The name, Snug Harbor, has been in my family since the 1950’s when my grandfather, Edgar Ruark, had a sober living home in South El Monte. Our vision is to provide a safe and therapeutic community where everyone can feel welcome and accepted on the journey to a sober future. Our very own founder, Jeff Collins, has personally had decades of failed attempts at sobriety. After a personal tragedy in early 2000, his relapse ended in handcuffs. Forfeiting a term of 157 months, 8 days, and 9 hours of incarceration, he was released on February 4, 2016. Jeff moved to the lower desert area and was able to overcome his addiction and is now able to live a life he’d only dreamed of. Having walked in the footsteps of addiction before, we know that if you have faith, focus on abstinence and recovery, and believe in yourself, you will overcome addiction one step at a time.