Crossroads Centre
| Crossroads Centre | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Antigua island, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Organisation | |
| Patron | Eric Clapton Richard Conte |
| Services | |
| Beds | 36[1][2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1998[1] |
The Crossroads Centre is a
It was founded with support from guitarist and singer Eric Clapton in 1998. He has been assisting with its funding by organising the annual Crossroads Guitar Festival since 1999.
History
The centre was founded by guitarist
Location and description
The Crossroads Centre is located on the island of Antigua.[3] It is a drug and alcohol treatment centre which has a 36-bed design.[1] It opened in 1998.[3] Crossroads have local offices across a few countries: Madrid (Spain), "Crossroads Antigua: Office in Stockholm". (Sweden), London (UK), Ottawa (Canada), New York (USA), Lakeville (USA)
Treatment
Crossroads Centre is a structured residential program which follows a
Caribbean clients
Crossroads is the only drug rehabilitation program on the island of 80,000 people.[2] At a time when drug trafficking and addiction rates have been rising in the Caribbean, the facility will treat locals at low cost.[1] Clapton's target is to have one-third of the beds reserved for permanent residents of the Caribbean islands. As of 2013[update] about 15 percent of the beds go to poor people from Antigua and Barbuda.[2]
Fundraising
Eric Clapton personally organises the
References
- ^ a b c d Fineman, Mark (29 March 1998). "Clapton's New Riff: Rehab 'Robin Hood' of Antigua". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ McKinley Jr., James C. (11 April 2013). "Aiding Sobriety, a Chord at a Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Clapton, Eric. "History of Crossroads Centre, Antigua". Crossroads Centre Antigua. Retrieved 20 September 2016.