SAARA of Virginia, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
SAARA is the leading voice in Virginia on Substance Use Disorder and recovery. We provide individuals and communities with education, advocacy, and support.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Meetings
7 different 12-step meetings, anger management classes, and substance abuse education meetings are offered weekly at the Center and City of Richmond and Chesterfield County jails. Other meetings related at recovery are also offered.
Computer Lab
A computer lab is available for clients for
personal use, as well as for honing computer skills, job searching and
completing job applications.
Training and Conferences
Provides monthly “recovery coach” training
seminars and annual recovery/leadership conferences and retreats.
Transportation
Transportation services to and from the
SAARA center, to other
recovery-related activities, meetings or appointments, and to obtain
needed services (food stamps, DMV, doctor, etc.). Transportation vouchers are also made available to clients.
Housing
SAARA does not directly provide housing, but through partnerships, recovery housing is made available to clients. Such community partnerships includes Kingdom Life Ministries and the McShin Foundation.
Where we work
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
Homeward 2009
DBHDS 2021
AliveRVA 2021
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of community-based organizations providing primary prevention services in substance abuse
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Families of origin, LGBTQ people, Economically disadvantaged people, Incarcerated people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To transform Virginia communities through hope, education, and advocacy for addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Clarify and strengthen SAARA of Virginia's statewide work as a convener, advocate, and expert on issues of substance abuse and recovery.
Build a healthy, sustainable and vital organization that has the capacity to scale its advocacy and program delivery activities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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SAARA of Virginia, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Ms. Frederika Jones
James May
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
Alethea Lambert
SAARA of the Peninsula Affiliate
Laura Minnick
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
Barry Travis
SAARA of the Bay Counties Affiliate
Melba Gibbs
n/a
Nicholas Yacoub
n/a
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.