Director
Community Bridges
John Abarca oversees opioid treatment programs, residential programs, and the Yuma outpatient clinic. He works closely with criminal justice partners such as Yuma County’s Adult Probation, Adult Drug Court and Mental Health Drug Court as an expert and advocate for patients. Knowing that he works alongside a great team of professionals in helping individuals in recovery get healthy is the benefit he most enjoys at CBI.
Prior to joining CBI, John’s diverse and textured professional journey included being a fire captain and paramedic, a realtor, a paralegal and the Director of Operations at the Yuma Community Food Bank.
John began his career at CBI in 2014 as Program Manager of Residential programs in Yuma and Benson until becoming the Director of Program Operations in 2017.
In 2018 John received the Tom C. Cole award from the Yuma County Adult Drug Court, for his role in the drug court program. After graduating from Yuma High School and Arizona Western College, he received his undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM