Commitment and Community

Commitment
Commitment from the candidate is necessary. With addiction, commitment is usually absent from thought as drugs become all consuming. Therefore, upon entering the community, candidates are only admitted if there is agreement to the minimum stay of 3 months. After such time all candidates will be asked to make an annual commitment, on average we would expect long term addicts to require 2 or 3 years to rebuild their lives. Some may wish to stay longer, or for life and there will be options made for this.

For those who are ready and wish to resume interaction with the world, we will provide assistance in employment, housing, marriage and relationship counseling. We hope that the brother will continue to take part in the community's prayer life and may help to bring others in need of rehabilitation to the community

Community
Upon entry to the community, the candidate will be known as Brother. The community spirit
is an essential component as the life of a drug addict will have usually excluded and alienated him from family and society. To rectify this loss. We will provide a caring home with all the fruits and responsibilities of communal life.

Reflection on the nature of community is a useful tool for understanding one's place in the world and how one's actions impact on others, regaining what was lost in addiction.

All brothers will be allocated a Brother-Angel, an ex-addict, who is with him 24/7. This system works well in Cenecolo, providing a mentor, companion and director for the new brother.

We intend to keep disruptions to growth and healing, to a minimum such as visits and outside contact therefore guidelines will be developed to ensure this. Visitors must give at least 24 hours notice, be willing to be searched, and be supportive of the community's goals and methods.