Timeline

1974 - Started as Mendocino Alcohol Project

1975 to Present – Providing Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Treatment

1982 to Present – Non-Profit Status under the IRS Code 501c 3

1987 – Adopted the name Ford Street Project

1987 to Present – Providing Emergency Housing (Brief Pause 2015)

1987 to Present – Providing Transitional Housing

1990 to 1999 – Provided Child Care Services (To begin again 2017)

1995 to 2016 – Provided a DUI Program

1996 to Present – Providing Permanent Housing

1996 to 2010 – Provided a Mental Health Program

1996 – Purchased Garden Court with HOME Grant

1997 to Present – Providing Alcohol and Other Drugs Outpatient Treatment

1997 to 2001 – Provided AIDS Outreach

1997 to 2016 – Provided a Homeless Services Program

1998 to 2006 – Provided the Coast Community Center

1999 to 2015 – Provided a Winter Shelter (04 Combined Winter/Emergency Shelter)

2000 – Purchased 139 Ford Street Land and Buildings (Previously Leased)

2001 – Purchased Land at 200 Ford Street

2001 – Gifted Driveway of 201 Brush Street

2002 – Built Dorms at 200 Ford Street

2004 – Purchased 139 Administration Building

2004 – Purchased 133 and 135 Ford Street

2006 – Built TOTIL, 200 Ford Street Kitchen and Apartment Style Housing

2011 – Ford Street Project and the Ukiah Community Center Combined Efforts

2011 to 2016 – Provided Homeless Services at the Ukiah Community Center (est. 1971)

2011 to Present – Providing a Community Food Bank (est. 1986)

2014 – Purchased 888 North State Street, site of the Community Food Bank

2015 to Present – Providing a Sober Living Environment

2017: Broke ground on Ukiah Recovery Center Expansion

2018: Named 2018 California Nonprofit of the Year, by Assemblymember Jim Wood

2020: Became a contracted provider of Partnership Health Care

2023: Executive Director, Jacqueline Williams named 2023 California Woman Making Herstory, by Assemblymember Jim Wood

About the Ford Street Project

Vision:

Addiction and personal hardship can be overcome with commitment and support.

Mission:

Ford Street Project is dedicated to assisting the addicted and homeless of Mendocino County to attain sobriety and improve self-sufficiency.

Board Of Directores

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET THE LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 12:00PM IN THE 139 FORD STREET PROJECT; OFFICE: MEETING ROOM, UKIAH CA 95482

We would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank the members of our Board of Directors for their continued dedication and commitment to supporting, offering guidance, and as a whole, working to better the Ford Street Project and the services we provide to our community.

Our Board of Directors is a group of (unpaid) volunteers who serve as a governing body for the Ford Street Project. They focus on our organization's mission, strategies, and goals as well as contribute their time, passion, and experience to collectively direct the company's affairs.

  • Earl Chavez has served as a member of our board since 2016 and currently serves as our Board President.
  • Jerry Cardoza has served as a member of our board since 2005 and currently serves as our Board Vice-President.
  • Colleen Gorman has served as a member of our board since 2007 and currently serves as our Board Secretary and Treasurer.
  • Leslie Kirkpatrick has served as a member of our board since 2016.
  • Phyllis Webb has served as a member of our board since 1993. Member Emeritus 2024.
  • Karen Riftkin has served as a member of our board since 2023.
  • Thomas Corning has served as a member of our board since 2023.
  • Frank Rockwell has served as a member of our board since 2023.
  • Stephanie Crane has served as a member of our board since August 2024.

Collectively they have dedicated more than 70 years to bettering the Ford Street Project and the services we provide to our community. We are so blessed to have them on our team and look forward to many more years to come!

Our Founders

Three people smiling for a picture in front of a painting.

Painting created by local portrait artist Lonnie Lopez "Ron Arkin, Tom Monpere and Mark Rohloff"

Our History

Ford Street Project