HOPE
 Once they had it too... now they're finding another
chance to find hope at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabil-itation Center. Each year thousands of men and women lose their way in this troubled, stress-filled world. Many are substance abusers. Helping the lost of our communities find their way back to useful, productive lives -- allowing them to hope again of brighter, love-filled futures -- is the mission of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARC). Each ARC is a haven of hope, a place of new beginnings for people who have lost their self-direction socially, emotionally and spiritually. Here they find the loving hand of The Salvation Army extended to them right where they are -- in the midst of their pain, suffering and loneliness. A Total Ministry The Salvation Army is founded on the belief that saving a person's soul requires more than simply preaching the Gospel. For people in crisis, actions that carry out the Gospel message speak far louder than words. Meeting Basic Needs A hot meal, clean bed, decent clothes to wear -- these must be provided first before individuals are receptive to words that can change their future. These are the very things provided at every ARC. Couple these with medical attention, work and leisure activities, and, above all, a caring, listening ear, and you have the basic ingredients that make The Salvation Army ARC program so successful. Meeting Emotional Needs Family instability, loss of employment, substance abuse -- these are among the leading factors that cause people to lose their way. To return them to the path of responsible living, each Center carries on group and individual counseling. Through work therapy, center residents learn new work habits and grow self-respect. Our individually structured program, along with the participation and support of other community based programs, helps each resident break old habits and develop "coping" skills. | Meeting Physical Needs When William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, discovered homeless men shivering in the London cold, he immediately rented a warehouse to shelter them. From that humble beginning more than 110 years ago grew the Adult Rehabilitation program.Since then ARCS have been meeting the physical needs of men and women. Each Center provides shelter, food, clothing and medical care in a clean and wholesome environment.
Meeting Spiritual Needs At the heart of each ARC program is the firm belief that rehabilitation is God's plan for mankind. At the ARC, every effort is made to deliver residents from all that has caused them to become "failures" in the eyes of the world. Spiritual values are built into every aspect of the rehabilitation process. Individual and group counseling, worship services and Bible study combine to change the heart of each participant -- the kind of inner change that lasts.
HOPE -- We All Have it It's a long road back to hope, to dream. Many men and women have been reunited with their families, have kept good jobs and have made significant contributions to their communities long after completing the ARC program. The ability to hope for a better life, a better community, a better world is common to us all. Through The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, people whose hopes have been shattered are learning to hope again. More importantly, they are being provided with the faith, skills and inner tools to makes those hopes a reality. An Open Door of Help The ARC program operates through cooperation from people in the communities they serve. Donations of usable clothing, furniture and household items form the backbone of support. These items are picked up in our Red Shield trucks or left at our Collection Centers and processed as part of the work therapy program. Many items are given away through our Family Service Department or during disasters, but most are sold in our Thrift Stores with all the proceeds going to support the Adult Rehabilitation Center program.
Each ARC is open to all people regardless of their race, color or national origin. Anyone with a sincere desire for rehabilitation and who is ready to participate in our program of work therapy, counseling and spiritual values is welcome. Each is treated as a fellow child of God worthy of dignity and respect. |