DAWN FARMTamara Shirey, MA, LLPC, NCC

Dawn Farm Project Manager

DAWN FARM

DAWN FARM FOUNDERS

•there was no state licensing•there was no public funding•entirely supported by

charitable gifts

Gary Archie & Jack Scholtus rented an old farmhouse on Stoney Creek Road in Ypsilanti

ORIGINAL FARMHOUSE

From the beginning, Dawn Farm was:

Long-term - Abstinence-focused - Treated all addictions alike - Believed in the value of hard work and community - Treated people without regard for financial condition

DAWN FARM CORE BELIEFS

Any addict or alcoholic can find recovery

Abstinence is essential to recovery

Recovery is long-term

MISSION STATEMENT

The goal of Dawn Farm is to assist addicts and alcoholics in achieving long term recovery.

Dawn Farm will identify and remove barriers that prevent addicts and alcoholics from joining the recovering community.

WORK AND ACCOUNTABILITY

RECOVERY EQUALS COMMUNITY

The recovering community is more important than we are.

DAWN FARM- 3 TO 6 MONTH RESIDENTIAL

64 acre working farm with animals and a garden

Comprehensive services:• 2 daily groups• Individual therapy and case management•Education and recreation•Art and work therapy•High school and GED•Specialized family services•Aftercare

DAWN FARM DOWNTOWN – 3 TO 6 MONTH RESIDENTIAL

Located in downtown Ann Arbor

Comprehensive services:• 2 daily groups• Individual therapy and case management•Education and recreation•Art and work therapy•High school and GED•Specialized family services•Aftercare

SPERA RECOVERY CENTER

•Non-medical detox

•3-5 day stay

•Recovery Support Specialist Services

•Assessments

•Introduction to the recovery community

OUTPATIENT•4 Levels of group treatment

• Discovery• Recovery• Relapse Prevention• Recovery Support

•Recovery Support Specialists

•Assessment services

•Introduces recovery

ADOLESCENT SERVICES

•Intensive work with youth and families

•Group treatment

•Individual Sessions

•Family therapy and education

•Community Based

CHAPIN STREET PROJECT

Stated in 1998 with one house

Now there are160 beds

$465-$510 rent

Safe and supportive place to find recovery

Program includes residential structure, AA/NA attendance,employment help, and community service.

STREET AND JAIL OUTREACH

• Street Outreach - literally puts our staff “on the streets”- to meet addicts and alcoholics in the community and encourage them to get the help they need.• Jail Outreach – staff work with those currently

incarcerated to address the issues of addiction• Women’s Transitional Program – special services for pregnant addicts and women with children

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM The Dawn Farm Education Series is a FREE, annual series developed to provide accurate, hopeful, practical and current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma

that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well.– Currently in it’s 22 year as a community resource

Presented the last two Tuesdays of each month September-May in the administrative building at St. Joe’s in Yspilanti.

TEENS USING DRUGS

“Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do” is a FREE, two-part series designed to provide education on how to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol and drug use/abuse.

Presented the first two Tuesdays from October-June at St. Joe’s in the administrative building at St. Joe’s in Ypsilanti.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS

We have a strong sense of mission – driving all levels of the organization

We are enthusiastic and maintain a commitment to our clients

We are barrier removers: staff see themselves as problem solvers

We are values driven and make decisions based on shared beliefs

We talk with one another and share our ideas and concerns

ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS

We are committed to doing the best that we can – as helpers and as an organization. We don’t settle for the bare minimum

We encourage creativity and new ideas We are proactive not reactive We are not afraid of making mistakes We embrace the idea of living in faith rather

than fear

QUESTIONS??

Tamara Shirey, MA, LLPC, NCC, Dawn Farm Project Manager

tshirey@dawnfarm.org 734-485-8725 www.dawnfarm.org