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• Our inclusive environment welcomes people of every race, gender, age and sexual orientation. The diversity of our participants also includes people at varying stages of recovery.
• No client has ever been coerced or mandated to participate in ARRIVE, Exponents oldest and largest program, with over 9,177 graduates. Participation is completely voluntary.
• Our progressive approach to working with substance abusers is based on "meeting people where they're at." This is achieved by offering a continuum of free services to active addicts and those at varying stages of recovery.
• Our innovative model programs serve a larger percentage of chronically ill substance abusers than traditional programs serving drug abusers, yet we achieve a higher success rate.
•We have a unique learning- and value-based culture that uses role models who represent hope through overcoming their addictions and successfully coping with their chronic conditions.
• The Majority of Exponents' 39 staff person are graduates of our programs.
•82% of our funding goes directly toward programs. Only 18% is used for management, administration, and fundraising.
• If an ARRIVE client learns something that keeps him or her out of the hospital, even for a day, it more than covers the cost of their entire eight-week training ($1000).
• In a field known for its low retention rate, 75% of those who started in the ARRIVE program have completed and graduated from it.
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