East Bay Profile: Ex-Inmate Works to Help the Formerly Incarcerated in West

East Bay Profile: Ex-inmate works to help the formerly incarcerated in West

Filed under: addiction help for families

He started smoking marijuana with friends growing up in the housing projects in Vallejo, Fairfield and North Richmond, eventually developing a cocaine addiction that cost him a marriage and harmed his relationship with his three children. He quit using …
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Nonprofit puts more of Charlotte's chronically homeless in apartments

Filed under: addiction help for families

Local charities are also combining apartment rent subsidies with social services to help the county's growing number of homeless families. However, those efforts provide … It houses 90 men who face disabilities or addiction issues. The chronically …
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