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How does the Transitional Housing (TH) program work?

The Transitional Housing (TH) Program is a supportive, semi-independent living experience available to men who have successfully completed the Mariners Inn Residential Treatment Program.

The TH Program offers living space and meals in a recovering community of sober men for a period of usually six months and up to two years. For the clients who successfully completed the Residential Treatment Program, TH offers the opportunity to work on all aspects of their total recovery from substance abuse and homelessness. Each individual works on his own specific goals (i.e. his particular way of being self-sufficient) established with the assistance of the TH staff.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Homeless
  
• Able to achieve self-sufficiency / independence
  
• Successful completion of a residential substance abuse treatment program
  
• Employment ready

Capacity: Thirty-six men

Resident Obligations:

• Remain completely abstinent from alcohol and other drugs
  
• Spend at least six hours per day seeking employment
  
• Be employed or actively seeking employment. Clients are able to enroll in school or training program but still have to be employed.
  
• Regularly attend NA / AA meetings (3 if employed / 5 if unemployed)
  
• Attend at least one group counseling session per week
  
• Attend one vocational class per week if unemployed
  
• Be a positive influence to the Inn's recovering community
  
• Pay fee-for-services. Generate savings for independent living.
  
• Make continuing progress toward independent, sober living
  
• 90-day probationary period to assist in transition from residential treatment program

Program Wish List:

• Blankets, sheets, towels, washcloths
  
• Suits, dress shirts, ties, dress shoes (for interviews)
  
• Mattresses, mattress covers, pillows, hypoallergenic pillow covers
  
• Sofa
  
• Twin bed frames
  
• Lawn furniture
  
• Event tickets, movie passes, concert tickets

Mariners Inn 445 Ledyard Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313-962-9446