About Coda
Our Mission
Through patient-centered care, community partnerships, and advocacy for effective public policy, CODA is dedicated to treating people whose health and quality of life are compromised by alcohol and drugs.
Our Vision
We envision communities in which substance use and mental health conditions are recognized as public health issues that are preventable and treatable. We envision a society in which people with histories of substance use and mental health conditions, people at risk for these conditions, and people in recovery are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We envision a society in which stigma, prejudices, discrimination and other barriers to recovery are eliminated.
Our Values
Collaborative
Compassionate
Courageous
Respectful
Visionary
From The Director
Foundation for Growth
If 2023’s year-ending theme was “Preparation for Action”, we can confidently say that 2024 took that directive to heart. Preparing for our Washington County expansion filled calendars and drove wide- ranging conversations all across the organization. But—remarkably—it was just one of several initiatives that we advanced this year.
This year we worked to reconcile our ambition and our actions. Our external influence on federal research and state-wide legislation is a source of great pride. But, internally, our organizational structures and investments were starting to show their wear-and-tear. So we set out to reinforce the frames and brace the foundation for growth. These changes required lot of thoughtful consideration, planning, and more than a few moments to grieve who we used to be. And I am proud to feature them throughout this report.
CODA will see significant growth in 2025. We enter this year knowing we are stronger, and that the actions we took will keep us accountable to the patients, families, and communities that need the very best of us.
Executive Director
Statistics
As we work to fully integrate our services, many individuals access more than one program as they work on their recovery.
A look at the numbers of patients who used one or more CODA services this year:
Patient Demographics
CODA is committed to providing high-quality care to all community members in need. 2025 saw us increase our percentages of patients in both Washington and Clackamas Counties, due in part to initiatives enacted internally and in the broader community.
Revenue Sources
We are grateful for the solid support we continue to receive from local, state, and national partners. Generous donations from foundations and community members help round out the services we can provide.
More than $98,000 was donated for projects such as upgrading our facilities, including:
- $58,110 from the Walter G. and Marija Kuzman Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
- $40,000 from the Mitzvah Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Stepping Stones
CODA’s Stepping Stones consists of a 14-month supported housing program to help mothers in recovery. The above donations made possible this major renovation to one of the houses where mothers in recovery live with their children and/or pursue the process of reunification with their children.
Internal Initiatives
CODA reconfigured our Administrative roles in order to optimize the teams that provide essential, operational support to our patient-facing programs. In an important leadership change, we added a Deputy Operations Director to provide coordinated oversight to these previously disparate departments. This role is helping us elevate our IT, Quality, and Facilities departments so that clinical leadership can better focus on patient care. Future efforts will continue to target key services that promote access and reduce barriers to treatment.
CODA is fortunate to employ a great number of staff committed to continuous improvement. But deciding where to focus our efforts can be a challenge. In 2024 we instituted two approaches we expect to have significant impact:
Program Dashboards
Drawing from best practices, national benchmarks, and CODA’s priorities, clinical departments now receive automated, monthly reports of progress toward goals. Key to these efforts was the inclusion of metrics emphasizing patient engagement and retention in treatment.
Patient Satisfaction Survey
After an extended absence, we resumed collection of patient satisfaction surveys across all of our programs. Patients are more than numbers and outcomes, and these surveys provide essential insights into how they experience us.
In The Broader Community
In 2024, CODA moved its longstanding collaboration with Clackamas County jail one giant step forward. Together we are partnering to offer essential, recovery- supportive medications directly to people while incarcerated. Not only does this project provide much-needed therapies to an underserved and high-risk population, but it is on track to be the first successful such effort in the state. Together, CODA and Clackamas County jail hope to serve as a model for future expansion across the state.
“It’s helping jails recognize that this is something that can be done in all facilities, and that there are some simple steps to take in order to get there.”
Growth at CODA’s Opioid Treatment Program on the North Coast was initially slow due to COVID impacts and the need to develop community acceptance. In 2024, we experienced notable expansion in our patient reach and collaborative relationships through our participation in the Rural Health Coalition, a group of major health providers focused on the substance use disorder crisis in the coastal communities of northwest Oregon.
The groundbreaking for the Center for Addiction Triage and Treatment (CATT) Beaverton Recovery Center (BRC) in June 2024 represented a huge achievement in the years of cooperative effort between CODA and Washington County. This purpose-built facility will significantly increase the much-needed support to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. The ceremony featured speakers including Senator Kate Lieber, members of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, and CODA Executive Director Alison Noice.