Our Impact: Transforming Families,
Changing Lives

At Ujima Family Recovery Services, our work is rooted in healing and hope. For nearly 40 years, we haven't just supported parents in recovery—we've empowered entire families.

Through compassionate, comprehensive, and family-centered care, we enable parents to heal while creating safe, stable, and nurturing environments where children can thrive in Contra Costa, Solano, and Napa Counties.

Proven Outcomes

Our evidence-based programs consistently deliver results that surpass national averages, demonstrating our commitment to lasting change and healthier futures.

Ujima's Success Metrics

Infants Born Drug/Alcohol Negative

90%
National Average
Significantly lower for untreated mothers

Residential Treatment Completion

85%
National Average
65%

Outpatient Program Completion

66%
National Average
52%

Improved Parenting Skills

85%
of participants
National Average
Data varies

Family Preservation: Reunification Success

Families healing together are families that stay together. Ujima's family-focused services more than double the national reunification rate for parents with substance use disorders.

27%

National Average

Children reunified within 12 months (AFCARS, U.S. Children's Bureau, 2020)

50%+

Ujima Families Reunified

Within 12 months - more than double the national average

This proves that recovery and reunification are possible when parents are supported, not separated—a core tenet of our work in family preservation.

Healthy Beginnings: Safety at Birth

Providing the safest possible start for the youngest members of our community is paramount.

100%

Safe Births

In recent years, 100% of infants born to women in our Residential Treatment Program tested negative for substance exposure, ensuring they begin life with the safety and care every child deserves.

Building Resilience: Youth & Children's Groups

Ujima's KIDS Group and Teen Groups empower children and youth affected by parental addiction to build strength, understanding, and coping skills.

Youth & Children Groups Design

98%

Understand addiction better

98%

Feel less alone and isolated

98%

Build stronger coping tools

What Children Gain

Emotional regulation skills
Higher self-esteem and confidence
Reduced feelings of isolation
Peer support in a safe environment
Tools to navigate life’s challenges
A brighter, more hopeful future

Healing parents. Strengthening families. Breaking intergenerational cycles.

This is the heart of Ujima.

Join us—and be part of the change!