Projects and Funded Partners
MAT at DHCS Licensed Facilities
Round 2 (January 2024 – June 2025)

10 Acre Ranch Inc.
Riverside County
$349,900

To address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD across diverse communities in Riverside County through a convenient inpatient facility supporting MAT services, while building internal organizational capacity for service delivery.

Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc.
Los Angeles County
$349,976

To enhance accessibility and support for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in diverse communities across Los Angeles County by partnering with Mercy Health to offer on-site MAT services, eliminating the need for clients to travel to T.H.E. Clinic, enhancing convenience and continuity of care, and addressing the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Behavioral Health Services, Inc.-Amer Rec Center
Los Angeles County
$538,281

To provide full-scope MAT services to diverse communities within the residential SUD setting at the American Recovery Center in Los Angeles County through physical exams, ongoing medical monitoring and management, internal care coordination with physical health services, and service planning/case management for ancillary services during and beyond SUD treatment to address the opioid crisis by expanding  treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Behavioral Health Services, Inc.-Pacifica House
Los Angeles County
$538,281

To provide full-scope MAT services to diverse communities within the residential SUD setting at the BHS-Pacifica House in Los Angeles County through physical exams, ongoing medical monitoring and management, internal care coordination with physical health services, and service planning/case management for ancillary services during and beyond SUD treatment to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Santa Barbara County
$249,979.21

To provide access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) through a physician on-site for clients in withdrawal management and/or residential treatment at CADA’s 12-bed adult residential treatment facility for men and women to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

CRI-Help, Inc.-Pflerger Residential
Los Angeles County
$547,361.05

To improve MAT uptake rates among OUD-afflicted clients at the Pfleger Residential Treatment Center within Los Angeles County by shifting from a MAT education to a MAT evaluation model to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

CRI-Help, Inc.-Socorro
Los Angeles County
$544,843

To improve MAT uptake rates among OUD-afflicted clients at the Socorro Residential Treatment Center within Los Angeles County by shifting from a MAT education to a MAT evaluation model to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Encompass Community Services-Santa Cruz Residential Recovery
Santa Cruz County
$317,565.67

To expand capacity and client access to medical support in diverse communities in Santa Cruz County including injectable medications, preparation for adding ASAM 3.2 withdrawal management in 2025-2026, integration of MAT-trained peer specialists, and improving the comprehensiveness and timeliness of on-site care while addressing the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Encompass Community Services-Si Se Puede Residential
Santa Cruz County
$233,367.09

To expand capacity and client access to medical support in diverse communities in Santa Cruz County including injectable medications, preparation for adding ASAM 3.2 withdrawal management in 2025-2026, integration of MAT-trained peer specialists, and improving the comprehensiveness and timeliness of on-site care while addressing the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Evergreen Fund dba Red Door Life
Los Angeles County
$250,000

To expand treatment capacity for diverse communities across Los Angeles County by improving accessibility, ensuring timely effective care for patients with SUD, and by establishing in-house Medication-Assisted Treatment to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and other SUD.

Granite Wellness Centers-Grass Valley Residential
Nevada County
$349,999.99

To build organizational capacity for diverse communities at Grass Valley Residential in Nevada County experiencing SUD through the expansion of MAT services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and other SUD.

Granite Wellness Centers-Lovett Residential
Nevada County
$349,999.99

To build organizational capacity for diverse communities at Lovett Residential in Nevada County experiencing SUD through the expansion of MAT services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and other SUD.

HealthRIGHT 360-Pomona
Los Angeles County
$550,000

To expand existing MAT services for diverse women across Los Angeles County at the Pomona Women’s Residential Center by increasing the knowledge/skills of our existing MAT Team regarding MAT best practices to be implemented at the facility, providing enhanced supervision and mentorship to treatment program staff serving MAT patients, and enhancing our capacity maintain patients in MAT while addressing the opioid crisis by expanding prevention, education, stigma reduction, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and other SUD.

HealthRIGHT 360-San Francisco
San Francisco County
$550,000

To expand the capacity to provide MAT services to diverse communities at the San Francisco facility by providing withdrawal management services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder and other SUD.

Horizon Services, Inc.-Cherry Hill
Alameda County
$350,000

To create MAT prescribing capacity into the Detox program’s design across diverse communities at the Cherry Hill site in Alameda County through the employment of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Licensed Vocational Nurses to serve as extenders and assist in addressing the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Horizon Services, Inc.-Cronin
Alameda County
$350,000

To create MAT prescribing capacity within Horizon Services Residential programs across diverse communities at the Cronin site in Alameda County and administer MAT concurrently with treatment processes to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Horizon Services, Inc.-Palm Ave
San Mateo County
$350,000

To create MAT prescribing capacity into the Detox program’s design across diverse communities at the Palm Avenue site in San Mateo County through the employment of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Licensed Vocational Nurses to serve as extenders and assist in addressing the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA)
Los Angeles County
$350,000

To establish bilingual and multicultural Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the Nuestra Casa residential facility in South Gate, CA serving low-income, high-needs adults in Los Angeles County though the 45-bed, nonprofit DHCS-licensed facility operated by Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) in order to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

McAlister Institute for Treatment & Education Inc.
San Diego County
$550,000

To strengthen our comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) by implementing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at McAlister Institute’s DHCS-licensed Lemon Grove residential facility to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Our Common Ground, Inc.
San Mateo County
$297,650

To provide SUD services to adult males suffering from opiate/opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and stimulant use disorder through withdrawal management, incidental medical services, and medication assisted treatment services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

San Diego Freedom Ranch, Inc.
San Diego County
$550,000

To increase the level of MAT services provided to diverse communities at the San Diego Freedom Ranch Residential facility and withdrawal management services over the next 18-month period through promoting training and insuring quality improvement and accreditation standards for providing ongoing and increased MAT services to the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Social Science Services, Inc., dba Cedar House Life Change Center
Orange County
$250,000

To expand a full continuum of care with a complete on-site MAT services program at the Maple House Women with Children Facility to diverse communities across Orange County. Through MAT service expansion the facility can address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

South Coast Counseling, Inc.
Orange County
$249,153

To expand MAT services to diverse communities across Orange County by increasing access to evidence-based treatment, reduce overdose rates, and improving outcomes for individuals struggling with opioid addiction through collaboration, education, increasing expertise of current providers, expanding services and infrastructure development to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.-Lancaster Residential
Los Angeles County
$550,000

To improve access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) services at TTC’s 64-bed residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility in the Antelope Valley (Lancaster) by recruiting/hiring a new MAT team (waivered medical Prescriber (MD/PA/NP), Medical Assistant, MAT Counselor, and SUD Peer Support Specialist) to provide onsite services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.-Long Beach Residential
Los Angeles County
$550,000

To improve access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) services at TTC’s 89-bed residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility in Long Beach by recruiting/hiring a new MAT team (waivered medical Prescriber (MD/PA/NP), Medical Assistant, MAT Counselor, and SUD Peer Support Specialist) to provide onsite services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.-San Fernando Valley Residential
Los Angeles County
$550,000

To improve access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) services at TTC’s 187-bed residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility in the San Fernando Valley (Tarzana) by recruiting/hiring a new MAT team (waivered medical Prescriber (MD/PA/NP), Medical Assistant, MAT Counselor, and SUD Peer Support Specialist) to provide onsite services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

The Crossroads Foundation
San Diego County
$350,000

To increase services and resources for current and future clients across San Diego County by offering MAT services to create better outcomes for clients and address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

The Teen Project, Inc.
Los Angeles County
$350,000

To build staff capacity and deliver MAT services and train staff to support The Teen Project’s licensed residential treatment facility, Freehab, in Los Angeles County through licensed detox, residential and outpatient treatment services to females and those identifying as female who have experienced the foster care or criminal justice systems, human trafficking and/or homelessness to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

The Teen Project, Inc.
Orange County
$350,000

To build staff capacity and deliver MAT services and train staff to support The Teen Project’s licensed residential treatment facility, Vera’s Sanctuary, in Orange County through licensed detox, residential and outpatient treatment services to females and those identifying as female who have experienced the foster care or criminal justice systems, human trafficking and/or homelessness to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.

Yolo Wayfarer Center Christian Mission dba Walter’s House
Yolo County
$325,278

To improve access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and increase treatment outcomes for individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Yolo County through expansive MAT services to address the opioid crisis by expanding treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder, and other SUD.