Victory Programs Our Mission Victory Programs opens doors to recovery, hope and community to individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction or other chronic illnesses.
Several programs provide both housing and recovery services to clients Our Programs Victory Health Victory Housing Housing programs Technical assistance 84 units Treatment and prevention programs 171 beds BLC with 1,100 members Several programs provide both housing and recovery services to clients
Our Programs Victory Housing Victory Health Portis Family Home ReVision Family Home & Urban Farm Victory Housing on Warren Street Victory Transitional House Women’s Hope Transitional Home Cedar Family Home Robert McBride House Ruah House Technical Assistance Program (TAP) (non-residential) The Boston Living Center (non-residential) Joelyn’s Family Home Living and Recovering Community New Victories Shepherd House Victory House Women’s Hope
Women’s Hope Transitional Victory Housing on Warren Street Ruah House Portis Family House Robert McBride House Women’s Hope Transitional ReVision Family Home Victory Housing on Warren Street Victory Transitional
Victory Health New Victories Victory House The Boston Living Center Shepherd House Joelyn’s Family Home
Philosophy of Care All services provided by Victory Programs are individualized and person-driven, focus on strengths, and support people in establishing individualized goals. In order to provide the most effective services, we utilize evidence-based techniques such as Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Standards of Excellence We Communicate Effectively We Respond with Patience We Respect Boundaries We Use Authority Appropriately We Respect Confidentiality We Apply Policies and Procedures in a Fair and Consistent Manner We Do Not Tolerate Discrimination We Individualize Treatment We are Attentive to Clients Needs We Work with Clients from a Strength-Based Perspective
All VPI Programs, including the BLC Who We Serve All VPI Programs, including the BLC Gender: 51% Male, 48% Female, 1% Transgender Race: 54% White, 25% African American, 19% Hispanic/Latino Sexual Orientation: 28% Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Income: 77% Live below the Federal Poverty Level ($11,170/year) Housing Status: 43% Homeless Chronic Illness: 59% HIV positive, 22% Hep C positive Drug Use: 38% are current or past IV drug users, 5% are being treated for substance use disorder maintenance therapy, 58% are being treated for substance use disorder and have comorbid mental health issues Demographics cover clients from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012.
Our History Women’s Hope and Women’s Transitional Home are dedicated. Victory Programs takes over LARC. Victory House is 1st MA recovery home to accept clients with HIV/AIDS. Victory Programs merges with ReVision House and farm in Dorchester. Ted Cantone opens Victory House as Executive Director Victory Housing on Warren Street opens. Victory Programs merges with the Boston Living Center 1975 1980 1997 2005 2008 2012 1979 1995 2000 2007 2009 Victory House is purchased. Shepherd House votes to merge with Victory Programs. Portis Family House reopens under Victory Programs. Victory Programs opens Joelyn’s Family Home. Victory Programs merges with AIDS Housing Corporation and acquires Ruah House in Cambridge.
Our History Victory Programs began in 1975 as a single program for Vietnam War veterans struggling with alcohol addiction. Over then years we’ve grown through mergers and acquisitions to an agency with 17 individual health and housing programs across Boston and Cambridge. Victory Programs has a long history of innovation, being the first organization in MA to accept clients living with HIV/AIDS, running the first co-ed program in MA for people living with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse issues, and one of the first programs to welcome clients on methadone maintenance.