We are pleased to announce that Bethany Lutheran Church has entered into an agreement with Catholic Social Services of the Upper Peninsula to lease the parsonage as a Women’s Recovery Home, effective February 1st, 2022! Currently, final clean-up and repair work on the parsonage is being completed in preparation for client arrival, and we thank all those who are helping with this work. We have embarked upon a wonderful ecumenical mission opportunity for this community!
From CSSUP:
“Our program provides a safe loving home environment to decrease addiction behaviors and reduce mental health issues in order to empower women to become self-sufficient, improve well-being, and encourage positive loving relationships. We offer both substance use disorder or mental illness treatment and recovery support services. This includes peer recovery and treatment professional-led support groups and individual counseling options to help stay in recovery. The program also integrates treatment and recovery with medical and behavioral health professionals, the criminal justice system, and other social services.
“Our emphasis is to provide support for pregnant women, mothers and their children, and other at-risk families using approaches that minimize stigma and reduce other barriers to care.”
To learn more about the recovery home or CSSUP, visit their website here.