Women's Transitional Living
OUR VISION:
New Hope Life Centers were created to see individuals receive healing from past pain and failure, establish new paradigms for living, and successfully become able to sustain and grow their own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life throughout all of life. This is accomplished through knowledge, application and experience with the love of God through Jesus Christ, as personalized by His Spirit.
Our goal is to effect long-term behavioral change for women during in the New Hope Life Center for Women, as we facilitate the integration of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, combined with personal growth in practical life skills and the ability to fully participate in the broader community; thriving life.
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING:
The New Hope Life Center for Women offers a six month minimum program commitment which addresses focused physical, mental, emotional and spiritual programming for our residents.
NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING:
The New Hope Life Center for Women offers evening programming and support for women who seek support in their recovery, but are not candidates for the residential program.
WHOLISTIC FOCUS:
Track 1 encourages the participant to deal with life recovery and trauma healing through Bible-based small group engagement, focusing on maturing the thinking and spiritual/emotional processing of the individual. Restarting™ is utilized over an 18-week period, while engaging the broader support base of a variety of individuals in the community. This model assists in the recovery process by establishing mutual commitment between participants and creating a healthy relational community. (Life Model™)
Track 2 provides a strong foundation of biblical knowledge from which residents can establish a Christian worldview that guides decision-making in all areas of life, and activates this learning through practical application. (Biblical Discipleship)
Track 3 utilizes the 12 Steps of Recovery to maintain sober living, and includes relapse prevention skills through the Genesis Process™.
Track 4 provides for the integration of Tracks 1, 2, and 3, while learning and applying practical life skills in all areas: employment, relationships, family, parenting, co-dependency, managing emotions, advanced education and training, community life, personal health and wellness, entertainment, church attendance, budgeting time and money, setting goals, etc. (Life Skills)
PROGRESSIVE GROWTH:
The progressive transformation of the individual happens over time, and the New Hope Life Centers supports that growth during the year (or more) that individuals reside with us:
Tier 1 - “JUMPSTART” is the first 30 days of residence. This is the time during which the individual is provided the opportunity and support to focus seriously on full life recovery. During this time, individuals are being “set up” for success; receiving a trained life coach, establishing a life plan addressing all areas: physical wellness, diet, exercise, writing a resume, learning how to interview for and hold a job, education, begin relapse prevention work, learn how to budget, journal, bible-study, build emotional and spiritual capacity, successfully participate in small group work, beginning to establish new habits and relationships.
Tier 2 - Allows the individual to secure employment while learning to successfully implement new habits toward focused goals. Individuals will increasingly gain expanded opportunities to practice new skills while addressing past pain and working toward maturity in all areas. The individual will begin to overcome previous instability and become solidly rooted in a recovery lifestyle during this 9 months phase of programming.
Tier 3 - Is the final two months* which focus on updating their personal goals and life plan for the next season of life; a new budget, a new home, refining family unification relationships for smooth transition, establishing additional support mechanisms, and addressing statistically prominent relapse triggers. Graduation from our program indicates that the individual has demonstrated measurable and significant growth over time and has the skills and capacity to thrive in the broader community.
TYPICAL WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
- Sunday: church, social/community time, New Hope “House” meeting 6:00-6:30 p.m.
- Monday: daytime employment, Track 1 meeting @ New Hope, 7-9 p.m. (Restarting™ or Genesis Process™-Relapse Prevention)
- Tuesday: daytime employment, Outside 12 Step Meeting, 7-9 p.m.
- Wednesday: daytime employment, Track 2 meeting @ New Hope, 7-9 p.m. (Biblical Discipleship)
- Thursday: daytime employment, Track 3 meeting (Biblical 12 Step focus) @ New Hope, 7-9 p.m. (12 Step Restarting™/Genesis™ meeting).
- Friday: daytime employment, Track 4 meeting @ New Hope, 7-9 p.m. (Life Skills)
Saturday: day off, family visits, Life Coach meetings, 12 Step meeting (if required) fun night out, etc.
AFTERCARE SUPPORT:
Aftercare support is available and provided for all program alumnae. Every woman completing the program will be encouraged to maintain their relationship with their Life Coach, and, and will regularly be afforded the opportunity to update their life plan-their personal plan for success.
Small group programs for continued growth are offered through community partners and may be offered at New Hope Life Centers as needs are determined.
Annual gatherings for program alumnae are held during the summer.
Opportunities for program alumnae to serve in as volunteers in New Hope programs are encouraged as one means of sustaining and extending personal growth, while supporting the recovery of others.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:
New Hope Life Center operates in a manner similar to most sober-living homes. We provide a structured environment which requires that women:
Must, above all, have a willingness to remain clean and sober.
Must be drug and alcohol-free at the time of admittance, and must remain drug and alcohol-free during their program. (We test randomly to confirm sobriety.)
Must follow our 12-Step Program, including attendance at our Bible-based Twelve-Step discussion meetings.
Must attend at least three Twelve Step meetings (AA, NA, CA, Celebrate Recovery or similar) per week. Two of these will be available in-house.
Must have a 12 Step Sponsor (who is a real friend that can be counted on!).
Must be employed and have a legal source of income within one month of entering the home. This provides for a woman to be self-supporting through paying her own rent and personal expenses.
Must agree to follow ALL House Rules, since we are intentionally structured in ways that will support sobriety and personal growth.
RESIDENT CRITERIA:
In New Hope Life Center for Women's transitional living program, women residents come to us from having completed other rehabilitative treatment or 12 Step programs; there is essentially no rehabilitation treatment offered. We do however offer extensive supportive programming that seeks to help women put together the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts of their lives in order to have thriving recovery.
When a woman enters New Hope Life Center for Women, she is assigned a case manager who will oversee every facet of her integration into society. This includes life skills training that the Resident will need in order to live a productive life, such as home management, budgeting, wholesome recreation, nutritious cooking , maturing and growing through painful experiences, problem solving, personal spiritual growth, relapse prevention skills, and managing work alongside other facets of a demanding life.
To gain admittance into The New Hope Life Center for Women, a candidate for residence must have a controlling life behavior, and has previously completed a structured program. Applicants must be willing to commit to at least six months in our program, be ready to obtain gainful employment, willing to submit to house rules, and willing to participate in all programming.
The New Hope Life Center for Women accepts adult females 19 years of age or older, who meet the following criteria:
Have an addiction to a life controlling behavior, event, experience, person or substance.
Have successfully completed an alcohol or drug treatment or other appropriate 12 Step program (Ideally in-patient 30 day/residential program)
Must undergo detox if relapse occurs after receiving treatment and before entering program
Are willing to commit to a lengthy recovery process.
Are willing to submit to the house rules, participate in all programming, establish goals, and follow a plan toward achieving those goals.
Are physically mobile and able to participate in all programs.
Are ready and willing to obtain gainful employment.
Are evaluated and accepted for admission in a pre-screening meeting.
Are not pregnant or in high school.
New Hope Life Center for Women will not accept women who:
Have unmanaged/unstable mental health issues
Require their children to live with them
Taking narcotic prescriptions
Currently self-harming
Sex offenders
Serious health conditions
Have active eating disorder
Violent tendencies