Who We Serve
At Freedom House, we hold a strong belief that support for people in need is support for positive change throughout our entire community - not only for those who have lost their way through addiction and seek to find it again, and for people challenged by mental illnesses, but for all of us who will benefit from a healthy, productive and self-sustaining community. Our connections are deep and interdependent, but frequently individuals and communities find themselves without the knowledge or tools to make a meaningful difference. Freedom House provides people with those tools.
We are turning things around, one life at a time. We are certain that this work will bear fruit - the fruit of freedom from addiction, and management of mental illnesses, that will ripen to realize dreams no one thought possible. We invite you to join us in continuing to make our vision a reality.
We'd like to express our gratitude to all of those in the community who have shared in our growth and transition. We have had the good fortune to partner with many individuals, agencies, corporations and foundations to make this growth possible.
Eligibility
Freedom House programs serve people who need help in recovering from substance abuse or dependence, and/or managing mental illness or developmental disability. Admission criteria for specific programs can be obtained by contacting the program.
When services are operating at full capacity it may be necessary to establish a waiting list of people seeking treatment. In accordance with Federal priorities for service, individuals who otherwise meet program criteria for admission are given priority when they are pregnant women and/or injecting drug users
People who need services not provided by Freedom House will be referred to other appropriate providers.
Success Stories from Our Graduates
I had lost my job...again...as well as my house, my family, my friends. I was afraid of dying - alone and on the streets. I did not wake up one day and decide to become a drug addict, but when I started using, it was a downward spiral.
After fifteen years of on and off, uncontrollable use and abuse of alcohol and drugs, someone told me about Freedom House. I knew I had to find a way to take control of the drugs that had been controlling me.
My 7 days in Detox were a revelation for me. When I first came to the program, I had only the clothes on my back, and shoes without soles. Years before, I had run a successful contracting business, building and renovating homes. Now I was grateful for the used clean clothes that staff gave me to wear.
During those first few days, I was pretty shaky and in very precarious physical and emotional condition. However, I could feel daily improvement, and felt more committed to the journey of recovery than even before. After three weeks in the Acute Substance Abuse Stabilization program, a bed in the Men's Transitional Living House opened up, and I entered the six-month program. I found a job doing construction, and made my way back into the community, using my skills as a builder and carpenter.
With the help of my counselors, I stayed focused on my recovery, made amends to people in my life whom I had alienated, and began to build my own life again.
It's been more than a year and a half since I completed the program at Freedom House, and I am grateful every day. Today I own my own home improvement and repair business. I've regained my driving privileges, and I just bought my own home and a new truck. What keeps me in balance is the daily opportunity to give back to people in my life. As the 12 step program says, I work to "share my strength and hope." I have been grateful to have the opportunity to share my story during the Triangle United Way campaign, and hope that it serves to inspire others to find recovery. I can't say it enough, "life is good, and Freedom House saved my life."
Robin's Story
It seemed as if Robin had always been on the streets. Her two daughters lived with her mother in another town. Robin's life was always about finding ways to maintain her drug habit. She was prostituting to buy drugs, and she was repeatedly beaten and emotionally abused. When life became too scary, she found her way to Freedom House.
Robin spent six months in the Maggie Alvis Women's House, finished her GED, and found a job for the first time ever. She took parenting classes and worked to reunite with her children.
Today, Robin has been "clean" for over 5 years and has a home of her own. She is married and has a new baby, as well as her two daughters. Robin is also proudly working on her college degree in nursing. At Freedom House, we turn lives around... one life at a time.
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