7 Local Women Complete Drug Recovery Program
February 22, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.
7 Local Women Complete Drug Recovery Program
By Staff Report-
These women are the first group to participate and complete this program.
In October, the women were hand-selected to participate in the program, having shown an interest in making positive changes in their lives and their futures, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
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Over the past four months, the women have participated in intensive group therapy and Moral Reconation Therapy facilitated by the Bowen Center; self-esteem, CO-Dependents Anonymous (CODA), Narcotics Anonymous and Effective Communication classes facilitated by The Beaman Home; parenting classes through before5, a Dekko Foundation initiative; SMART Recovery; leadership classes with Peggy Owens; Celebrate Recovery, Spiritual and Life-Skills classes led by New Life Christian Church; a financial course through Lake City Bank; and fitness classes with Shelly Metzger.
In addition to an intense daily schedule while in the jail, program participants will have tailored re-entry plans to help with their transition from incarceration to freedom. Depending on the individual circumstances, participants will have help finding sober living through The Rose Garden, Serenity House or All Things New. Recovery Coaches will be paired with participants through a partnership with A Bridge to Hope; the women will also have help getting insurance through Brightpoint.
The Beaman Home is offering classes and counseling services free of charge, this includes counseling and classes for the participants children.
The JCAP director will work closely with Kosciusko County Probation, Community Corrections and Work Release to follow the participant’s progress for two to three years after they complete the program. The goal is to offer accountability and help as these women learn a new way of life, the release states.
These women are the first group to participate and complete this program.
In October, the women were hand-selected to participate in the program, having shown an interest in making positive changes in their lives and their futures, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
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Over the past four months, the women have participated in intensive group therapy and Moral Reconation Therapy facilitated by the Bowen Center; self-esteem, CO-Dependents Anonymous (CODA), Narcotics Anonymous and Effective Communication classes facilitated by The Beaman Home; parenting classes through before5, a Dekko Foundation initiative; SMART Recovery; leadership classes with Peggy Owens; Celebrate Recovery, Spiritual and Life-Skills classes led by New Life Christian Church; a financial course through Lake City Bank; and fitness classes with Shelly Metzger.
In addition to an intense daily schedule while in the jail, program participants will have tailored re-entry plans to help with their transition from incarceration to freedom. Depending on the individual circumstances, participants will have help finding sober living through The Rose Garden, Serenity House or All Things New. Recovery Coaches will be paired with participants through a partnership with A Bridge to Hope; the women will also have help getting insurance through Brightpoint.
The Beaman Home is offering classes and counseling services free of charge, this includes counseling and classes for the participants children.
The JCAP director will work closely with Kosciusko County Probation, Community Corrections and Work Release to follow the participant’s progress for two to three years after they complete the program. The goal is to offer accountability and help as these women learn a new way of life, the release states.
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