The organization was established in 1987 under the auspices of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. The staff was operating a residential and non-residential program from the old St. Bernard General Hospital that was leased to the Sheriff's Office for $1.00 per year by Mr. Lynn Dean and his wife Jackie. The staff operated out of that location until it was totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. We were able to resume the non-residential program in November 2005 in a trailer that was donated for that purpose. Outreach services were conducted at the Disaster Recovery Center until July 5, 2007 when the staff was able to move into the newly renovated administration buildings. The purchase and renovations were made possible through generous donations from The Meraux Foundation, Michael and Terri Ward from Florida, and the estate of the late Marion Woolledge a resident of St. Bernard Parish. The program will be forever grateful to these individuals.