At
Atkins House, we provide a Residential Program as both an
alternative to prison or a transition from prison to
community. In addition, our Treatment Programs provide
various counseling and programs designed to assist residents,
women ex-offenders in the community and women incarcerated
in York County Prison.
| The
Board of Directors and Staff of Atkins House would
like to invite you to be a part of providing a
"Chance for Change" for women offenders
and their children. For more information on
how you can help or to volunteer in one of our
programs, please contact us. |
Atkins
House Residential Program
A supportive and structured living environment which serves
as an alternative to prison as well as a transition from
prison to the community. Women work in the community,
contribute a minimum of 10 hours of community service and
develop a healthy, law-abiding lifestyle during their stay
at Atkins House.
Atkins
House Treatment Programs
Treatment
Department Phone: 717-852-9204
Click
here for Treatment Department Schedule
| All
Atkins House counseling programs are open to any
woman offender or ex-offender in York County.
Services are free or available on a sliding scale
fee basis. Please contact us for more
information or to make an appointment. |
Drug and
Alcohol Counseling
A state licensed program serving residents, women
ex-offenders in the community and women incarcerated in York
County Prison.
HIV/AIDS
Testing
Atkins
House has begun HIV/AIDS testing. The testing is open to
anyone. Call Jodi Schmidt for more information at 848-5454.
HIV/AIDS
Education/Prevention Program
Atkins House HIV/AIDS Education/Prevention program
has been operating since 2001. The program includes
education groups at Atkins House and at York County Prison.
Individual risk assessments and risk reduction counseling
are given to the women at Atkins House and at York County
Prison.
SISTA -
This is a federally-funded program
specifically designed to educate black women about
HIV/AIDS, and it is now being offered by Atkins
House staff at the York County Prison.
More>>
Check
out the new
SISTA "blog"
Sexual
Abuse Counseling
Individual counseling for any woman offender or ex-offender.
Victim
Awareness
A six week course, offered twice a year, on shoplifting and
spending issues and the victimization of the community as a
result of these crimes.
Mother/Child
Transitional Counseling
Individual and group counseling for reuniting mothers with
their children after they leave prison. Anger, fear
and loss are some of the issues which are addressed in
sessions with mothers and their children.
"Chance
for Change" Lifeskills Program
This course, developed by Atkins House to specifically
address the needs of the woman offender, is offered to women
in York County Prison and to residents of Atkins House. It
covers goal setting, financial management, anger management
and victim awareness. |
