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At Free At Last, every new beginning is a testament to the power of community. We believe that no past failure defines a future, and through culturally responsive, bilingual (English/Spanish) treatment, intervention, and prevention services, we help individuals reclaim their lives and rediscover their purpose. Follow our news and stories as we continue rebuilding our community from within, one life, one family, and one success at a time.
Free At Last Selected to be Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Community Fund Partner
Free At Last is pleased to announce that we have been selected to be a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Community Fund grant partner. The grant award, which covers a two year period, will be used for general support of FAL’s programs to provide community based, culturally appropriate treatment, intervention and prevention services to clients in need to help reduce substance abuse and break the cycle of addiction.
FAL Receives 2024-25 Community Grant from Sequoia Healthcare District
30 June 2024 – The Free At Last: Community Recovery And Rehabilitation Services (Free At Last) Board of Directors is pleased to have receive a grant award from the Sequoia Healthcare District Community Grants Program for their 2024-25 grant cycle. The grant is to…
Free At Last Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Free at last was exceedingly proud to celebrate its 30th Anniversary of providing critically needed community and rehabilitation services to residents of San Mateo County. On Friday, January 19th Free At Last hosted an all day event to commemorate the legacy and…
Free At Last Welcomes Gaynell Mays As New Executive Director
Gaynell Mays recently joined Free At Last as its Executive Director from Ravenswood Community Health Clinic where she served as their Senior Human Resources Director. Gaynell has twenty years of experience in Human Resource Management, Administration, Employee…
FAL now expands services under Drug Medi-Cal
25 July 2017 – This month, Free At Last joins other substance use disorder providers throughout San Mateo County to offer expanded services under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System. In April 2016, San Mateo County became the first in California to receive…
FAL receives East Palo Alto Measure C grant
19 July 2017 – The City of East Palo Alto is pleased to award a Measure Cgrant to Free At Last: Community Recovery And Rehabilitation Services. The grant will support Free At Last Men’s Residential Treatment program. The mission of Free At Last: Community Recovery And…
FAL receives grant from Facebook Local Community Fund
26 June 2017 – Free At Last: Community Recovery And Rehabilitation Services was awarded a grant from The Facebook Local Community Fund at Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. The grant, will support the purchasing of supplies and our Drop-In Center. The mission of Free…
FAL receives $35,000 grant from San Mateo County DOH
30 April 2017 – The San Mateo County Department of Housing (DOH) has awarded $35,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant funds to Free At Last: Community Recovery And Rehabilitation Services. The County’s grant will support clean and sober supportive transitional…
Jan 27: Free At Last Te Invita
A CELEBRAR NUESTRO ANIVERSARIO NUMERO 23 VENGA A CELEBRAR CON NOSOTROS! Una noche de Refleccion, Apreciacion y Alegria! Cuando: Enero 27, 2017 Donde: 1796 Bay Road East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Horario: 2pm-5pm Tours de los Programas 5pm–6pm Bocadillos y Entretenimiento…
FAL’s Randy Chambers receives 2016 David Lewis Award
22 Dec 2016 – FAL’s very own Randy Chambers received the 2016 David Lewis award by San Mateo County’s Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery Commission. We at FAL heartily congratulate him on this recognition. The following is a snippet about the award and about…
Events
Jan 27: FAL 23rd Anniversary Celebrations
11 Jan 2017 – Six years after the Co-Founder of Free At Last, David Lewis, was killed, Free At Last sustains his legacy with the presentation of the David Lewis Award on Friday, January 27, 2017. Free At Last also celebrates 23 years of dedicated leadership in the field of substance abuse treatment, education, intervention, and prevention services to the East Palo Alto, east Menlo Park and Fair…