Way Out Program:Short-Term Drug & Alcohol Recovery

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

The goal is to provide a faith-based outpatient recovery program that promotes real and lasting change in the lives of the transient population in Portland. This program addresses the pervasive addiction issues among homeless guests entering our 50-bed emergency shelter program, usually seeking only food and housing on a night-to-night basis and are apprehensive toward a long-term residential recovery program. Staff and mentors work with clients on a daily basis for 3-6 months to achieve sobriety. Program benefits include recovery meetings, Bible studies, peer fellowship/support, mentoring, and free shelter, showers and locker space. Successful outcomes include (1) decision to enter long-term residential program, or (2) program completion and securing permanent housing and employment.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Better
Practice Principles:	Good
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Good
Change Process:	Excellent

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 1
• Program Participants Last Year: 75
• Meets about 30 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 4 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $27,547,794 Program Budget: $27,360
Foundation Grants	10%	15%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	64%	67%
Business/Corporate Gifts	19%	7%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	7%	6%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	5%
Other	0%	0%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,820,907 Average Program Budget: $480,643
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	3%	8%
Individual Gifts	36%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	9%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	10%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Excellent
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Good
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Good
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Good
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Good
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Excellent
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Good
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Good
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Excellent
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Better
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Excellent
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Good
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Good
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

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Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: 30% of all homeless guests will make commitment to participate in the short-term program.

Measure Used:
Number of homeless guests compared to number of men entering the program.

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Outcome 2: 20% of men will complete the program.

Measure Used:
Number of graduates compared to number of participants.

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Outcome 3: 20% of men in long-term residential recovery program will be former participants/graduates of short-term program.

Measure Used:
Number of former participants/graduates of short-term program compared to number of men in long-term program.

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Outcome 4: 30% of men will find permanent housing and secure employment after completion of short-term program.

Measure Used:
Number of men with housing and employment compared to number of graduates.

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Outcome 5: 30% of graduates will return to volunteer in the shelter.

Measure Used:
Number of graduates who continue to volunteer in the shelter.

Note: Due to the low accountability inherently present in outpatient programs for transients, we have set lower outcome ratios in determining success, as compared to our outcome ratios for the long-term recovery program.

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Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

For over 100 years, CityTeam Ministries in Portland has served poor and chronically homeless men who have lost their jobs, home, and relationships with loved ones. By reaching out to addicted, malnourished, and hopeless men with God’s grace and love through our shelter program, we are able to meet immediate physical and emotional needs. Provision of these services is essential, but this alone does not lead to lasting change. For those willing to make the difficult and courageous step toward sobriety, self-sufficiency, family reconciliation and becoming a productive member of society, we have also offered a long-term recovery and discipleship program, established in 1998. However, many of our homeless clients have experienced numerous failures and are unwilling to commit to a recovery program. With the introduction of the short-term, accessible Way Out Program, men have been increasingly attracted to experiencing what recovery is like, making the decision to remain clean and sober, agreeing to take random drug tests, and attending meetings and Bible studies. The men primarily receive direct mentorship/discipleship from senior residents in the long-term program who become encouraging peer role models. By fulfilling the requirement to complete various chores around the shelter (ie. mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms), program participants gain responsibility and change from being service-receivers to being service-givers. As many as 18 men occupying one of fifty beds in the homeless shelter no longer come in and go out, but are working various stages of a recovery program. As they transition to the long-term program or complete requirements to move on and find employment and housing, we see them becoming transformed individuals as well as transforming agents in their own communities.

Program Score - Historical Review

Note: Significant decreases in scores may be the result of incomplete data in a Samaritan Award application.

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.