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Corporate Headquarters
(610) 239-9600
FAX: (610) 239-9195
106 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19401

ACCESS
Broad Street
Centro De Vida
Centro Primavera
Chambers Hill
    Adolescent Program
Common Ground
Community House
Corporate
    Headquarters
Concept 90
Cumberland
    County Prison
Daniel Snow Halfway
     House
Elsie Shenk Outpatient
Family Alternatives
FIR-ST
Focus House
Fountain Springs
Fresh Start
Gaudenzia Erie, Inc.
    (Crossroads)
Gaudenzia at
     Owings Mills
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
      Outpatient
Gaudenzia at the
    Women's Detention
      Center
Harrisburg Outpatient
Joy of Living
Kindred House
Metropolitan Transition
    Center (MTC)
Nelson Education
    Center
New Beginnings
New Destiny
New Image
New View
Northumberland
    County Prison
Outreach I
Outreach II
People with Hope
Philly House
Prince George’s
     County Outpatient
Progress House
Recovery House
Re-Entry
SCI Chester
SCI Dallas
Siena House
Sunbury Outpatient
The Bair O'Malley House
Together House
     Men’s Program
Together House
     Women’s Program
Together House
    Short Term 
Vantage
West Chester House
West Chester
     Outpatient
West Shore
    Outpatient

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION:
• Clients must not be in need of detoxification
• An adult female inmate/parolee over the age of 18
• State Correctional Institution female inmate who is eligible for parole and has at least one year remaining under parole.
• Community Corrections Center female inmate who is being released, on parole or eligible for parole, and has at least one year remaining under parole status.
• State parolee who is being revoked due to a technical violation of parole, with at least one year under parole status.
• Must have a record of drug and alcohol abuse problems or dependency
• Must have at least one dependent child

HELPFUL AT ADMISSION:
• Current Form of Identification
• Insurance or Medical Assistance Card(s)
• Social Security Card
• Prescribed Medications

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Gaudenzia, Inc. has been helping diverse populations since 1968 and utilizes the Therapeutic Community model of peer interaction and support, combined with substance abuse and health education, group and individual counseling, and other interventions necessary to support women in early recovery. Women offenders will be in an empowering environment that will promote self sufficiency, independence, appropriate interpersonal skills and communication.

The program at New Destiny will lay the foundation for recovery and develop effective coping and communication skills. The women will also prepare for the reunification with their children. These women and their dependent children will receive assistance with preserving and supporting the family unit. The environment will be safe and healthy for dependent children to recover from the devastating effects of substance abuse and separation from their mothers.

New Destiny will focus on the multitude of complexities women offenders face as they reintegrate back into society. It will be imperative for these women to recognize and change destructive patterns regarding substance abuse, intergenerational addictive cycles, criminal thinking and compulsive behaviors. The environment at New Destiny provides positive conditions for these changes to occur.

SERVICES OFFERED:
• Individual, Group and Family Counseling
• Relapse Prevention
• Trauma Recovery Empowerment Model (TREM)
• Parenting Education and Support
• Case Management
• Intensive Case Management
• Educational Remediation and GED Assessments, Services and Referral
• Life Skills, Managing Personal Finances, Household Planning
• Vocational/Employment Counseling Support and Referral
• Seminars Regarding Substance Abuse, Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Nutrition, and Infectious Diseases
• Recreation
• 12 Step Orientation
• Housing Counseling and Referral
• Transportation to Appointments, Events and Activities
• Aftercare Planning and Referral
• Other Referrals for Legal, Medical and Psychiatric Concerns

CHILDREN’S SERVICES:
• Individualized Service Plan
• Structured Prevention Sessions Focusing on Drug and Alcohol Education, Values Clarification, Expression of Feelings
• Infant Stimulation Program
• Pre and Post Assessments
• Individual Counseling
• Gender Specific Groups
• School Age Children Attend Public School

FUNDING:
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Division of Licensing
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

LICENSING/ACCREDITATION:
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs

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