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“VICTORY VILLAGE”
VETERAN’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY CENTER
SPONSOR: The OROVILLE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OECDC) is a 501©3 California non-profit corporation. It owns and operates Northern California Treatment Services, (NCTS), a substance abuse addiction treatment and recovery program in Oroville, CA. The OECDC has entered into an agreement to acquire property to develop and operate a substance abuse addiction treatment and recovery program for Veterans.
PROPERTY: The property is located at 899-903 Oro Dam Blvd. W., in Thermalito, CA. The property consists of the “Red Barn”, a 4,600 SF commercial building that was previously used as a thrift store, the present owner’s four bedroom residence, a manufactured home, and approximately one acre of additional vacant land. The entire property is 2.4 acres. The property fronts on H162 to the north which provides excellent transportation. To the south is the Feather River Wildlife Recreation Area. West is a vacant house and east is a car lot and restaurant. When completely remodeled including new kitchen and bath facilities, the red barn building will provide transitional housing for as many as 48 Veterans. The vacant land will be developed into approximately 30 permanent supportive housing units, most likely one bedroom manufactured homes. The owner’s residence will be used initially for administrative and counseling offices pending further development. Development will take into account and utilize all “green” technology such as solar power and environmentally correct renewable practices.
The property is ideal for our intended use. The proximity to the wildlife area will provide recreational opportunities. We expect to have exercise areas, extra parking, a garden and other amenities aimed at addiction recovery. The highway will provide excellent access to services. Because of its commercial zoning and its distance from residential uses, it is not expected to cause any disruption to neighbors or adjacent properties. The service road to the wildlife area will help with any traffic impacts.
PROGRAM: The sponsor intends to develop the property into a substance abuse addiction treatment and recovery facility for Veterans. The facility will be named “Victory Village”. Our program will be called “Veterans In Progress” and the Veterans will then be referred to as VIP’S. Transitional living will involve living in a clean and sober environment, learning to care for the facility, themselves and being responsible for their living arrangement. Counseling will involve substance abuse and dealing with other behavioral issues. The program will provide the Veterans with safe housing and counseling for abusive behavior. A major component of the program is vocational and life skills training to reintegrate our Veterans into mainstream society.
Many of our Veterans suffer from complications from military service. There are approximately 3,000 homeless Veterans in Northern California. Most of these suffer from substance abuse problems and mental illness. Our Veterans deserve to be treated better and as tax payers, we need to reduce the burden of unemployed people. This project will treat our Vets with pride. It is a visible, landmark property right on the highway, where we will proudly make a statement of what Butte County is proactively doing to deal with the Veteran’s substance abuse and housing issues.
PEOPLE: We have a full service, well established substance abuse treatment program that presently provides services to approximately 56 clients in fifteen houses. Please see our website at www.norcaltreatment.org. In addition, Bellamarie Hurbace, M.A. MFT who worked for the Veterans Village of San Diego as a substance abuse counselor for ten years has joined this project and will be involved with establishing a program similar to the VVSD. VVSD is the originator of the “STAND DOWN” and a highly successful program serving over 160 Veterans for the last 20 years. Richard Judd, a Disabled Veteran Small Business Certified Consultant will participate in the program dealing with disabled Veterans issues.
CONTACT: Eric J. Almquist, President and CEO Oroville Economic and Community Development Corporation. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 530-532-6406
Michael Anderson, Executive Director Northern California Treatment Services 3114 Myers St., Oroville, CA This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 530-533-7664
OUR SUPPORTERS
We count as our supporters, the following individuals and organizations Sam Aanestad- California State Senator Gary Burghoff- “Radar O’ Reilly” MASH 4077 TV SERIES Quentin Campbell- Parole Tracy Cascio-Veteran Administration VISN 21 Bill Connelly- Butte County Supervisor Jodie Elbe- Butte College Paula Gutierrez- Deputy Director California State Department of Corrections Helen Harberts-Special Assistant District Attorney Gretchen Harris-Living Elements Phil Landis-President and CEO- Veterans Village of San Diego Steve Lambert- Butte County Supervisor Bill Logan- Veterans Administration Redding Dan Logue-California State Assemblyman Tom McClintock US Congressman Meagan Malloy –Butte County Housing Authority Continuum of Care Valerie Navarro-Living Elements Dan Nelson-Deputy District Attorney David Pittman- Oroville City Councilmember Annie Rafferty-Director Butte College Vocational Training Perry Reniff --Oroville City Chief of Police Mike Ramsay- Butte County District Attorney Roberta Rosenthal -Veterans Administration Homeless Program Coordinator JR Simpson-Oroville City Councilmember Jerry Smith- Butte County Sheriff Bobby Walden- Veterans Administration Chico Kim Yamaguchi- Butte County Supervisor Carol Zannon- Oroville Homeless Coalition The project has been presented to the following community service groups gaining support without objections American Legion 2 Stop Meth drug abuse enforcement organization Beale AFB Butte County Behavioral Health Board, Behavioral Health Department, and Housing Committee Home Depot Oroville Community Cares Oroville Rotary Clubs Oroville Chamber of Commerce Oroville Economic Development Corporation Substance abuse program proposition 36 provider’s meeting Veterans of Foreign Wars Wal-Mart Stores
OUR HEROS To be a good program, you need a technically proficient staff, a suitable place to operate, and a well developed, goal oriented, program.
To be a great program, you must have all this and much more. You need the heart and soul, the lifeblood, the essence of uncompromised commitment to the success of your cause. For this, the founders of “Victory Village” have chosen our heroes. Those who exemplify the kind of program we aspire to be and to capture the spirit that will make us great. Eric Almquist nominates: Richard Judd, US Army 101st Airborne Division. Combat Veteran, Vietnam, My Comrade. For friendship and loyalty above and beyond the call of duty, my friend for over 40 years. John Nahra, US Marine, Combat Veteran Pacific WWII. Peleliu and Okinawa For valor in the face of overwhelming odds, always the optimist, forever the can-do spirit, never failing to look to the positive way to find solutions for whatever problems are encountered and succeed where others would certainly quit. Don Singer, US Marine, Combat Veteran Pacific WWII. Saipan and Iwo Jima. For leadership and training of an unruly group of punks and our girlfriends. The foundation of our values while we matured. Our guidance system. The captain of the ship that kept us on course. Michael Anderson nominates: John Edward Anderson, Korean War Veteran and his wife Eloise. For raising a family under the stress, disruption and uncertainty of military life during war. For imparting on me the values that have made me what I am today. For raising us, they should have received hazardous duty pay. Bellamarie Hurbace nominates: Chase, My husband, My hero
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