Lee Cruz is a case manager at the Camp Joy Recovery Housing facility which is operated by the YMCA of Berks County. Lee says he was a previous resident at the YMCA, after receiving his 3rd DUI, before becoming a case manager. Today, a person in long- time recovery, Lee says he believes in the value of one person helping another. Individuals who come to Camp Joy are oftentimes involved with the criminal justice system. “Guys coming to Camp Joy are coming from a place they really don’t want to be.” Support, goal planning, skill building, counseling, and so much more are available to those participating in the housing program. Lee says, residents may enter the housing program hesitant and reluctant at first but eventually leave with new perspectives and purpose. “Working with people with these issues helps me stay clean… reminds me when I was in that chair needing help.”