San Diego Rescue Mission – Men’s Center Rehab in San Diego, CA

About San Diego Rescue Mission – Men’s Center

San Diego Rescue Mission–Men’s Center, in San Diego, California, is a faith-based, 12 step-focused drug and alcohol rehab for adult men. They provide long-term residential treatment and aftercare planning and support, including specialized services for young adults, homeless and indigent men, and men with co-occurring addiction and mental illness.

San Diego Rescue Mission–Men’s Center provides faith-based, 12 step-focused addiction recovery programming for adult men in San Diego, California, including dedicated services for young adults, homeless and indigent men, and men with co-occurring addiction and mental illness. Their services include long-term residential care and aftercare planning and support. They accept financing and self-pay. Financial aid and low and no cost services are available.

Their 12 month residential program allows clients to focus on their recovery in a highly supportive and structured environment. Clients engage in intensive individual, group, and family counseling drawing on proven modalities, including CBT. The program also promotes clients’ spiritual education as a cornerstone of sustained recovery and includes daily Bible study, prayer, and devotions. Gender-specific, recovery-focused life skills training is prioritized and may address topics such as coping, self-care, wellness, emotional regulation, trauma resolutions, and relapse prevention. Their supportive housing environment enables clients to develop critical independent living skills to facilitate their successful community reintegration. Clients may participate in courses related to budgeting, parenting, household management, and job readiness, and similar life skills. Vocational training and work therapy are emphasized.

Their aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs and may include 12 step program facilitation, transitional support for clients stepping down to outpatient care, and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.

Latest Reviews

Keenan Robinson

5 months ago on Google

Still never received My stuff.. was threatened with jail..This place seems to be a CULT just like ECTLC....However my issue is this..Which may be something that needs to be investigated by the law or the feds as I'm not the only person that has said this about rescue mission and ECTLC...My daughter's mother stayed there for a short time then we got moved into a different place together...ALL of our belongings were returned to us a week or 2 AFTER she moved out. All except for one big hard to miss duffle bag which contained important items such as my laptop, social security, and birth certificate....Upon my arrival here I had no where to go and a staff member Ms. Samantha allowed me to hold my belongings with my daughters mom so they were safe..Of which I have text messages and screenshots as proof...However upon speaking to these staff members I was disrespected, and hung up on and threatened with POLICE..Makes me feel like they have a ring of criminals working at these organizations and they're preying on the weak and unfortunate.The people who have nobody or no voice..If I'm not the only one..ARE THEY STEALING IDENTITIES...?My daughter's mother sure had her money stolen from her account and the only people who would have this information would be RESCUE MISSION & ECTLC....

Derick Campos

6 months ago on Google

We need more places like this!

Ralph melvin

6 months ago on Google

The fact that this place exists. Is a gift from God... I mean sure it isn't perfect... But you have to consider it a special gift...

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Other Forms of Payment

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Free

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

12-Step

12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Staff

Donnie Dee

President/CEO

Edvin Liku

VP of Operations

Paul Armstrong

VP of Programs

Michelle Le Beau

Senior VP Development & Community Engagement

Luis Sanchez

Director of Social Services

Carla Vanegas

Director of Outreach

Contact Information

(619) 819-1827

Website

120 Elm street
San Diego, CA 92101

Get Help Now - 619-816-1728

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Reviews of San Diego Rescue Mission – Men’s Center

3.2/5 (78 reviews)

Google Reviews

3.2 (78 reviews)

Daniel

3 weeks ago

This faith-based nonprofit has truly cracked the code on holistic healing and care. Through a deeply coordinated approach—spanning street outreach, navigation centers (shelters), and transformative long-term programming—they don't just meet the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness and addiction. They walk with individuals every step of the journey, addressing root causes and providing consistent support all the way through to lasting independence and life as an Alumni. What began as a passionate mission has become a well-oiled system of restoration—driven by compassion, guided by faith, and proven by transformed lives. If you or someone you know is struggling with homelessness or addiction, this is the organization with the tools, the heart, and the faith to lead the way to real and lasting transformation.

Andrew Line

1 month ago

6 months ago

We need more places like this! ✝️

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Elicia Caceres

9 months ago

TJ SWA

10 months ago

Charles Seiler

I want to go to small claims court or have the ability to sue you. Or am seeking compensation.

Libby

11 months ago

One of the Oldest, community involved, helpful shelters there is in Americas Finest City! You will not find a more welcoming, loving, god fearing shelter. That focuses on being the foundation for those that WANT to succeed. This shelter compared to other is on of cleanliness, quality care from the floors to the wall and all in between.

Andrea

This was/is a tough review to write. My toughest. They SHOULD AND COULD be everything they purport to be, it's very VERY sad that they have a chance to help and so few staff and administration take it. They denied us opportunities for shelter because they viewed me as a problem. The fact that we aren't on the literal street is amira le thanks only to God This "faith based" program lies and uses coercion as they see fit, to have people doing what they want. We ended up sick multiple times because of the unsanitary habits with chores and the bathrooms and total lack of soap for hand washing for 3 days, or the lack of cleaning the showers for people, the lack of cleanliness in the common areas and etc. When we reported illnesses -- as THEY directed, they punished us for being called contagious by Doctors (as they demanded we consult) and needing an isolation room to stop spreading the illness. Other people they denied isolating and let the illness spread through the dorm and didn't care. There ARE a few staff members that genuinely care about the people at the Mission but MOST of them don't. It saved us from the he literal street for about a month and a half and we sometimes got edible food and it encountered decent or even kind humans. It is what it is. Do the best you can. 🩵

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