The secondary source that I am using is The Hope Center's website. The website is http://www.hopectr.org. In 1993 the emergency shelter opened, and the shelter offers homeless people a place to sleep, food to eat, and clothes to wear. What keeps 25% of the homeless out on the streets has a lot to do with mental illness'. They have a recovery program dealing with stopping addiction of drugs and alcohol for both men and women. The mens recovery program opened in 1996, and the women's in 2002. The Hope Center has AA meetings to offer to the homeless so that they can overcome any alcohol addiction that they have in order to better their lives.
This shelter has a Hispanic program. The Hispanic program helps overcome any speaking barriers that there may be in order to have an independent lifestyle. The Hope Center really helps with drug addictions and any type of other addictions, "Decrease in percentage of adults who reported any past 30 day substance abuse: 88% decrease in illegal drug use, 84% decrease in alcohol use, and 91% decrease in heroin use."
I have learned a lot more about this organization just by scrolling through their website and I can't wait to interview someone from The Hope Center to answer even more questions that I have about this shelter.