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The Wenholz House is already providing housing and living
quarters for individuals that posses a strong desire for reintegration
into our local community. Historically, with substance abuse recovery,
people who were in recovery felt the need to stay with one another to
offer support, stay sober, and continue working on their program.
Halfway houses had been the “patient's” way of seeking aftercare, which
had never been a part of treatment program. Halfway houses were
generally not an entrepreneurial enterprise, but a means for persons
with a common desire for sobriety to support one another. Sometimes an
individual simply owned a home and opened it up to others with who they
had been in recovery with, and it became a landlord-tenant
relationship. In the past, there had been concerns from neighborhoods
that had seen strangers in their area, more traffic in and out of the
houses, and a general feeling of uncertainty.
It is our sincere desire to
change the voracity of the “halfway house” image. We strive to allow an
individual to develop a strong foundation of self-interest, resulting in
a desire to achieve a
higher standard of living, and exercise a
positive attitude as he or she continues to grow in a productive role
for the betterment of our society. Our target populations are
recovering alcoholics and addicts who have an understanding of their
addiction and a commitment to recovery
Our
goals are to explore and address the
individual's behaviors or risk factors that appear to be related to
substance use, and to assist the individual in recognizing the harmful
consequences of
substance use. The expected outcome is to prevent and eliminate the use
of harmful substances, and regain a higher and more meaningful place in
our society.
Currently, our service is limited to a men’s facility. However, our
long-range goal is to create women’s facility that reflects the same
philosophy and care that will guide women back into our communities, and
again provide a strong foundation of self-interest resulting in a desire
to achieve a higher standard of living.
The estimated financial
requirements are ($5,000 per apartment, 8 apartments total) to complete
building renovations for The Wenholz House men’s facility. These funds
will be expended on building renovation and facility contents. With the
proper funding, The Wenholz House men’s facility will be completed
within the next three to six months. The Wenholz House is also in need
of Community Kitchen renovations and appliances ($10,000). For donations
of $5,000 or more, the apartment will be named in honor of
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