{"id":689,"date":"2023-06-11T21:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlestreet.org\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2023-06-23T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:29:34","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charlestreet.org\/?page_id=689","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"689\" class=\"elementor elementor-689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c80c822 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c80c822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d76f3c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19d76f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7248556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7248556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51773c81 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51773c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a14cab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a14cab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4fc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f4fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6e930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6e930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/charlestreet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/oldhouse.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlestreet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/oldhouse.jpg 375w, https:\/\/charlestreet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/oldhouse-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571890b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571890b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The First Charle Street House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9157880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9157880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded in 1952<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c3ce0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c3ce0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d416ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d416ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charle Street, as it is popularly known today, was founded in 1952. The original house was located on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and 19th Street, where Triangle Square now stands. A small, old house was rented from a physician for $50 a month. It had one large room and one small bathroom. After several weeks of renovations, it opened in March of 1952 as a recovery home for alcoholics. <br \/><br \/>In 1955, the operation was relocated to Newport Boulevard and Bay Street. After 3 years, it moved again to Harbor Boulevard and Hamilton Street, where it stayed for the next 6 years. In 1956 we officially became The First Step House of Orange County, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. With funds generously donated by private citizens, we moved to our present location in 1961. <br \/><br \/>In 1993, the original house was torn down and rebuilt into the fine facility that it is today. This challenging and expensive task was accomplished by the Board of Directors with the help of fund-raisers and selfless contributions from private donors.\u200b Today, Charle Street provides a new beginning for up to 21 recovering alcoholics during their 10 day stay in the house. <br \/><br \/><strong>The McMillen Houses<\/strong><br \/>In addition to Charle Street, the nearby McMillen Houses provide affordable medium term housing for up to twenty four newly recovering alcoholics. 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