RESIDENT REQUIREMENTS
Serenity Homes Guiding Principles
Serenity Homes promotes safety, security, serenity and sobriety for each of our residents. Our program provides our residents adequate structure and accountability with enough freedom to live their own lives. The majority of our residents work full-time jobs while meeting the expectations of the Serenity Homes program. These principles are in place to ensure that our residents have more than enough support to flourish in their recovery. Our residents are required to comply with the following rules and expectations:
- Total abstinence from alcohol, drugs, narcotic medications, mood altering substances is mandatory.
- Your weekly attendance is required at these four events:
- Serenity Tuesday night recovery meetings at 6:30 pm
- Ascension Church Sunday morning service at 10:00 am
- One outside recovery meeting of your choice
- Weekly house meeting
- Responsible to pay a program fee in the amount of $700/month and a one-time placement fee of $200. (TOTAL DUE AT MOVE IN IS $900).
- Volunteering to help at the church is highly encouraged.
- You will be responsible for purchasing your own food and cooking your own meals.
- Comply with curfews (11:00 pm Sunday-Thursday and 12:00 midnight on Friday and Saturdays)
- Weekend passes are allowed with approval after the first two weekends of residency. Passes require 24 hour advance approval and are only allowed on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Overnight guests are not allowed at the house at any time. Immediate family may visit the house but must remain in the common areas and be off the premises by 9:00 pm.
- Random alcohol and drug testing will be performed as necessary.
- Pornography and any form of gambling is prohibited.
- Keeping your room clean and completing an assigned house chore is mandatory.
- Have a Sponsor with whom regular meetings are held.