Northbrae Forum: Breaking Free of the Addiction to Prison Pipeline – Press Release

Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA

February 6, 2019 (7:00-9:00 pm)


Northbrae Community Church provided an evening forum discussion with Tom Gorham, Executive Director of Options Recovery Services, and a panel of staff and clients from Options with their own stories of recovery.

Options Recovery Services was founded by Dr. Davida Coady, a member of Northbrae Community Church who passed away last year.  With her husband Tom Gorham and with the support of Northbrae and many others in the community, they developed an effective program to help addicts and inmates step off the path of addiction and into a better life.

Options held an event on February 6th that supported a discussion with Tom and the Options panel:

Paul Bocanegra, Options Counselor and former inmate

Kim Chavez, Options graduate and Women’s Program Coordinator

Samuel McFarland, Options client and volunteer Development Clerk

 

links – http://www.northbrae.org/community.html

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