THE FORD STREET PROJECT
SERVING MENDOCINO COUNTY SINCE 1974



 

 


 
 
 

Organizational Description The organization has been serving Mendocino County since September, 1974.  During that time it has gone through two changes of name (Mendocino Alcohol Project to Alcohol Rehabilitation Corporation to Ford Street Project).  It began serving the homeless population in 1982, and the agency has grown steadily since that time.   Ford Street operates in three basic areas:  housing (including shelter), drug and alcohol treatment, and job training/development.  These three areas, as you will note from the enclosed list of services, break down into many programs.  Ford Street is the largest provider of homeless housing and support services in Mendocino County. 

Evaluation of Effectiveness   Ford Street evaluates the effectiveness of it's services on several ways. In housing, we track the ability of clients to move through the shelter-transitional housing system to obtain and maintain permanent housing.  In treatment, we analyze recidivism in this particular system and measure long-term recovery progress with our graduates still residing in the region. Ford Street utilizes weekly case conferencing with a wide number of agencies to review its effectiveness in housing and generally reviews its programs in collaboration with other agencies.  Statistical data for each program are developed each month and analyzed for consistency, comparison and, whenever possible, outcome.  All of our programs in the housing and treatment areas are subject to regular review by State, County, Alcohol & Drug (AOD), and The Federal Department of Housing  & Urban Development (HUD).


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