Program Components

  • Based on the Therapeutic Community Model and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
  • The weekly schedule includes a community meeting, three therapy groups, spirituality group, an education group, and an enrichment group in the evenings.
  • Clients attend ninety 12-Step meetings in ninety days to establish relationships with other recovering people, a sponsor, and a recovery network.
  • A Levels System is in place, Level I being the most structured and Level IV having the least restriction and the most responsibility. The option of transitional housing is available after Level IV.
  • Clients stay for six to eighteen months while they work towards becoming self supporting.
  • Clients live family-style, sharing chores and household responsibilities. Recovery values such as honesty, openness and willingness structure the therapeutic community of clients and staff.
  • For their first three months, clients attend out-patient day treatment at the Dekalb Addiction Clinic.
  • After day treatment, they begin transitioning back into society by securing a job or enrolling in GED classes or school.
  • Scholarships may be available to women without resources.
  • The campus includes administrative and clinical offices, a resident manager house, two recovery residences, and a transitional house. The Serenity Path and Garden offer a space for quiet reflection.

To find out more about our program please click on the links to the general program guidelines and the levels system.