Career and Recovery Resources

Employment services and supportive services - includes adults with no or low income that need intensive employment services to become employed or to increase their economic stability. The top barriers to employability include post-incarceration with serious criminal backgrounds, inconsistent job history, lack of high school diploma or education, displacement due to aging, long period of unemployment, disabilities, deaf and hard-of-hearing, lack current training and work experience, and behavioral health/substance abuse disorders. Additional barriers and issues regarding employability include the effects of generational poverty, poor and inadequate work skills, unreliable transportation, issues with obtaining a driver's license, credit issues, and access to sustainable healthcare and stable affordable housing which interferes with job attendance. Additionally this department provides access to housing for individuals experiencing homelessness, housing and economic instability with supportive employment services for those in the homeless system. Crr has specialized services through ssvf funding for veteran's and their families. Youth paid internships are offered through our brigh girls program and our regular youth programs.

Substance use disorders - treatment - the alternative program is an adult community-based outpatient drug and alcohol treatment program that serves adults without medical insurance or receiving medicaid in the greater houston and walker county areas. The alternative program offers intensive and supportive outpatient and aftercare treatment for adult clients. Clients are placed into an appropriate treatment level based on the severity of their drug problem and other cogent personal factors considered during each client's initial assessment. All levels of treatment utilize individual and group counseling and urine surveillance. All substance use disorder services are planned and conducted based on the client's unique strengths and needs.