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Our programSix to twelve months to build a life that holds.
Residents come to us from prison, jail diversion, and long-term recovery programs. Each woman receives practical support while working toward individual stability goals, then transitions into independent living with people still in her corner.
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What the program provides
The exact combination varies with each woman's needs and the partnerships available to us.
- Safe housing
- A stable, Christ-centered home environment with structure, expectations, accountability, and community.
- Spiritual formation
- Prayer, Bible study, discipleship, mentoring, church involvement, and encouragement in a transformed life through Christ.
- Basic needs
- Food, clothing, hygiene items, household necessities, furnishings, and support with immediate stabilization needs.
- Employment and life skills
- Employment readiness and placement support, budgeting, money management, routines, time management, cooking, household care, communication, conflict resolution, boundaries, and personal responsibility.
- Communication access
- A flip phone is provided for the first three months so a resident can reach employers, appointments, family, and support systems, without the distraction of social media.
- Transportation
- Assistance getting to work, appointments, church, and recovery commitments. A reliable ministry vehicle is one of our most significant needs.
- Transition to independence
- Goal planning, savings and budgeting support, housing preparation, furniture and move-out assistance, and connection to long-term community supports.
- Referrals and community connection
- Connection to recovery organizations, counseling, medical and dental care, workforce resources, legal aid, housing providers, and other appropriate services.
What we ask of residents
Every resident is expected to gain or maintain full-time employment, attend daily Bible study and every required church service and recovery meeting, take part in the life of the house, and keep the commitments she made at intake. Once employed, residents contribute a modest program fee toward their stay. That structure builds personal responsibility while keeping the program reachable for a woman starting over with nothing.
An important distinction. New Creations is a faith-based transitional home, not a licensed treatment facility. We do not provide detox, clinical counseling, or medical care. We connect residents to qualified professionals for those needs.
The full resident handbook sets out program length, curfew, testing, phone and relationship guidelines, daily Bible study, chores, and the disciplinary process.
Read the handbookTracking what actually changes
Good intentions are not outcomes. These are the measures we are building into the ministry's monthly recordkeeping.
- Women housed, and total resident nights provided
- Employment obtained or maintained during residency
- Residents following a personal budget and savings plan
- Program milestones completed and transitions to stable housing
- Connections to ongoing recovery, counseling, medical, church, or community support
- Participation in discipleship, mentoring, life skills, and house accountability
- Ninety-day and six-month follow-up after a resident leaves, where possible