Program Overview

Safe Shelter:

• Provide safe shelter for at-risk single moms (and their kids) and single women. 

• Women from situations of substance abuse, trauma, domestic violence, or homelessness are eligible.

 

Recovery/Sobriety:

• Women participate in weekly recovery meetings and weekly classes to understand and identify specific triggers, learn coping tools and build a supportive community.

• In addition, women participate in daily activities to practice recovery tools and implement relapse prevention strategies. Daily activities include worksheets and dialog with staff and volunteers.

• Relapse Prevention Plans are created together with staff to ensure success.

• Drug tests are conducted randomly at least once per week, more if needed.

 

Parenting:

• Women follow a general parenting plan that teaches how to meet the physical and emotional needs of their children. 

• Parenting coaches work with moms for specific and age appropriate needs through parenting classes and Individualized Parenting Plans (IPP). 

 

Counseling:

• One-on-one counseling to address the areas of addictions and trauma with certified counselors specifically trained in addiction and trauma.

 

Responsibility:

• Women are taught the importance of personal responsibility in all areas of life and provided a plan to assist in taking responsibility.

 

Health:

• Women are supported in the areas of nutrition, health and personal hygiene.

• Weekly menu planning meetings ensure healthy meal planning for mom and children.

 

Money Management:

• Women are taught to budget and correctly use finances. 

• This skill begins with successful management of EBT as women do not begin working a job until a level of stability and success in completing program goals is achieved.

 

Relationships:

• Staff assist women to evaluate current relationships and teach them how to have healthy relationships in all areas of life.

• Each relationship is carefully evaluated and reviewed before re-entering.

 

Long-Term Success:

• Women are prepared to transition to an appropriate long-term program to ensure long-term success. 

• Women who desire to transition to the Hope for Addiction long-term home, Freedom House, will begin Freedom House transition steps including securing a part-time job.

 

 

Program Outcomes

• Women are evaluated and supported toward the following outcomes:

• Consistently and successfully follow a daily schedule.

• Meet the needs of children through general and individual parenting plans and staff guidance.

• Follow individualized care plans and program expectations.

• Recognize areas of personal need and seek help appropriately.

• Honestly communicate needs, fears, and struggles.

• Plan and prepare healthy meals with guidance.

• Demonstrate ability and willingness to secure and maintain employment.

• Maintain consistent sobriety, verified through random clean drug tests.

 

 

Misc

• Individual goals and practical steps to accomplish goals are created throughout the process to promote long-term stability and independence.

• Weekly evaluation of goals is done by staff and reviewed with each woman. Changes and additional supports are implemented as needed.

• Staff works closely and alongside the women/children.

• Liberty House is a live-in facility with one staff member living in the home. Observation is critical to evaluate, create and accomplish outcomes and goals.

• Staff are constantly encouraging, discussing and supporting women to keep moving forward.

• We utilize schedules, menus, parenting plans, goals and specific care plan outcomes to measure progress.

• If a resident has difficulty, additional supports are added to help women progress.