About House of Hope Brazil
Located in Brazil, Ind., House of Hope Mission Bible Training Center is a branch of Mission Teens, Inc., a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian organization that offers addiction treatment. This center’s program consists of a residential Christian discipleship program for adults aged 18 and older.
Treatment & Assessment
According to the facility’s course description, the program seems to last around six months at a minimum, the first condition of entry is that clients be “willing to seek God for answers to their life.”
Prospective clients will also be asked to meet the staff before they’re accepted into the program, and will be required to comply with blood testing. The center notes that only emergency medical care will be available during the program, and thus that “any serious health or legal problems should be taken care of before coming into the center.”
Residents spend five and a half hours each day in Bible study and worship, such that the course is equivalent to approximately one year of Bible school. Residents pass through four phases of discipleship, gaining more responsibilities and privileges at each stage. During an initial two-month induction period, responsibilities are limited to chores, and privileges to sending and receiving mail. In subsequent phases, clients gain job responsibilities as well as the right to phone calls, family visits, and weekends at home. In the final phase of treatment, the client learns to counsel others as he or she was counseled when entering the program.
A call for volunteers posted on the facility’s website also indicates that reading tuition, GED help, and transportation are sometimes provided.
Staff Credentials
According to the facility’s website, almost all staff members are graduates of the program. The person polled by Best-rehabs.com to date on the staff’s level of training and experience gave it five out of five stars. The other individual gave five out of five stars for the staff’s support.
Accommodations & Amenities
House of Hope’s website notes three meals and a snack are provided daily, and clients participate in half an hour of daily exercise. The schedule keeps residents active between 7 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. The two individuals surveyed by Best-rehabs.com to date gave three- and five- out of five stars for accommodations and amenities respectively.
What Alumni Say
The one alum polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave positive feedback. A.L.J. indicated that they would recommend the facility. They gave the center five out of five stars for holistic offerings, and four stars for individual and group counseling.
“HOH is non profit and runs on donations exclusively. Meals and treatment all free,” A.L.J. wrote.
The 25 people who left reviews on House of Hope’s unofficial Facebook page at the time of this writing gave it an average 4.8 out of five stars. Most reviewers praised the facility and its programming. “I wish everyone could have the experience I had there. I really learned a lot,” an alum wrote in a representative review. [1]
To date, the nine individuals who left Google reviews for House of Hope also provided positive feedback with an average of 4.7 out of five stars. Only two people provided commentary. “I Love this ministry,” one person wrote. The other mentioned it was an “experience you will never forget.” [2]
What Friends & Family Say
The loved one polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave very positive feedback. They gave House of Hope five out of five stars in almost all of the 15 evaluated treatment metrics, including its treatment for co-occurring disorders, holistic offerings, counseling options, and when asked if they would recommend the Brazil facility.
“They help everyone and try over and over til there is success,” they wrote anonymously. Melissa echoed this conclusion on Facebook. “I am only hearing good things about House of Hope, my nephew Aaron is there and things are really going well for him,” she wrote.
Financing
House of Hope does not charge for its services, and is funded entirely by donations from local churches and individuals, the facility’s website indicates. However, residents do pay for any medical expenses.
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