PROJECT HOPE - News from Action Alliance Foundation

January, 2025

Action Alliance Foundation (AAF) provides safe recovery residences for homeless alcoholics and addicts, including those struggling with mental health issues. We teach our residents how to create sober lives leading to futures full of hope and promise.

Impressive Results Achieved during First Year of Partnership between Action Alliance Foundation and the Orange County Healthcare Agency

In 2023, AAF entered into a contract with the Orange County Healthcare Agency (OCHCA) to provide residential recovery services to community members referred by the County. Results from the program's first year (October 2023 to September 2024) are truly impressive:

72% of those participating completed the four-month program, successfully maintaining their sobriety throughout
Of this group, 96% secured full-time employment
Of the group securing full-time employment, 100% transitioned to a long-term living arrangement.

AAF congratulates those successfully participating in the program for building a foundation of sobriety, securing employment, and transitioning to a long-term living situation. We are honored to partner with OCHCA on this important and life-changing program.

Meet Sabrina

Born in Anaheim to drug-addicted parents, Sabrina was immediately surrounded by drug abuse and violence. At the age of 2, the SWAT team came for her father – he’s now serving a life sentence. She soon had a stepfather and two younger sisters. With her mom and stepdad heavily addicted to meth, Sabrina was forced to take care of both her sisters, trading drugs for food, diapers and formula. She was also the victim of sexual assault by men who partied with her parents, hiding her sisters in the closet to protect them from the same fate.

At the age of 8, Sabrina and her sisters were finally taken from the home, and were eventually adopted by a single mother. Unfortunately Sabrina and the adoptive mother clashed, and she eventually bounced around to various group homes. It was in a group home where she started experimenting with drugs herself.

Read Sabrina's complete story here.

Partner Profile: Recovery Road

As a non-profit organization, Action Alliance Foundation partners with other community-based organizations to fulfill its mission. One such organization is Recovery Road (RR).

Founded by community member Robin Rush and incorporated in 2020, Recovery Road’s mission is to be a beacon of hope and a steadfast pillar of support for individuals on their journey to recovery. Specifically, RR offers the following services:

Access (by appointment) to a week’s worth of groceries through RR’s food pantry. We estimate that 20 to 30% of Action Alliance's residents receive groceries through this program during any given week.
Providing free Narcan/Naloxone to reverse a potential opioid overdose
Assistance with long-term housing, once an Action Alliance resident is ready to transition from a recovery residence environment

In addition, RR provides opportunities for Action Alliance residents to volunteer at Recovery Road. We have had a number of residents – including those who were previously incarcerated – volunteer with Recovery Road, with RR currently developing a formal program around this opportunity.

AAF thanks Recovery Road for its commitment to the recovery community. To learn more, visit Recovery Road's website here.

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﻿Impressive Results Achieved during First Year of Partnership between Action Alliance Foundation and the Orange County Healthcare Agency

Impressive Results Achieved during First Year of Partnership between Action Alliance Foundation and the Orange County Healthcare Agency