Recovery Program

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

To present to women an understanding of Christ's forgiveness and acceptance through the study of God's Holy Word and 12 step recovery programs.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 5
• Program Participants Last Year: 36
• Meets about 120 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 12 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $316,776 Program Budget: $335,000
Foundation Grants	2%	2%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	23%	23%
Business/Corporate Gifts	21%	21%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	9%	9%
Dues/Fees/Income	32%	32%
Other	13%	13%
	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: $417,789
Foundation Grants	19%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	6%	8%
Individual Gifts	37%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	8%	9%
Other	9%	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.	Excellent
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Better
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?	Excellent
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.	Excellent
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Good
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.	Better
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Excellent
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: Sobriety- To live a life free of chemical dependencies

Measure Used:
Aftercare program provided. Residents must complete 1 year of monthly aftercare meetings to receive their completion certificate.

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Outcome 2: A change in core values and worldly view for self improvement and growth.

Measure Used:
Through faith related attendance in church and visible fruits of the Spirit displayed in daily life.

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Outcome 3: Restoring family relationships.

Measure Used:
Achieved through family groups and family education and aftercare groups. All families must participate for completion.

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Outcome 4: Former residents reciprocate back into the program and community.

Measure Used:
Expect 80% of former residents who complete the program with successful completion to come back and share their experience, strength and hope with the current residents in the program.

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Outcome 5: Awareness of and the beginning of a life changing relationship with God.

Measure Used:
Through daily quiet times and meditations, spiritual life group and Serenity Bible group.

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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.

The women come in not understanding how they can live without the use of drugs. They don't understand how God can love them. We teach them about rules. We teach them how to be honest. We show them that they will have consequences for their actions but that we are there for them. We show them unconditional love the way Jesus showed us. We teach them the difference between a need and a want. We work with them on being honest, open-minded and willing. We teach them that they cannot control what other people do or say but only control how they react to it or the situation or person. We take them through a Faith based 12-step program. We work with the family members including the children. We show the women that they can be the wives, mothers, daughters, granddaughters and friends that Jesus intended us to be. We show them that they are worthy of God's love. We don't take this disease or this program lightly and we don't let the residents take it lightly either.

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.