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1'Y ~ P ~ iif people havae the earl ski needed to'fi~i tineauuurrgful ~paient, secure a home, an+d rdt+e For dim a~ their. . Ob~iv+es of the Pmt/Prc~m~ The primary-goals and design ofthe' IifeSk~ls ~ Program is ~ support an indi~vicluaPs rewverq by incasing self~cy arriong residents. We do this by g}ving them the support needed to sustain sobriety, artd the tools needed for success in their jobs, their and other relationships, and their oomrruu~ity. This program combines substance abuse ~fwith support a.~'ri die. vor~onal/c~raer tr'amic~, education, °o~mseli~r, family Pla~v~g/p'arenting finanaal management; cornrrHanity and independent kvmg sk>11s). ~ abj'~eGive~ ofti~prn~erae~ ms>EFattow,~ (1) Freedom House will inenease its current services do meet community needs "through the new men's residential faalitg and-the Iafe,Skills Education Prog~tn. (~ The ptagram wrll support 38 residents in overcoming chemical icy and maintaining sobriety tlu+oug~out the program; (3) Thraug,~ the IifeSki-s Eamon I~ each resident will irrcrease independent living and cornrnt~ty hvnrig skills, bung prepared m assume rrtore stable and p~oduCtive roles as they reenter the a~rruntiu~ity; . (4) Irnprpve case errant in transtioning 38 residents among levels of ~ both within-the agenry, as well as among oorrnYnmty services; and. (5) Ktrit snore tightly the resources available d~roughout the comrrYUnitq, vo provide increased services ro Fi~edom House residents. S~u~a«w>~~. Cvae #~ X:cs7g~+ergrn r~al serv~ic~ w~b~e ~ ~ the ~ ~'a 1(1 Obeid m~ea'at~dat~thou~~d 8iel~duci Fxieedom House w~l eshablish new prt>~~ and hire residential (~, case manager (1) and clinical (1) staffba oversee the plc. Obese #~R~vdafe~ whn ai s~osb~tp Gs w~P~ m 73"/x; ~' FH will futdier develaP its it~sve reco''verY prograxnrnirig: C.ectihed clinical staffwill provide mdiviclual and g}vup aounselxng;- and case manager wiIl track residents' needs: and int~erEace with pnrn ~ and other ooixununity services. Ob~adfve#~:~ ZLtaq~irLoIIs~irc~rt~i, ~ahttestt~dl'z~nt skilJ~ bpi to aa~une rr~re se~G~erx~ea~, stele, pt~rc~[ver~es as t~yt~eaAer~ ar~rrtl»wr~ty: Staffw~l assess ~' needs upon admission and develop a oompr~ehensive case plan. The liidiviudualized its ~,~a%c~rXrur~ willl teach classes inchu~ng budgeting deasion rr>aking pat~ntin~ int~erpersorral sk~)s, stress/anger management and con9ictresohut~n. Case manager, Vo~ional Rehabilitation staff and resic~nts will develop awork plan forJolrSkr~s T~d'.Taev Workingwith the Skills Center, FanPlayment Sec~nty Commission, Vocational Rehaliilitarion, and other agaic~es, residents wiIl fmd jobs within two weeks of er~~g the program. AcErlaahrr~t won will be ntad ins the priog~ram and refrn~als made w the corrnnLmity college or Orange Tiberacy Cotmal fior adulC basic. education, GED classes, or higher education. MenaxFirg/Te~rrn .8zax~Suppra~/Cammr~nit~.M~aetmgs tr~ch amity cooperation as residents from diverse haunch live tioge~her, attend class tither; plan house/corrgnrmity activities bogethec. Frograrnstaffand residents w~lw~orkwith OPC Merthal Health and~V'ac Rehab tv obtain hioustinp O~e~adwe #41 I~-tnvae c~se.m~n~t;ui ~~~~ afc~e, ,bo~6 up~ri tie ncP, as w~~s tgcaommr~rutyse~ica~ .