Each week, a group of about five Soroptimists arrived at the Amethyst apartments, with a full family dinner, utensils, and even tablecloths and centerpieces. They decorated a dining area and then served the women and children involved in the Celebrating Families! curriculum. This act give the families a chance to sit down and interact at dinner time, discuss their day and the treatment curriculum. The women of Soroptimist joined right in--- laughter was heard down the halls and the Amethyst women and children looked forward to these delicious Thursday dinners.
Celebrating Families! is an evidence-based, cognitive, behavioral, support group model written for families when one or both parents have a serious problem with alcohol or other drugs. It engages every member of the family, increases child and parent skills, improves family functioning and increases successful family reunification. Celebrating Families! fosters the development of healthy, fulfilled, and addiction-free individuals and families by increasing resiliency factors and decreasing risk factors.
If you are a member of a group that would be interested in supporting the program and supplying meals in the future, contact Nanon Morrison, Amethyst's Development Director.
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