Press Release 24-001 On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at a meeting of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Options Recovery Services’ Executive Director Justin Phillips was honored with Contra Costa County’s esteemed ‘People Who Make a Difference’ Award. The award, shown in the photo, is being […]
Read more →February 21st, 2023 Options Recovery Services’ Board of Directors has released its FY 2021-2022 Annual Report, available at Options’ website. The report outlines information covering Option’s significantly expanded programs, finances, and achievements. The report is able to compare the overall success ratings of its clients in recovering […]
Read more →Honoring Author Annie Lamott & Thomas Gorham, retired Executive Director of Options Recovery Services International House, U C Berkeley, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley CA September 17, 2022, 5 pm – 8 pm Reception 5 -6 pm / Dinner 6 – 7 pm / Program 7 – 8 […]
Read more →June 23rd, 2022 The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $19,000 to Options Recovery Services as part of its Reentry through the Arts program in its first round of funding for 2022. The funds provide arts training and activities of substance use disorder clients […]
Read more →On January 1, 2021 Justin Phillips became Options Recovery Services’ Executive Director, following the retirement of Thomas Gorham January 1st, 2021 Berkeley, CA – On January 1, 2021 Justin Phillips, Options’ Operations Officer since 2019, became Options Recovery Services’ Executive Director. Mr. Phillips has a Master Degree […]
Read more →The Coronavirus Is Keeping Addiction Counselors from Their Patients. So the Industry Has Transformed. May 7th, 2020 Read Paul McLeod’s BuzzFeed.News article about how Options Recovery Services is leading the nation in providing services to those most vulnerable during this pandemic: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/coronavirus-health-services-addiction-online To learn more about Options […]
Read more →State funds support arts engagement with returned citizens June 5th, 2019 Today the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $8,400 to Options Recovery Services as part of its Reentry Through the Arts program. Reentry Through the Arts supports arts and culture programs for adults who […]
Read more →The Ford Store, San Leandro January 28, 2019 We did it! On January 28th Options purchased not one but two vans at The Ford Store in San Leandro. The vans will serve our recovery residence program for pregnant and newly delivered moms in recovery, transporting the perinatal […]
Read more →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 […]
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