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Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center
Address: 4601 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95127 · Map
Phone: (408) 272-4416
Website: teenchallenge.net
About Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center
The Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children’s Center provides long-term residential care grounded in faith for single women, pregnant women, and mothers with children. The program lasts 12 to 18 months and helps women heal after substance abuse by offering a secure, well-organized environment that fosters physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual restoration. It’s also convenient for visitors and residents, with the Alum Rock Transit Center station on the VTA Orange Line less than one mile away.
Participants engage in mentoring, parenting education, job skills development, and biblical studies to encourage lasting personal growth. Days are structured around purposeful activities such as work assignments, learning opportunities, recreation, and positive group gatherings. Evening game nights, including activities like UNO and Pictionary, create moments of fun and community, and the on-site playground gives children a protected, cheerful place to play. Overall, the center offers a supportive setting where women and their children can start over with strength, confidence, and hope.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Drug Addiction
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Life Skills · Pastoral Counseling · Psychoeducation · Recreation Therapy · Spiritual Care
- Approaches
- Christian · Gender-Specific · Spiritual Emphasis
- Who it serves
- Boys · Children · Girls · Women
- Amenities
- Childcare for Clients Children · Kitchenette
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by California. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center
Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your California Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from San Jose
Measured from the population center of Santa Clara County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Menlo Park, about 17 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): San Jose, about 1.4 miles (4 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: San Jose, about 1.4 miles (8 within 25 miles)
See the Santa Clara County treatment map, methadone clinics near Santa Clara County and Suboxone doctors near Santa Clara County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center offer?
Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center accept insurance?
Payment information was not reported. Call the facility and ask about insurance, Medicaid and self-pay rates.
Where is Teen Challenge Alum Rock Women & Children's Center located?
4601 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95127.
How far is the nearest medical detox from San Jose?
From the center of Santa Clara County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Menlo Park, about 17 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in San Jose
Central Valley Clinic
2425 Enborg Lane, San Jose, CA 95128
Central Valley Methadone Clinic
2425 Enborg Lane, San Jose, CA 95128
County of Santa Clara Las Plumas Behavioral Health Center
1650-K Las Plumas Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133
Crestwood Behavioral Health San Jose
1425 Fruitdale Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
Evolve Teen Outpatient Treatment
1991 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
See all 44 facilities in San Jose · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · MAT · Methadone · Accepts Medicaid
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.