Community Resources
Future Hope Community Resources
Community Skills
Members have opportunities to learn skills needed to maintain successfully in their chosen living environment. Development of effective budgeting skills, utilization of community transportation and mobility, and access and use of community resources is emphasized. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program provides weekly opportunities to access resources in the community including grocery stores, shopping center, barber shops, and libraries in order to facilitate development of these skills.
Recovery
The program’s groups and activities are held to promote and facilitate members movement in their recovery. Such topics include crisis management, WRAP development, and symptom management. Groups are also provided to address substance abuse needs to assist members in maintaining sobriety.
Computer Class
The rehabilitation program provides clients with free access to a fully functional computer lab. Members are provided with instruction on internet use, resume building, and job searching as well as opportunities to improve typing skills.
Recreational Activities
Regular arrangements are made all the time to provide extra activities based on availability and member requests such as trips to art museum, group dinners, leisure trips to parks and beaches, and sporting events.
The Work Connection
The work connection focuses on training adults to obtain employment by:
1. Helping individuals choose the kind of work which best matches their interest and abilities.
2. Helping clients get to job by teaching how to complete an application, write a resume and prepare for an interview
3. Helping client keep the job by providing supportive counseling as needed.
Daily Café
Future Hope works with a licensed café that provides breakfast and lunch to patients of the program. May of our members have started working in the café and have moved on to jobs at local restaurant, cafeterias, and other kinds of employment in the community.
