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<p><strong>ABOUT MAAC — CASA DE MILAGROS</strong></p> <p>MAAC (the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty) is a San Diego-based organization founded in 1965 by a number of local associations. It offers housing, child development, and economic development services and a community charter school, alongside health services. </p> <p>MACC also operates two culturally sensitive addiction recovery homes, of which Casa de Milagros is one. Located on a residential street in the Southcrest neighborhood five miles southeast of central San Diego, Casa de Milagros offers <strong>long-term residential treatment exclusively for women</strong>. It's <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA16.pdf" target="_blank">one of 736 substance abuse treatment facilities in California</a> to offer programming specifically tailored to women, which make up a little more than half of all treatment facilities in the state. </p> <p>Residents often arrive at Casa de Milagros as a last resort: they might have been incarcerated or be unemployed or homeless. MACC runs a <a href="https://www.rehabs.com/listings/maac-nosotros-2606941943/" target="_blank">similar residential program for men</a>, called Nosotros, which is located in nearby Chula Vista.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p><strong>Clients must be referred to treatment</strong> by one of MAAC’s partners, such as the County of San Diego or Mental Health Systems. Incoming clients must commit to a <strong>six-month minimum stay</strong>, and must undertake an initial assessment to determine their readiness for the program.</p> <p>Residents participate in regular <strong>individual and group counseling</strong> sessions, and are required to attend <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/did-aa-save-my-life/" target="_blank">12-step meetings</a> on a regular basis. The center also offers <strong>educational workshops</strong> on topics such as <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/sad-lets-talk-about-seasonal-affective-disorder-and-relapse/" target="_blank">relapse prevention</a>, parenting, domestic violence, conflict resolution, and health. In addition, the staff organize regular bonding and team-building activities, and provide <strong>referrals to community resources</strong> such as <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-addiction-can-interfere-with-your-job-performance/" target="_blank">vocational training</a>, education and housing services, and food vouchers.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Staff includes individuals trained to conduct individual and group counseling sessions, but specific credentials are not noted on the facility's website. The one loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date gave Casa de Milagros four out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>This is an <strong>18-bed facility</strong> that’s staffed 24 hours a day. Most residents share rooms for two, and the home also has a kitchen, a dining room, a community room, and a courtyard.</p> <p>Residents are <strong>assigned chores</strong> such as cooking and cleaning, and eat together, family-style. The sole loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date gave Casa de Milagros five out of five stars for its accommodations and amenities, and four stars for its cleanliness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>While Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from this facility’s alumni, Casa de Milagros earned four five-star ratings on Facebook<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>. In a representative review, Laura wrote: "This place saved my life. Staff here is great they really care for there clients."</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date, an anonymous male under age 18 whose mother attended the facility, gave Casa de Milagros mostly positive feedback. Despite being unimpressed with the facility’s location, he awarded the program four out of five stars for its family participation, its exercise and leisure activities, its holistic offerings, and its cleanliness. "My mother finished one year there and she is better now," he wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided on the facility's website regarding its costs, however, the one loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center four out of five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Milagros/1675716862648571" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Milagros/1675716862648571</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-11-27 10:07:57 PST
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