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Hogar CREA

Hogar CREA

Drug rehab center founded in Puerto Rico

Hogar CREA is an international drug rehabilitation institution founded in Puerto Rico. It is often referred to in the plural, Hogares CREA.

Young man selling cakes while wearing an Hogar Crea shirt in Manatí, Puerto Rico
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History

In 1968, José Juan García founded Hogar CREA. The acronym is for a Spanish phrase, comunidad de reeducación para adictos meaning 'community for the re-education of addicts'; crea is also a word meaning 'creates', and Hogar Crea translates to 'Home Creates'.

Those who enter the program do not have to pay a fee, but must agree to the program's strict rules. Breaking a drug habit is not easy and those who enter the program must adopt new habits which the program promotes as conducive to recovery.

Participants were required to attend church services on Sundays until a court ruling changed that.[1] Participants are known for selling desserts such as caramel custards. They also wash cars and do community service. The program is funded by both the United States federal government and the Puerto Rican government.[2][3]

Hogares CREA has over 152 facilities worldwide. Besides Puerto Rico, facilities are also established in Florida,[4] Costa Rica,[5] Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic,[6] Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]

  • Cake sold by residents in the Hogar CREA International of Florida

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Terapia espiritual ya no es obligatoria en Hogar Crea". Metro (in Spanish). 12 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Hogar Crea Inc". ProPublica. 9 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Los números no dan para rehabilitarlos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 20, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Rehab program helps Hispanic folks with addiction". www.mynews13.com.
  5. [5]
    "Hogares Crea pierde sede en Cartago por deuda". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 September 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Instituto Nacional de Educación Física lleva "Atletas con Inefi" a Hogar Crea". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). July 12, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.


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