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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 Dec 19;111:1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.12.009

Table 2.

Operations of Recovery Community Centers as Reported by Center Directors (n = 29)

M (SD) / % (n) median range
Operation
 Years in Operation 8.5 (6.2) 9 1–33
 Open Weekends and Weekdays 71.9% (23) - -
 Hours of Operation Per Week 54.1 (19.9) 56.3 6–94
 Total Annual Budget (in $) a $215,104 ($156,672) $148,200 $16,956-$760,591
  Personnel/salaries costs
  % of centers covering personnel costs b 93.1% (27) - -
  if yes, average amount spent on salaries c $129,288 ($112,697) $88,032 $15,000-$557,541
  Facilities costs
  % of centers covering facilities costs c 100% (24) - -
  if yes, average amount spent c $30,033 ($18,498) $25,250 $8,475-$96,217
Staff d (in number of)
 Paid Staff 3.9 (2.7) 3 0–12
 Volunteer Staff 3.0 (5.8) 0 0–19
 Full Time Staff 2.4 (2) 2 0–8
 Part Time Staff 3.4 (4.8) 2 0–20
 Staff hired in the last 6 months e 1.1 (1.2) 1 0–4
 Staff who left the center in the last 6 months e 0.6 (0.9) 0 0–3
 Staff who have less than 2 years with center e 2.7 (2.8) 1.5 0–12
 Staff who have 2–5 years with center e 1.6 (1.7) 1 0–7
 Staff who have more than 5 years with center e 1.1 (2.2) 0 0–11
Service User Visits f
 Monthly Visits from Unique Service Users 252.6 (416.0) 125 13–2,200
 Monthly Visits from Service Users in Total 1366.2 (1127.3) 1050 113–5,250
 Hours a Service User Spends at Center Per Visit 2.4 (1.1) 2 1–5
 Service Users Per Day 46 (37.1) 34 6–175
 New Service Users Per Month 26.5 (33.0) 16.5 3–150

Note: M = mean, SD = standard deviation of the mean, n = number of centers who endorsed “yes”;

a

based on n=28, because 1 center did not provide any budget information;

b

based on n=29, using director reports on having paid staff;

c

based on n=24, as 4 centers did not provide breakdown of total budget;

d

reported by 29 directors, as 3 center dyads existed, which shared staff between centers;

e

one center did not report these breakdowns;

f

14 centers reported service users visits from enrollment records and others were estimates.