Jacobs Safe House is a not-for-profit organization whose sole purpose is to provide those in recovery a safe environment to live and to continue on their journey in recovery. Although we do not provide treatment we do run our safe houses based opon the principles of the twelve steps.

We at Jacobs Safe House are serious about recovery. In fact we know that in order for us to remain clean and sober, we must ask each other for help when we are in need. Jacobs House understands the needs of its residents because all who are here are in or have been in the same situation. At the present time Jacobs Safe House can house approximately Twenty two males.

Jacobs Safe House is a recovery residence for persons who have suffered enough and are willing to work on a plan of recovery from addiction. The Philosophy of Jacobs Safe House is based on the belief that for a person to be whole; the physical, emotional and spiritual components of the individual needs to be healthy. The Objective of Jacobs Safe House is to re-incorporate the resident back into society, usefully whole and with the skills necessary to live constructive lives using the twelve steps and other complimentary programs of recovery.

Here at Jacobs Safe House we must all work together to maintain our community. In order for our community to work, we all need to do certain things each day. Some of us come into our community with certain skills that allow them to adjust to theoutside community quickly. Others come into our community with little sense of personal responsibility and have a more difficult time being responsible in our community. Because of this, we need to remind and encourage those who need to rebuild their sense of responsibilities. This we do with caring and courtesy.

Remember some of us are sicker than others, and some have a hard time adapting to a community environment.

Our Community only works well, if we all do our part:

1. First we start by being responsible for ourselves. We make our beds, brush our teeth, and shower daily. This may be automatic for some, and at first harder for others. Some of us had no bed to make and no toothbrush to use. and some of us simply did not care at all during active addiction.
   
2. Next, we are responsible for the care and maintenance of our individual house. We take out the trash, wash, rinse, dry and put away our dishes. We clean our bedrooms, restrooms, and kitchens. We also maintain the facilities grounds.
   
3. Lastly, we are responsible for our community. As respectful, considerate, peaceful, loving and helpful people today, we are expected to conduct ourselves in a self respecting law abiding, polite and helpful manner. we become a stronger community by encouraging and supporting each other. Remember that our community only works if we all do our part.

Rules Regulations And Policies

Recovery

1. Residents are expected to achieve and maintain total abstinence from drugs and alcohol at all times. At the expense of the resident random testing for drugs and alcohol may be done. Refusal to submit to testing will result in an assumption that the test results are positive. Positive results will be grounds for separation and dismissal from Jacob Safe House's
   
2. New residents regardless of clean time, are expected to attend ninety meetings in ninety days.
   
   
3. Residents are expected to get and be actively involved with a sponsor, find a home group do service, and regularly attend AA or NA twelve step meetings.
   
4. Meetings verification forms may be required.
   
5. Residents must be employed or actively seeking employment at all times
   
6. Residents must have and maintain a verifiable income.
   
7. Non-employable residents are required to participate in charitable work.
   
8. Smoking in the house is prohibited. Smoking is permitted outside in the designated areas only Smokers must extinguish all smoking materials in the proper receptacles that are provided.
   
9. Gambling is not permitted at anytime or in any form.
   
10. Residents are not permitted to enter the rooms of other residents unless the resident whose room is being entered is present and they give permission. Residents are also expected to respect the rights , privacy, and property of others.
    
11. Drugs, paraphernalia, weapons, and firearms are not permitted!!! on the premises, nor are they allowed to be in the possession of residents, or guest living or visiting Jacobs Safe House.
    
12. Residents are not allowed to borrow money or valuables from other residents or staff members.
    
13. Residents are required to attend a regularly scheduled weekly house meeting.
    
14. TV hours are generally from 8am-11pm. These times are not written in stone, however, if at any time there are complaints about the volume, the TV will be turned off.
    
15. Visiting hours are between 8am-10pm. Residents are responsible for the actions of their guest. Guest are not allowed in residents rooms and are not to be let at the house unattended.
    
16. For the first week of residency new residents leaving the premises must be in the company of another resident unless approved by staff.
    
17. Curfew, residents must be in the house between the hours of 11pm-6am on weekdays and 12pm-6am on weekends unless otherwise approved by staff. Residents are also not permitted to travel outside the local area without the permission of staff.
    
18. Residents are expected and required to honor all financial obligations agreed upon with Jacob Safe House. Failure to do so will result in separation and expulsion.
    
19. Residents are required to maintain the cleanliness of the facility by policing their personal areas and doing regularly scheduled chores.
    
20. Residents are required to contribute to the "house kitty". This kitty will be used for purchases of house supplies (paper towels, trash bags, etc..) The amount of the contribution will be determined by the house and may be adjusted depending on the needs of the community.