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Our
mission is to help women and their families develop stable, independent,
and productive lives by providing shelter, structure, and strength
to embrace the future. |
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Located
in a former convent in Rochester’s 19th Ward neighborhood, Sojourner
House provides transitional housing for women in crisis who are committed
to rebuilding their lives. Here, women and their children live for
up to six months. Sojourner House provides shelter and basic needs
such as food, personal care products, laundry facilities, bed linens
and towels. |
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Safe
shelter is only the beginning of what Sojourner House offers. A structured
schedule, shared household responsibilities, family-style dinners
and enforced accountability (e.g. drug testing, room inspections),
all contribute to the formation of lasting habits that can lead to
the changing of lives. |
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Most
of all, Sojourner House offers an opportunity to develop strength
of spirit. Intensive case management is given by a caring staff, who
provide one-on-one counseling and crisis intervention, assistance
in setting goals, referrals to area agencies and recovery programs,
support and encouragement, and so much more. A community living environment,
community meetings and support groups facilitate residents drawing
strength from each other in their own recovery. Intensive life skills
training is also a mandatory part of the program and prepares women
to succeed in the long-term. Each woman will take 75+ credit hours
of instruction during her stay, in subjects such as parenting skills,
money management, and household organization as well as more extracurricular
classes such as yoga, creative art and quilting. |
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