This is a Drug and Alcohol Halfway House serving the recovery community in Wilkes Barre, PA. They provide apartment living in a semi-structured, supportive, home-like environment. Each client is given private space in their own bedroom and share a living room, bathroom, and kitchen with the two or three other men in the apartment. With the supervision of staff, all clients are expected to cook and clean up all their own meals. Clients are expected to clean their apartment just as they would if they were living on their own. They also provide life skills through this program. Their anger management class is for substance abuse and mental health clients. The purpose of the class is to learn to manage anger, stop violence or the threat of violence, develop self-control over thoughts and actions, and receive support and feedback from others. Their fiscal responsibility offers real world opportunities to make, and stick to, a budget. With a weekly allowance, they can develop fiscal responsibility to take with them when they leave. All clients are expected to cook for themselves. They teach how to properly store, prep, and cook a variety of easy meals that they can make for themselves when they leave, and save them money. They have a peace education program, for individuals to discover their own inner resource. And they offer canine therapy. They also offer tai chi. Beyond this, clients are able to get both individual and group counseling while at the facility.

Contact:
(570) 822-9011
http://www.jacaseyhouse.com/
199 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701