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Atkins
House, founded in 1975, is a residential and outpatient
treatment center for women offenders.
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VISION |
VALUES
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MISSION |
BELIEFS
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Our Residential
Program provides an alternative to prison as well as a
transition from prison to the community. Residents are
funded through per diems from Pennsylvania Department of
Corrections, Bureau of Community Corrections. Residents must
contribute 25% of their income from employment to room and
board.
From
a Former Resident:
"Finally, after 10 years of off and on
active addiction, I landed in a state penitentiary.
When I came to Atkins House, I had been in prison
for a year ... I learned how to stay sober at Atkins
House and I continue to come to Atkins House for
support and counseling and love." -- MT |
Our Treatment
Center also serves outpatients and provides the
various counseling and skill development programs necessary for our
residents, women ex-offenders in the community and women
incarcerated in York County Prison, to recover.
The outpatient
treatment programs are funded through York/Adams Drug and
Alcohol Programs, foundation grants and individual
contributions.
From
a Former Outpatient Client:
"I couldn't make it clean and sober, keep my
job and take care of my children if it weren't for
the support I get in my counseling sessions and the
help my children and I get in our joint sessions
with (our mother/child counselor)." -- PH |
Individual
contributions and foundation grants also fund our Lifeskills
program.
From
"Chance to Change" Prison Lifeskills
Program Participants:
"I am so glad of this program and I am
really trying to do the best I can to better myself
and also to try to help others." -- AK
"This
truly is a Chance to Change and peel away the
unwanted skin and waste in our lives." --
MSH |
We are proud of our
success rate of 89% in helping women offenders change,
reunite with their families, live independently and lead productive lives.
Women offenders can change their lives, remain crime-free,
drug and alcohol free and stay employed in our
community. Their chance for change is greater with the
on-going support services offered by Atkins House.
VISION STATEMENT
Atkins House will serve as an advocate for resources and
support for women offenders in jails, prisons, community
corrections facilities and ex-offenders in the community.
VALUES STATEMENT
The Atkins House service
delivery system must be client centered.
- Services will reflect the needs and goals of the
individual.
- Services will be provided without regard to race,
creed or sexual orientation.
- Services will be provided in a confidential,
non-judgmental and compassionate manner.
The Atkins House service
delivery system must be comprehensive, coordinated and cost
effective.
- Services provided will reflect a continuum of care
including counseling, case management and supportive
needs.
- Services will assist clients in ways that help them
enhance their lives.
The Atkins House service
delivery system must ensure quality care.
- Atkins House Board of Directors and Staff will
commit to the mission and vision of the organization.
- Services will reflect the current recommended
treatment and relapse prevention techniques for all
programs.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of Atkins House is to provide opportunities for
the woman offender to develop her potential for a
responsible, productive and law-abiding lifestyle.
BELIEFS
STATEMENT
- We believe in the inherent value and uniqueness of each
woman we serve. Respect for the individual shall be at the
core of everything we do, every decision we make.
- We believe leadership in our field positions us to be a
positive force for change. We shall be uncompromising in our
commitment to deliver programs and services worthy of
recognition for superior quality, innovation and notable
outcomes.
- We believe positive outcomes for the women we serve are
driven by dedication and commitment to mission and the
expertise and experience of our staff. We will support their
efforts accordingly.
- We believe a strong financial model is essential to our
future.
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