SHEPHERDS HOUSE

Shepherd’s House was founded in 1998 to serve individuals who have fallen on hard times. It is a long term, residential/transitional housing center for those struggling with alcoholism and/or chemical dependencies. The facility is centrally located on the northeast side of Fort Wayne. Participants are asked to make a personal commitment to recovery. Participants to attend daily recovery sessions, have access to spiritual counselors and an empathetic staff who assist them with the creation of an effective support system. The structured approach is designed to help the participant with developing a solid foundation of sobriety. They are held accountable to the rehabilitation community for behavior as well as for the completion of daily work assignments. Dignity and a healthy self-image are viewed as basic to recovery. Shepherd’s House recognizes that addiction is a long process that requires a strong support environment, which is exactly what Shepherd’s House provides. Shepherd’s House believes that the bondage of addiction, whether chemical dependence, gambling or other dependence, can and will be broken by the power of Jesus Christ. Experience has shown us that, of those who successfully complete the program, bond with the twelve step communities, develop a strong spiritual foundation, and stay clean and sober for the first year, three out of four will have lasting sobriety. Essentially the goal at Shepherd’s House is to rebuild the lives of those who society views as the ‘hopeless’ into sober, productive assets to the community, relieving the welfare roles and putting the unemployable back into society, employed and empowered with a vision of hope for the future.