The heart of Arms Wide Open Ministries is to heal and empower the hurting. These programs have been developed from observation of the need of these services in the communities we serve.
Current Programs
Exodus I & II Youth and Adult Substance Abuse Recovery Programs
These programs are outpatient recovery programs that assist the student in getting clean and or sober by establishing a plan for recovery, identifying relapse triggers and working their recovery plan. Students attend two group sessions per week and one bi-weekly individual session.
Visual art, music, videos, dramatizations, and role-play are incorporated into the group sessions to enhance the recovery learning process.
Arms Wide Open is currently developing a pilot program for adults in the program who are recovering from addiction to pain medication. So often those in recovery relapse due to their inability to cope with the pain that lead to their addiction. We have identified a method of treatment that we plan to incorporate into the Exodus curriculum to develop a ground-breaking comprehensive drug free pain management recovery program.
Youth
Empowerment
Program
A positive youth development program that teaches life coping skills, team work,
leadership and entrepreneurship to at risk youth ages 12 to 21 years old.
Youth in this program work up through four levels to graduate the program. As part of the program, students will participate in recreational activities, community service, and work in our Social Enterprises to learn employment and business ownership skills. Proceeds from the enterprises fund the recreational activities such as camping, tubing and bowling.
Programs in Development
Empowerment Works Program
Graduates of the Youth Empowerment Program may enter this program which matches youth to employers in the community. These employers will work with the Program Director to mentor the students in developing career skills.
Dream Outside The Box
Each year we will seek motivated students with exceptional goals that qualify for the program. Staff will work with youth to create a development plan, seek resources, and achieve their goal.
Leah’s House
Leah’s House is a maternity home for pregnant teenagers. The young mothers will participate in the Youth Empowerment Program, continue their education, and receive education on physically, emotionally and spiritually caring for their child.
Damascus Road Project
This program is for men who have been physically and/or emotionally abusive to family members or have been convicted of a domestic violence offense. The men will participate in one group session per week for six months. The program has a twelve step style or recovery from violent behavior and will cover topics such as the Getting to The Root of Anger, Conflict Resolution, and Being a Godly Man. Men in this group will be mentored by male pastors and elders who volunteer with the ministry.
Breaking Free – Prisoner Reentry Program
A youth and adult community reentry program to assist ex-offenders in transitioning back into the community and into healthy lifestyles. Students will identify behavioral patterns that caused them to become offenders and develop new patterns to prevent them from becoming repeat offenders.
Adult Empowerment Program
This program is for graduates of the Exodus II, Damascus Road or Breaking Free programs and parents of youth involved in our programs. As with the youth, students learn life coping skills such as Communication, Decision Making and Conflict Resolution and how to develop a plan for their lives.
Our Programs
