Saving Our Sisters, Inc.

Description

Our comprehensive approach to recovery addresses not only active addiction, but the systems which lead women to turn to substance abuse as a coping mechanism. We shelter women whose options have been severely limited by their addiction. A majority of our residents have been formally incarcerated and/or lack an adequate support system. Saving Our Sisters, Inc. provides access to resources so they can become both productive and integrated members of their communities. We are more than just a shelter - whenever a new resident enters our home, she becomes a part of our family.

Saving Our Sisters, Inc. illustrates a community-based approach toward substance abuse abstinence. In the S.O.S. program design, residents have a greater opportunity to develop a sense of competence toward maintaining abstinence by receiving support from peers. The involvement in the course of action plan after attending a 28 day treatment facility encourages the individual to learn how to cope effectively and independently with stressful situations that often contribute to substance abuse. This sense of self-efficacy in turn reduces the risk of relapse when women would otherwise return to former high-risk situations.