The Salvation Army Alaska Division consolidates rehabilitation programs, closes store
Anchorage- The Salvation Army has been serving in Alaska since 1898. To ensure our continued support to those in the most need for another 120 years The Salvation Army will be reorganizing their substance abuse rehabilitation services and closing one of its 14 family stores. With more Alaskans in need of our services every day, The Salvation Army determined that this transition will be the most effective way to direct more resources toward our rehabilitation program. By doing this we will be able to help the most people in the most need.
Since its inception in 1976, The Salvation Army’s Clitheroe Center has helped thousands of Alaskans battling substance abuse. Clitheroe residential served 192 clients through their Transitional Housing Rehabilitation Program in 2017 and 105 through their outpatient services. The National Average for a client’s successful discharge from substance abuse rehabilitation program is 33 percent, in 2017 the Clitheroe Center’s was 57 percent.
In order to build on this success, The Salvation Army Alaska Division has determined that the best use of our resources is to reorganize our Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) and our Clitheroe program under one umbrella of rehabilitation services. By doing this we will be able to expand our very successful Clitheroe Center, offer continued care for those coming out of the Clitheroe Program within the Department of Corrections and open a 12 bed women’s facility.
Those individuals that are currently enrolled in our ARC program will be provided the opportunity to finish their rehabilitation and successfully graduate.
After extensive analysis, The Salvation Army has determined that our Eagle River store will have to be closed. This decision was hard for The Salvation Army, but our priority is strengthening our social services throughout the state. With more people relying on our services and fewer dollars to work with, we decided that moving out of our Eagle River store would be the most effective way to direct more resources toward those services.
Our other store locations remain strong and will continue operating, taking donations and supporting our social service programs.
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About The Salvation Army in Alaska
The Salvation Army, an evangelic part of the universal Christian church, supports those in need in His name without discrimination, offering spiritual encouragement and basic services to meet the needs of Alaskans in 18 communities. The Salvation Army has been caring for mind, body, spirit and soul of individuals, children and families in Alaska since 1898. In 2017 The Salvation Army has served 410,166 meals, helps more than 7,409 Alaskans monthly, 71,175 bed nights available, 36,926 toys and gifts and more than 13,954 clothing items provided. For more information, please visit alaska.salvationarmy.org.