The Dove’s Nest Capital Campaign is almost complete and we are ever so close to our goal of $11.2 Million.  For those that have not given please take the time to watch the following video that highlights what building our new facility will help achieve.

The following represents an architect’s rendering of the new Dove’s Nest facility.

We broke ground in late 2011 and expect to have the grand opening in in August 2012.  In the meantime please feel free to track our progress by selecting the image below:

The Charlotte Rescue Mission is expanding Dove’s Nest from a 12 bed to a 120 bed facility. We will serve 90 women & 30 children.  We are inviting you to be part of the solution to help homeless women break the cycle of addiction. We are asking groups (church groups, civic clubs, etc) to work together to help raise $2500 to provide the furnishings for one client in the new Dove’s Nest facility.  It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2012. Each group will be recognized on the plaque in the lobby and will be invited to the dedication which is tentatively scheduled for August 2012.

Click here to download a pdf version of the flyer.

If you are interested, please call  Sheila MacDonald at 704.334.4635 ext 213 or email Sheila.macdonald@charlotterescuemission.org

Dove’s Nest, Charlotte Rescue Mission’s women’s recovery program, opened its doors in 1992. The 12-bed residential home in the heart of historic Dilworth, provides a structured, yet loving and stable living environment, with a dedicated staff aimed at helping women understand and deal with the core issues of addiction as a disease.

The program provides a loving, highly-structured Christian environment to help women understand and deal with the core issues of their alcohol and/or drug addiction. The intense 120-day program focuses on spiritual, physical, social and psychological recovery. Within each of these areas, issues of shame, isolation, all types of abuse, codependency and lack of boundaries and structure are addressed. After the 120 day intensive program clients may opt for an eight month extension in our continuing care division.

Dove’s Nest offers more than a clean bed, clothing and nourishing food. Women learn how to live a life of sobriety and have a daily personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The program is women-specific, with a staff dealing with all women’s issues including mental, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Our clients come to Dove’s Nest to rest, mend, heal and gain a new direction in their lives.

Our dedicated staff is made up of certified substance abuse counselors, licensed clinical addiction specialists, ordained pastors with Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. Their goal is to teach the women coping skills and tools needed to live and maintain a life of sobriety. The program focuses on all aspects of addiction including shame, isolation, abuse, codependency and lack of boundaries and structure.

Facts necessary for prospective clients and referral sources about the CRM Dove’s Nest Program. The women’s specific recovery program is a four to twelve month program that follows a diagnostic period that last approximately two-weeks.

Client Eligibility:

Prospective clients must call the Admission’s Coordinator personally & follow directions given. We currently work from a waiting list. 704-332-3999 ext. 13 (Leave your name and a number where you can be reached within 24 to 48-hours.)

A client must:

Following a two-week diagnostic period a client may be admitted into:

Phase One – 120-day structured program, clients will experience weekly individual counseling, group therapy, education classes and various activities, living skills training, biblical application for emotional wounds and sober support group development
Phase Two – our Continuing Care Division (CCD) is approximately 240-days in length and designed for women that:

• do not have supportive and safe environments to return to
• have chronic relapse traits
• have previously completed this program and are eligible for readmission

CLIENT POLICY STATEMENT – It is the policy of Charlotte Rescue Mission not to discriminate against any client or potential client. We do require all clients to be age 18 or older. Clients must also be able to maneuver throughout the facility. It is our policy to ensure and maintain an environment free of coercion, harassment and intimidation. We will take immediate action to ensure that this policy is implemented.

The Primary requirement for admission to the Rebound Men’s Program at the Charlotte Rescue Mission is that the individual seeking admission must call for himself and participate in a telephone screening to determine his appropriateness for the facility. We understand the concern and frustration family members and friends may have regarding the chemically dependent person, however, the chemically dependent person must demonstrate some desire to enter treatment, and calling for admission himself begins the recovery process. Click here for location of Charlotte Rescue Mission .

Additional Admission Requirements are:

1) Abuse of a mood or mind altering substance within the previous 30 days.

2) Commitment to be compliant upon admission with program structure and policies for the entire 90 day + time period.

3) Must be physically capable of going up and down several flights of stairs.

4) Must not be on intensive probation.   If the individual is on regular probation, then their probation officer must fax a letter stating that they have permission to attend our program.   No probation or parole officers are permitted to visit with clients at this facility.

For Potential Clients

Admission to Rebound begins with a phone call.

Our admission phone number is 704-344-4635 ext 5 .

You must call for yourself and if you leave a message, it has to include a return number where we can reach you.

When you call or your call is returned, you will participate in a screening interview. During the interview you will be asked about some of the following:

• Previous admissions to Rebound if you have been here before
• The last time you used
• Reason you are seeking treatment at this time
• Your current legal status
• Your current medical condition
• Your current psychiatric condition
• Your ability to participate in therapeutic work
• Any anticipated needs beyond what the program offers

Based on the information you provide, an admission appointment will be scheduled. Please understand that the admission date is provisional – meaning that having an appointment is not a guarantee of acceptance into the program. Additional screenings take place once you get here. If you want to get into the program, you have to be honest in the interview process.
In order to bed admitted on the day of your appointment, you must:

• Be able to pass a breathalyzer and urine drug screen (there are no exceptions for this)
• Bring a social security CARD AND a VALID state ID or driver’s license
• Pass a medical screening conducted by a nurse at the facility

Once you are admitted to the program, you will complete paperwork, participate in orientation, participate in group discussions, and attend in-house functions like chapel and 12 Step meetings until a bed becomes available.

What to bring

-  Clothing for 7 days
-  Laundry detergent
-  Hygiene items (soap, shampoo, razors, etc)
-  A belt
-  Shower Shoes
-  Reading material appropriate for a Christian environment
-  Photo ID
-  Social Security Card or voucher from Social Security

What Not to Bring

-  Drugs or drug paraphernalia
-  Vitamins
-  Personal medication*
-  Includes prescribed medication, over the counter medication, vitamins, cough drops, etc., syringes, first aid supplies, antibacterial creams, peroxide, iodine etc.
-  Mouthwash that contains alcohol
-  Spray cologne
-  Hair products containing alcohol
-  Isopropyl alcohol
-  Metal nail files
-  Scissors (including manicure scissors)
-  Hair clippers**
-  Hair dryers
-  Electric razors
-  Straight razors
-  Personal iron
-  Alarm clock (any kind that makes noise)
-  Personal lamp
-  Personal fan
-  Television
-  Walkman or other personal music device (tape / CD player)
-  Computer
-  Phone
-  Pager
-  Inappropriate books, magazines, pictures, catalogs, calendars
-  Cards, dominoes, or other games***
-  Sports equipment**
-  Flashlights
-  Personal appliances
-  Flammable substances (butane, lighter fluid, etc)
-  Weapons (any item deemed dangerous) including toy weapons, live bullets, box cutters, pocket knives, personal knives, scissors
-  Personal work tools
-  Room deodorizers
-  Candles
-  Aersol sprays regardless of content
-  Cleaning supplies
-  Cameras
-  Food and drink, including candy and gum, includes sugar or other artificial sweetener
-  Silverware, plates, glasses from cafeteria

Extra pillows, mattresses, blankets, etc

* If approved my nurse must be marked and initialed
** May be checked in and out of assistant client coordinator’s office
*** Available in canteen / TV room area

CLIENT POLICY STATEMENT – It is the policy of Charlotte Rescue Mission not to discriminate against any client or potential client. We do require all clients to be age 18 or older. Clients must also be able to maneuver throughout the facility. It is our policy to ensure and maintain an environment free of coercion, harassment and intimidation. We will take immediate action to ensure that this policy is implemented.

After clients complete the 90 day program, they may opt for a 45 day extension in our vocational rehab program.  This allows clients to look for gainful employment while remaining in a safe, sober environment.  Many of our clients decide to apply for a Pell-grant and enroll at CPCC.  During this time, the client usually remains in his therapeutic job slot (unless he has outside employment).  They are still required to attend AA or NA meetings.

After the 45 day extension, clients may then apply to move into our half way house.  This building is located next to our main campus building and has 14 beds and a full time counselor on staff.  Clients must have a job in order to stay and are required to pay a program fee.  This is a stepping stone back into society.  Again, they remain in a sober environment and are contributing members of society.  Some clients move into the half way house and are hired at Charlotte Rescue Mission  to perform various job duties such as van drivers, facility techs & med techs.

Admission to Rebound begins with a phone call (704-334-4635 ext. 5)

The prospective client himself must call and participate in a screening interview with a member of the admissions staff.

The admissions staff can be reached at 704-334- 4635 ext. 5 .

We are glad to answer questions from family members as they arise. Once the admission process begins, the prospective client is the person we need to speak with. Since you are the person coming to treatment, you need to take responsibility for your own needs and make calls for yourself. Based on this interview, an admission appointment is scheduled.  The scheduled appointment is provisional. When the prospective client arrives he has to pass a drug test, medical screening, and other screenings before a final acceptance is given.

If the prospective client fails the drug test he will not be admitted to the program and will have to wait 30 days before reapplying. If you are driving any significant distance in order to come for an appointment, take every measure to be sure the prospective client is able to pass the breathalyzer and drug screening.

Once the prospective client calls and schedules and appointment, it is his responsibility to make any additional contacts for additional questions, information, or directions.

Once a prospective client has passed admission requirements and is accepted into the program, we will provide documentation for legal or other situations. We provide this directly to the client or requestor, not to family members.

After the prospective client is admitted to pre-program, he will be able to maintain contact with you via telephone. When he starts the 90-day program, communication is limited to mail.

A Life Transformed

Dove’s Nest Shows God’s love, Provides Healing

The best gift I ever got was the gift of desperation. That gift came as the result of 27 years of drinking and drugging. During that time I was dishonest and manipulative. I stole things and I prostituted myself. I would go days at a time without eating, sleeping or bathing. At one time or another, I landed in jail, behavioral health centers and battered women’s shelters. I was unemployed and homeless. Drugs and alcohol were slowly killing me.

It was that desperation that made me realize I was spiritually, physically and financially broken and that I was finally ready for help. it was late October 2007 when I called Dove’s Nest. At that time, there was no room for me and I was placed on a waiting list, but I didn’t lose hope. Then after Thanksgiving I got the call offering me a place at Dove’s Nest. I was blown away when they told me that I would receive food, shelter, medical care and treatment for my addiction. I knew that this was the place I would finally get the help that I needed.

I brought a lot of baggage, in the form of shame and distrust, with me to Dove’s Nest. Over the next 120 days, I learned so much about the disease of addiction. The Lord Heal My Hurts course changed my life. In it I learned that God truly loved me and I slowly let go of my fears and resentments resulting from childhood sexual abuse. In my co-dependency classes I learned how to set healthy boundaries for myself and my life. During my Week of Silence, I grew spiritually and finally came to realize the power of drugs and alcohol had over my life. It was during this part of my stay that I fully understood that I had to submit to God’s will, not my own.

I take one day at a time now. I know that I am always one drink away from drunk and one hit away from high, so I work hard at my sobriety because I never want to go back to the way life was. But today I celebrate three years of sobriety. I have my own apartment and a full-time job. And service work has become a big part of my life now, because I want to help others just like I was helped.