Our Family Clean and Sober House

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Monday, March 24, 2003

There is a young woman

who keeps saying that she wants to get settled in an apartment. I deliberated asked her to stay over the weekend so that Monday morning, I could get her a case manager. She could get housing, find a job, etc. However, she left last night and didn't come back. I'm sure it was deliberate. She doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Sam

will probably be going to jail at the end of this month. Then he will have to get serious about treatment and getting a job. Julie wants to go to teen challenge. She needs sponsors who will sponsor her for $750 a month. She will earn the rest of the cost while she is in treatment. She has to get a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 5, 2003

I finished reading the book.

It sounds like we're on the right track. When we talked last night with our housemates, the man decided he is definitely going into treatment and also is looking for work. The woman is working on getting into treatment. Since they've lived here they have changed some of their behaviors. One of them... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Why the Homeless Don't Have Homes and What to Do About It

Is a book written by Michael Elliot. He pastored a church in an inner city neighborhood and they became a homeless shelter and made an apartment for those who they thought were ready for the support and help they needed. They discovered that some took advantage of the help and were able to rebuild... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 2, 2003

Renegotiation

Sam and Julie really want to stay with us. So we talked to Sam about what he needs to do to get out of the place he's at. He doesn't want to go to treatment, he wants to get a job. We don't think he can keep a job because he gets depressed so easily and then hides out in his room. Julie has tried... Sign in to see full entry.

Renegotiation

Sam and Julie really want to stay with us. So we talked to Sam about what he needs to do to get out of the place he's at. He doesn't want to go to treatment, he wants to get a job. We don't think he can keep a job because he gets depressed so easily and then hides out in his room. Julie has tried... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 1, 2003

Saying goodbye.

Sam is so angry that we should make him leave that he wants to force us to evict him. From what I know of addicts is that they feel guilty so they blame others for their situation. He doesn't want to separate from Julie--but Julie wants to get clean and be a mother. Sam wants her to focus on him. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 28, 2003

I'm going to write a grant proposal

For three different types of shelter. On is a temporary shelter with structure, case management, house meetings and accountability. Another will be a supportive community for those who cannot make it in the "real world" because of a disability, chronic illness, or chonic mental illness. The third... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Every government agency

is against the other one. If a person is in jail--they are automatically suspended from treatment. If a person has a release of information, you can't get a copy of their records to give to the client--because they information doesn't belong to the client but the drug treatment agency. So even... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Women's shelter.

The men's treatment center is very nice except that the men have no privacy. The women's shelter is very plain but they have their own bedroom. My house mate Julie will either have to go there of find a treatment center through the state. Right now they aren't offering inpatient treatment. She will... Sign in to see full entry.

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