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112 Chapin Street
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A NEW KIND OF PROGRAM
Dawn Farm requests your support for the Chapin Street Project -supportive transitional housing for addicted homeless men and women. The founding principle of this project is simple:
Alcoholism and addiction are root causes of homelessness.
Chemically dependent individuals need sobriety in order to be self sufficient.
HISTORY
In recent years, Dawn Farm staff have found a group of men and women who were treated at our facilities-but found it very difficult to sustain abstinent recovery. These individuals often returned to the Detox for multiple treatment experiences. Most of these clients were also chronically unemployed and homeless.
Recognizing that it is extremely difficult to stay sober while homeless, we assumed that with increased services, a strong introduction to philosophies of AA and supportive relationships with recovering addicts and alcoholics, this high risk group could maintain sobriety. The original Chapin Street House was a small transitional home in Ann Arbor for recovering men. The project now includes eight houses and an 18-unit apartment complex, housing more than 80 people each day.
At Chapin Street Project sites, the program is simple. Each resident must get a job, attend daily AA or NA meetings, and pay a modest amount for room and board. In addition, all residents must do service work with other addicts and alcoholics, as well as volunteer in some other form of community service.
Each is a simple community-that values sobriety and responsibility. The Chapin Street Project changes lives.
We believe that many of the problems faced by these clients could be met by the maintenance of a supportive, therapeutic residence.
Grant funds and donations are used to sustain the small subsidy required to maintain support staff and underwrite additional house costs. The program is intended to be largely self-supporting through resident rentals.
WHY THE CHAPIN STREET PROJECT?
Chronic, homeless alcoholics and addicts have historically been untreated in the Ann Arbor community. Existing sheltering options seldom require that homeless clients engage in treatment for their addictions. Chapin Street offers a recovery-based solution -to help individuals find lasting self sufficiency.
PROGRAM ELEMENTS
• Residential structure, provided by volunteer House managers, supervised by Dawn Farm staff.
• Outreach to addicts and alcoholics in detox and hospital settings, carrying the message of recovery to others.
• Vocational referral and job training. Residents must obtain and continue full-time employment during their stay.
• Community Work will teach Chapin Street residents about contributing to the community.
• AA/NA attendance required daily.
• Recreational activities
• Social development activities.
An application is available here!
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Cedar Park Apartments
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Cedar Park Transitional Housing
Following the success of the small transitional houses, the Board purchased this 18-unit apartment complex to provide a unique stepping stone for addicts and alcoholics. Men and women from the transitional houses or Dawn Farm apply to stay in the apartments for a minimum of six months to a maximum of two years. Like Chapin Street and High Street, each resident contributes a modest amount for rent and utilities, with some additional assistance provided in purchasing food and household goods. Apartment residents agree to follow a basic schedule that includes employment, a number of A.A. meetings each week and service work in the community.
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