Community-based recovery outreach and navigation in San Diego.
P.A.V.E — People's Advocacy Voices and Education — provides field-based outreach, recovery navigation, housing support, MAT referrals, mental health referrals, and re-entry support for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorder, and community instability.
- Field-based outreach in high-need San Diego communities
- Recovery, MAT, and housing navigation
- Trauma-informed, harm reduction-informed engagement
- Warm handoffs to trusted partner providers
- Follow-up that supports long-term stability
A trusted bridge to care.
P.A.V.E is a San Diego-based community service provider focused on helping individuals move from crisis toward recovery, housing stability, and long-term wellness.
Our team works directly in high-need areas, including downtown San Diego, East Village, shelter settings, encampment areas, and communities where individuals often face barriers to traditional systems of care.
Through lived experience, trauma-informed engagement, harm reduction-informed support, and strong community partnerships, P.A.V.E helps people access treatment, housing, healthcare, mental health support, and re-entry resources.
Eight core services.
Street Outreach & Engagement
Field-based outreach that meets individuals where they are and builds trusted, ongoing connection to care.
AOD Recovery Navigation
Support for individuals seeking detox, residential, outpatient, and peer-based recovery services.
Medically Assisted Treatment Referrals
Connection to MAT providers, appointment support, and follow-through on the referral process.
Housing Navigation
Help identifying recovery housing, shared housing, residential programs, and stabilization resources.
Mental Health Referrals
Connection to behavioral health providers, community clinics, and crisis support resources.
Re-Entry Support
Support for individuals returning to the community, including housing, recovery, and care coordination.
Shared Housing Connections
Affordable, community-based shared living options that support stability and accountability.
Care Coordination & Warm Handoffs
Direct coordination with partner providers to ensure individuals stay connected to care.
Built on trust, lived experience, and direct community engagement.
We meet people where they are, build relationships, identify immediate needs, and help connect individuals to the right resources at the right time.
Our work is designed to reach individuals who may be disconnected from care, unsure how to access services, or facing multiple barriers related to homelessness, substance use, mental health, re-entry, and housing instability.
A seven-step pathway.
- STEP 01OutreachWe meet people where they are.
- STEP 02EngagementWe build trust through consistency.
- STEP 03AssessmentWe identify needs and barriers.
- STEP 04NavigationWe help people understand options.
- STEP 05Warm HandoffWe coordinate directly with partners.
- STEP 06Follow-UpWe stay engaged after the referral.
- STEP 07StabilizationWe support long-term wellness.
Partner with P.A.V.E.
We work with service providers, shelters, recovery programs, housing partners, behavioral health agencies, hospitals, and community organizations. Available for referral partnerships, service agreements, subcontracting opportunities, outreach support, and care coordination.