Men’s Arches - Board & Lodging
Arches is a men’s board and lodge program right next door to Transitions Outpatient Treatment Program.
Arches’ staff assists with applying for general assistance, medication management, education, job training, and employment guidance. AA and NA groups are hosted daily. There is easy access to light rail transit and bussing.
The Arches program offers:
- Chef prepared meals – All Arches residents can come for meals in the Arches cafeteria.
- Guidance around healthful living, self-care, and coping mechanisms for lasting, ongoing recovery and emotional stability.
- Community building and social reengagement through 12-step meetings, service opportunities, sober fun, Transitions-sponsored recreational activities, and monthly medallion meetings celebrating recovery milestones.
- Vocational and educational assistance in researching employment opportunities, acquiring skills necessary for employment, enrolling in an educational program, or finding volunteer opportunities.
- Time management direction and help with maintaining a productive and meaningful weekly schedule.
Arches also includes:
- Coordination with resident’s recovery support system, including referring treatment centers and continuing care service providers to ensure continuity and efficacy of care.
- Communication with family on progress as needed or requested.
- Morning wake-ups, resident sign in/out sheets, curfew, and evening check-ins.
- Daily self-administered medication management.
- Public transportation instruction – Transportation to clinical visits, such as doctor and mental health appointments, is available with 24-hours advance notice.
- Frequent UA drug screening and breath testing to help ensure the safety of the Transitions community while assisting residents in developing a willingness to accept responsibility, take accountability for their actions, and remain in integrity with themselves and their community.
- Live-in program manager and support staff.
- Chef-prepared meals from Transitions’ commercial kitchen.
- On-call healthcare.
- Bedding, wireless internet, cable TV, phone, shared computer, printer, and free in-house laundry.
Arches expectations:
Every resident is expected to participate in mandatory weekly house meetings, be productive (school, work, volunteer, outpatient/day treatment) with their time for at least 20 hours per week, and complete and maintain an assigned house chore and kitchen duty.
