What’s your favorite comfort food? Send us your brief one to two sentence answer and if
possible, a photo and we’ll include it in our next issue!
Our Next Question of the Month
The Loop newsletter
wouldn’t be possible without
the regular submissions that
we receive from our staff!
Whether it’s a success story
or an event, we’d love to see
it! Please send any high-quality
pictures (Non-identifying if of
clients) and a brief summary
to both:
Gabriela McNiel, Director of
Marketing and Michael Mygind,
Special Projects Officer
Send Your Content to the Loop!
What’s your favorite place that you’ve
ever visited?
Question of the Month
Raymond Gonzales, Outreach Specialist,
San Joaquin Valley Veterans (Fresno)
“Paris! I really love art and it was an opportunity to see
the Mona Lisa. I actually thought it was going to be a lot
bigger than it was, but I thank God that I had an oppor-
tunity to go see all the fine artwork in Paris. We had
three days, but couldn't see it all!”
Characteristics of Remarkable Employees
(CORE) Awards: Customer Service (March 2018)
In April, we took nominations for the March 2018 award
for Customer Service for individuals who exceed
expectations with their interactions with fellow staff and
those that we serve by building relationships, having a
timely response to immediate matters and easing concerns
with a positive attitude.
And the recipients are:
KATIE BROADWAY-BEERS | Group: Administration
EDWARD GARCIA | Group: Bakersfield
MARGARET TIDWELL | Group: Belmont, TLR, Housing
CRAIG KOENIG-DENT | Group: CMC, PBSP, VSP
AMANDA BRIST | Group: CCI, CSP, SCC, WSP
DIANA CAMACHO | Group: CCTRP San Diego
LYNETTE LEWIS | Group: CCTRP Stockton
MARY GREENE | Group: MLK Residential
JOCELYN LOPEZ | Group: SOS and CPRS
MICHELLE GREGORY | Group: STOP Area 1
MAYRA GALEANA | Group: STOP Area 3/Data
CHRISTINA FLORES | CORE group: Veterans & Adolescents
Mark Your Calendars!
6/13: 2018 Spring Graduation
Join us as over 40 graduates from our treatment
programs in Fresno, Hanford and Bakersfield walk the
stage in completion of their respective programs! This will
also mark the first year that we’ve held this event in
Fresno City College’s Auditorium!
Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
Fresno City College
Old Administration Building: Auditorium
1101 E University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741
Doors: 6pm Starts: 6:30pm
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Fresno Office
1900 N. Gateway Blvd, Suite 100
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 251-4800
Services: Management,
Administrative Support, Human
Resources, Accounting/Billing, Contract Compliance, IT
Support, Marketing/Media, Procurement, Creative Services
Administration
The Living Room
901 E. Belmont
Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 486-1469
Services: Case Management,
Hot Meals Program, Housing
Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), Linkage to
Testing and Medical Care, Social Support
Education and Prevention
MLK Residential
2772 S. MLK Blvd
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 265-4800
Services: Men’s/Women’s Short
Term Residential, Men’s/Women’s
Long-Term Residential, Residential
Treatment Program for Women and Children (M’ella),
Residential Treatment Program for Men and Children: Papa
Natal, Residential Multi Service Center (RMSC)
Y-MAX Adolescent Program
410 E. 7th St, Suite 7
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 584-8100
Services: Adolescent Outpatient
Drug-Free Program
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Liberty Plaza (Sober Living)
4605 E. Liberty Fresno, CA 93702
(559) 237-3420 Ext. 20367
Services: Sober Living for Women
Bakersfield Residential
2901 S. H Street
Bakersfield, CA 93304
(661) 398-4303
Services: Men’s Long-term
Residential, Adult Outpatient
Program
Belmont Health & Wellness
611 E. Belmont Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 237-3420
Services: Admissions, Adult
Outpatient Program, Behavior
Education And Treatment (BEAT)
McKinney Plaza (Sober Living)
1388 & 1398 E. Bulldog Ln
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 237-3420 Ext. 20367
Services: Sober Living for Men
Crisis Psychiatric Response
Services (CPRS)
209 E. 7th St.
Madera, CA 93638
(559) 673-3508
Services: Mobile emergency
department response services,
Mental health services, crisis intervention, wellness planning,
discharge planning, Consumer centered and team based
interventions, Service coordination to adults and older adults
receiving services from designated hospital emergency
departments within Madera County who are deemed appropriate
for an assessment for involuntary psychiatric treatment pursuant
to California Welfare and Institutions Code 5150.
Mental Health and Wellness
Support & Overnight Stay
(SOS)
2772 S. MLK Blvd
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 512-6802
Services: Provides a safe,
supportive environment to spend
the night for individuals who arrive at an ER with a mental
health condition needing services that don’t require a legal
hold, Case Management and transportation to ensure client
engagement with outpatient mental health services, Linkages to
outpatient mental health programs and supportive services
such as housing, food stamps, general assistance and SSI.
Day Reporting Center
611 E. Belmont Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 237-3420
Services: Drop-in services for
Parolees including vocational
assistance and linkage to treatment.
Program Directory
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Veterans Services
Merced
399 George Drive
BLDG. F
Merced, CA 95341
(209) 662-6073
Stockton
4545 Georgetown Pl.
Building D
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 662-6073
Fresno
1505 N. Chestnut
Fresno, CA 93703
(559) 255-8838
San Joaquin Valley Veterans (SJVV)
Services: Drop-In and Ancillary Services, Supportive Services
For Veteran Families (Services provided to Veterans through
SSVF include: Short-term case management, legal assistance,
housing counseling services and placement assistance, financial
planning services, financial assistance for move in, eviction
prevention, utilities, transportation, childcare and
emergency supplies.)
Hanford
410 E. 7th St
Suites 5 and 9
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 584-8100
HomeFront
3636 E. Eugenia Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725
(559) 266-1169
Services: Transitional housing
for female Veterans with/without
children for up to two years,
case management
Veterans Plaza
119 N. Calaveras
Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 241-8751
Services: Transitional housing
for male Veterans for up to two
years, case management,
Veterans Safeway to Work Program (VSWP)
Housing Opportunities
Housing Services
1900 N. Gateway Blvd, Suite 158
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 241-8753
Services: Assistance with
supportive housing to families
who are currently or chronically
homeless, Project LiftOff: Housing
programs for low income families with a disabled family
member, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HERO (Homeless
Engagement Resource Outreach) Team, SSI/SSDI Outreach,
Access, and Recovery (SOAR).
Bakersfield
2901 S. H St.
Bakersfield, CA 93304
(661) 326-0485
Fresno
2772 S. MLK Blvd
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 265-4800
Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming
(STOP)
Services: Case management, treatment placement in
residential, outpatient and sober living, domestic violence
education, vocational training, pre-employment, job placement
services and transportation from prison to treatment.
Chico
2585 Ceanothus Ave.
Suite 170
Chico, CA 95973
(530) 830-1180
Area 1
Area 3
Sacramento
1804 Tribute Rd.
Suite K
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 564-4400
Criminal Justice
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Custody to Community Transitional Reentry
Program (CCTRP)
Services: Provides treatment services to female inmates (83
in San Diego, 50 in Stockton) who have a minimum of 45 day
and a maximum of 2 years left on their sentence. We provide
an array of gender responsive trauma informed services
including substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence,
education, vocational and employment readiness.
San Diego
3050 Armstrong St.
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 359-8266
Stockton
1609 N. Wilson Way
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 642-8488 Multi-Level Program - Men’s Services: Serves Long Term Male
Offenders through their Long Term Offender Program (LTOP) who will
not be released in the near future. Provides Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT) and multi-level evidence-based Substance Use Disorder
Treatment (SUDT) with curriculum on substance abuse, criminal
thinking, anger management and family relationships programming for
male inmates who are high-risk offenders as well as reentry services.
CA Men’s Colony
(East and West)
CA Highway 1 North
San Luis Obispo, CA 93409
(805) 547-7900 Ext. 7878
Criminal Justice (Continued from Page 7)
Valley State Prison
(VSP)
21633 Ave. 24
Chowchilla, CA 93610
(559) 665-6100
Single-Level Substance Use Disorder
Treatment (SUDT) Program - Men’s
Services: Provides evidence-based SUDT
programming to male inmates who are high-
risk offenders.
California State Prison -
Corcoran (CSP - COR)
4001 King Avenue
Corcoran, CA 93212
(559) 992-8800 Ext. 5893
Wasco State Prison
(WSP)
701 Scofield Avenue,
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-8400 Ext 6181
CA Correctional
Institution (CCI)
24900 Highway 202
Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-4402 Ext 4503
Sierra Conservation
Center (SCC)
5100 O'Byrnes Ferry Rd.
Jamestown, CA 95327
(209) 984-5291 Ext 5637
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Multi-Level Substance Use Disorder Treatment (SUDT) Program -
Men’s Services: Provides multi-level evidence-based SUDT substance abuse,
criminal thinking, anger management and family relationships programming for
male inmates who are high-risk offenders.
Men’s In-Prison Rehabilitative Cognitive Behavioral
Treatment (CBT) Program: Provides Cognitive
Behavioral Treatment (CBT) to offenders utilizing a
therapeutic community approach and evidence-based
curricula and interventions. The program seeks to teach and
support participants in generating alternative solutions and
adopting pro-social, law-abiding lifestyles. Curriculum includes
Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Criminal Thinking, Anger
Management and Family Relationships.
Pelican Bay State Prison
(PBSP)
5905 Lake Earl Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
(707) 465-1000 Ext. 7530
Single-Level Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
(CBT) Substance Use Disorder Treatment
(SUDT) Program - Men’s Services: Provides
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) to offenders
utilizing a therapeutic community approach and
evidence-based curricula and interventions. The
program seeks to teach and support participants in
generating alternative solutions and adopting pro-
social, law-abiding lifestyles. Curriculum includes
Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Criminal
Thinking, Anger Management and Family Relationships.
Program Directory
