The Hacienda Christian Life Campus

What is the Hacienda?

Established in 1995, The Hacienda offers a proven program that gives men the tools to abandon violence and self-destruction and become productive members of family and society. A number of men come to the 10-acre, ranch-style campus as an alternative to court-ordered sentencing or after prison release. Many are overcoming alcohol and substance abuse, gang affiliations, domestic violence and homelessness.  Other participants have no criminal background, but come because they recognize their desperate need to alter their self-destructive patterns. There is never any charge to participate in this program.
Men accepted into the program must exhibit a strong desire for positive change by committing themselves to this one-year, live- in, supervised program (Phase I). Daily schedules include participation in assigned responsibilities, job-training activities and program curriculum. After completing Phase I, graduates may opt to enter Phase II and remain on campus up to one additional year for assistance and accountability in: Securing employment, personal transportation and housing; financial counseling; maintaining compliance with probation; continued personal counseling, and general preparation for independent living.
The Hacienda is recognized by Municipal and Superior Courts of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties (as well as probation) as a faith-based, alternative sentencing program.