Advent II is an alcohol, drug, and smoke free building. Advent staff provide case management. Other services, and counseling for substance abuse, mental health, and employment, are provided through cooperative agreements with outside agencies. Roughly 68 percent are dually diagnosed with substance abuse and mental health problems. Approximately 56 percent of residents are dually addicted, primarily to alcohol and cocaine, while only 15 percent have no substance abuse issues.
Most residents report that they took their first drug or drink between the ages of seven and nine.
Forty percent require mental health services, such as mental health counseling and medication. The average age of residents is 32. The majority of residents do not receive any type of income support, as state policy bars individuals with a history of drug or alcohol abuse from receiving public assistance. In order to be eligible for residency, a household's total gross income must be less than 60 percent of the area median income, as required by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit requirements. Residents must also meet Section 8 eligibility requirements to live in the SRO units.