The Three Tenets of A Jewish Recovery Community
- Research shows that the greatest long term success is achieved when addicts recover within their own communities. Residents of the Friendship Recovery Homes have many opportunities to interact with the greater Jewish recovery community so they will have a support system in place when they make the transition back to their own homes.
- It is common for newcomers to be reluctant to seek help and become actively involved with other recovering people. Our vibrant Jewish recovery community will make beginners feel comfortable by showing them that they are not alone and helping them become part of the larger group.
- Successful recovery is based on spirituality, and so is Judaism. Being part of a Jewish recovery community helps people enhance their Judaism, and, in turn, adding a Jewish component to their lives augments their recovery.
Friendship Recovery Homes - A Gateway to the Jewish Recovery Community
Living in a Friendship Recovery Home helps ease the sometimes difficult transition back into society. During their stay, residents develop relationships with members of the Jewish recovery community by participating in meetings and sober social gatherings at the Friendship House. The 12-step meetings and meditation groups held at the Friendship Recovery Homes will be open to all recovering Jewish addicts, providing another opportunity for residents to meet other people who have already made a successful transition back into the community.
Friendship Recovery Homes: Lasting Success In A Peer-Based Setting
FRIENDSHIP RECOVERY HOMES ARE NOT:
This kind of recovery goes beyond the early concerns of detoxification and initial abstinence. The path to true and permanent recovery involves healing not only the body, but the soul as well. This process is based on developing and maintaining a new set of values that the individual was not able to embrace during active addiction. These include honesty, integrity, faith, hope, courage, humility, willingness to be of service, and a new spiritual awareness.
People who recover successfully are not only free from using addictive drugs and alcohol, they are also imbued with a sense of inner peace, an increased level of self esteem, a greater capacity for intimacy, and a life that is more productive and fulfilling.
WHO IS A CANDIDATE?
Friendship Recovery Homes are designed for people seeking long-term recovery in a sober and supportive community-based living environment. All candidates must be medically free from all addictive drugs and alcohol. They must also have completed a certified treatment program or be referred by an addiction professional. A comprehensive intake process is used for each individual to determine whether or not a Friendship Recovery Home would be an appropriate setting.
IS THERE A FEE FOR RESIDENTS?
Friendship Recovery Homes are private-pay facilities because we believe that making a financial contribution enhances an individual’s motivation to succeed. Insurance is not accepted. Each resident is responsible for paying the feel for his or her stay. Temporary scholarships may be available, depending on individual circumstances, but the ultimate goal is for residents to be completely self-supporting. Part of our program includes helping residents find employment so that they can achieve this goal.
EXPANDING THE CIRCLE: FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Addiction affects not only the person with the disease; it affects the entire family. Long-term recovery is most effective if the significant members of the addict’s family are also involved. We provide opportunities for family members to visit and participate in various meetings and activities that take place within the home. We also make recommendations and referrals for family therapy when appropriate.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH
We have partnerships with a variety of community organizations that can provide residents with the resources and services they need to maintain emotional, physical, and spiritual health and make a successful transition back into society. Referrals will be made on an individual, as-needed basis for assistance in the following areas:
BUILDING ON THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP
Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House
Friendship Recovery Homes are part of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, a place where individuals and families struggling with addiction and other crises can find support, friendship, and a sense of community.
The Friendship House has a variety of programs that include 12-step meetings, a library of books on recovery and Jewish spirituality, monthly Friday night Shabbat dinners and Sunday Sober BBQ’s, a “Recovery Rabbi” who offers counseling and spiritual guidance, “Women Helping Women,” which pairs newcomers with more experienced peers in similar situations, and “Welcome Back,” a volunteer outreach program for female prisoners.
The Friendship Circle
The Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House is a program of The Friendship Circle, located on the Meer Family Friendship campus in West Bloomfield. The Friendship Circle is known throughout the community for providing programs for children with special needs and their families. More than 800 volunteers help to create an atmosphere of unconditional friendship and support for these children and their parents. The Friendship Circle also includes the world-renowned LifeTown building, a state-of-the-art facility where children can learn valuable lifeskills in a fun and encouraging environment.
- Detox or rehabilitation facilities
- Traditional treatment centers
- Half-way or three-quarter houses
- Transitional living
This kind of recovery goes beyond the early concerns of detoxification and initial abstinence. The path to true and permanent recovery involves healing not only the body, but the soul as well. This process is based on developing and maintaining a new set of values that the individual was not able to embrace during active addiction. These include honesty, integrity, faith, hope, courage, humility, willingness to be of service, and a new spiritual awareness.
People who recover successfully are not only free from using addictive drugs and alcohol, they are also imbued with a sense of inner peace, an increased level of self esteem, a greater capacity for intimacy, and a life that is more productive and fulfilling.
WHO IS A CANDIDATE?
Friendship Recovery Homes are designed for people seeking long-term recovery in a sober and supportive community-based living environment. All candidates must be medically free from all addictive drugs and alcohol. They must also have completed a certified treatment program or be referred by an addiction professional. A comprehensive intake process is used for each individual to determine whether or not a Friendship Recovery Home would be an appropriate setting.
IS THERE A FEE FOR RESIDENTS?
Friendship Recovery Homes are private-pay facilities because we believe that making a financial contribution enhances an individual’s motivation to succeed. Insurance is not accepted. Each resident is responsible for paying the feel for his or her stay. Temporary scholarships may be available, depending on individual circumstances, but the ultimate goal is for residents to be completely self-supporting. Part of our program includes helping residents find employment so that they can achieve this goal.
EXPANDING THE CIRCLE: FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Addiction affects not only the person with the disease; it affects the entire family. Long-term recovery is most effective if the significant members of the addict’s family are also involved. We provide opportunities for family members to visit and participate in various meetings and activities that take place within the home. We also make recommendations and referrals for family therapy when appropriate.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH
We have partnerships with a variety of community organizations that can provide residents with the resources and services they need to maintain emotional, physical, and spiritual health and make a successful transition back into society. Referrals will be made on an individual, as-needed basis for assistance in the following areas:
- Employment
- Counseling, individual and family
- Transportation
- Drug Screening
- Legal Services
- Financial Assistance
- Lifeskills
- Wellbeing: stress management, nutrition, yoga and meditation
- Temporary Sponsorship in a 12-Step Program
BUILDING ON THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP
Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House
Friendship Recovery Homes are part of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, a place where individuals and families struggling with addiction and other crises can find support, friendship, and a sense of community.
The Friendship House has a variety of programs that include 12-step meetings, a library of books on recovery and Jewish spirituality, monthly Friday night Shabbat dinners and Sunday Sober BBQ’s, a “Recovery Rabbi” who offers counseling and spiritual guidance, “Women Helping Women,” which pairs newcomers with more experienced peers in similar situations, and “Welcome Back,” a volunteer outreach program for female prisoners.
The Friendship Circle
The Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House is a program of The Friendship Circle, located on the Meer Family Friendship campus in West Bloomfield. The Friendship Circle is known throughout the community for providing programs for children with special needs and their families. More than 800 volunteers help to create an atmosphere of unconditional friendship and support for these children and their parents. The Friendship Circle also includes the world-renowned LifeTown building, a state-of-the-art facility where children can learn valuable lifeskills in a fun and encouraging environment.
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We are proud to announce the opening of the first of our Friendship Recovery Homes, a safe and nurturing living environment where recovering addicts and alcoholics can receive the support they need to recreate their lives as they make the transition back into society.
Our Mission
To provide people who are recovering from addiction with a sober and supportive living environment based on Jewish philosophy and spirituality along with the Twelve Steps and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Our Philosophy
Our programs are designed to help residents cultivate the mental and spiritual beliefs and behaviors that are necessary for successful and lasting recovery from addiction. Healthy life skills and improved self-esteem will be encouraged in an egalitarian atmosphere of unconditional friendship and support between staff members and residents.
Partnerships with a variety of community organizations will provide residents with access to resources and referrals for services in the areas of mental and physical health, individual and family therapy, career counseling and job placement.
Our Staff
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson - Interim Director
Sarah Rosenzweig, LLMSW -Director of Programming
Contact
by phone: 248.666.6666
by email: frh@friendshipcircle.org
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Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House
Meer Family Friendship Center
6892 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
phone 248-788-8888
fax 248-788-7854
email recovery@friendshipcircle.org
Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House
Meer Family Friendship Center
6892 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
phone 248-788-8888
fax 248-788-7854
email recovery@friendshipcircle.org
Friendship Recovery Homes are sponsored in part by a generous grant form The Jewish Fund
