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The Men’s Center, Inc.
Non-Medical Alcohol Detox, Drug Rehab Center For Men |
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The Center, Inc. was chartered in 1958 as a non-profit, charitable educational organization. The board of directors includes recovering alcoholics, some with very long-term sobriety who began their successful recovery at the Center. In more than 50 years of service to the recovering alcoholic, the Center has developed a program that works. It provides a place of retreat from the oppressive and inhuman requirements of life on the streets. A physically sick alcoholic, when received into the Center, spends several days in the "Sick Room." He is encouraged to rest and read. Three times a day, the new people in the Sick Room take their meals together in the Dining Room. Then the new man is introduced to a daily routine which permits his body to begin to heal, through rest and a regular diet. Taking care of the body is the beginning of recovery from the excesses of alcoholism. The time in the Sick Room affords the new man an opportunity for solitude and silent reflection on the hopelessness of his situation. Equally important, if not more so, it introduces him to the Personalism of the AA fellowship as it practiced at the Center. Since there are only a few men in the Sick Room at one time, and since the supervisor (who is always present) is also an alcoholic, the topic of recovery through AA is constantly being examined. Other residents also visit the men in the Sick Room to talk about sobriety. The next step for the new person is a move to a dormitory where he has a bed and storage space for his clothing. The men share a commons room where they watch TV and play cards. Because a man has to pay his room and board once a week at the Center, he goes to the labor pool or another source of employment. Getting a job and paying rent regularly are part of the recovery process. AA meetings are held every morning in the Center for those who are not at work, and every noon, afternoon and evening as well. The desire to learn the AA way to sobriety is encouraged and developed through association with the other men in the Center. That association enhances the practice of the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions and the AA sponsorship among the men at the Center. The Center program recognizes the three aspects of alcoholism: physical, emotional and spiritual. This brief sketch shows the personalist approach to recovery at the Center. The Center provides the regular and personal attention to each of these aspects necessary for the recovering person to regain his sense of wholeness, his integrity and his hope. |
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3809 Main St. Houston, TX 77002 - 713-524-3682 - Street Map