IN 1998, IN RESPONSE TO A DESPERATE TEEN IN NEED OF ADDICTION COUNSELING, A COUPLE OPENED UP THEIR HEARTS AND HOME FIRST TO A YOUNG MAN; COUNTLESS OTHERS FOLLOWED. QUICKLY, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE NEED FOR HOPE AND HELP FAR OUTWEIGHED THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
SOON AFTER PSD ACQUIRED THEIR 501(C)3 NONPROFIT STATUS AND MOVED TO OLIVE AVE IN DOWNTOWN TURLOCK. AFTER MANY YEARS- AND HUNDREDS OF LIVES LATER- PSD CONTINUES TO OPERATE ON THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN VALUES ON WHICH IT WAS BUILT.
OUR SERVICES ARE FREE TO OUR CLIENTS THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS BY LOCAL INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
Executive Director
Operations Assistant/Coordinator
Youth Program Director
Administrative Assistant
SUD Counselor/Facilitator
Adult Peer Counselor
Creative Connections
SUD Peer Support/RADT
Facilitator
Facilitator: Art Therapy
SUD Intern
Social Work Intern
Youth Mentor
Youth Mentor/Intern
Youth Mentor/Social Work Intern