It starts from when a client walks in the door, until they move into one of our sober living units months later.
At the beginning - if they need it - we send them to a detoxification unit. Once they're sent back they undergo a three day orientation period to show them how TLC functions and what's expected of them.
Then, unless they have a job, we put them on a labor ticket until they get a week ahead on their service fees of $110 a week. It usually takes them a few weeks to get ahead. But once they're ahead a week they're free to search for a better job than working on one of our labor tickets.
While we advertise as a ninety day program, we find that those who have the most success stay longer. We have some clients who've been with us 15 years and more. Those who stay a year add to their chances of success because they've gotten into the habit of staying sober and living a normal life. They get into a routine of going to meetings and making new friends in recovery.
Those who move to our sober living apartments have an opportunity to live in the community with minimal restrictions. They're still subject to drug testing. But it's a great opportunity for them to have inexpensive housing. Something many of them can't do because they have an arrest record.
Our system works well for those who are serious about life change and living sober.
