Community support is helping to create a new resource for mothers recovering from addiction. Trinity House in Columbia Township will soon open its doors, offering over 100 beds for women and their children. The Road to Hope, Inc. is leading the project, inspired by their successful program in Vermilion.
Community support is bolstering progress on a new resource for mothers recovering from addiction. A pair of charities are contributing $100,000 to Trinity House in Columbia Township. In September, News 5 reported The Road to Hope, Inc. was converting a former nursing home into supportive housing for women in recovery.Trinity House will offer more than 100 beds to women and space for their children so families can remain intact during the transition from early treatment to long-term recovery.
Road to Hope operates a similar facility in Vermilion, with space for 38 women and children.Kelsey Mejia credits the program for turning her life around.“I try not to forget where I came from. And the holidays, especially around Christmas, is a big thing for me because come Friday I will have – God willing – four years sober,” she told News 5 Monday.The mother of five said previous holidays were less joyful while she struggled with the throes of addiction.“My heat got shut off and I had burnt every bridge that I had asking other people for help. No one was willing to give me money because they didn’t trust me and I can’t even blame them. That’s the situation I put myself in,” she said.When she finally felt ready to enter detox, she was more than eight months pregnant with her youngest son. Children’s Services suspended custody of her four older children. Eventually, Road to Hope helped the family reunite and gave Mejia a home.“They had everything there for me to welcome in a newborn, to bring in my other kids slowly. They’ve just been a humongous blessing,” she said.Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds women often have a shorter history of substance abuse than men but enter treatment with more severe medical, behavioral, psychological, and social challenges. Other studies suggest mothers struggling with addiction are reluctant to seek help because they fear losing custody of their childre
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