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<p><strong>ABOUT ERIE CITY MISSION- ERIE, PA</strong></p> <p>Erie City Mission, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, offers <strong>residential treatment</strong>, housing, and other social services to adult men and women struggling with <strong>substance use disorder</strong> and <strong>homelessness</strong>. First opened in 1911, the facility has grown to offer the services listed above along with free daily public lunches, family care ministries, <strong>youth ministry</strong>, a thrift store and donation center, and other social services to meet the needs of the community’s most vulnerable men, women, and children. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Erie Mission divides its services into <strong>gender and age-specific categories</strong>. The addictions treatment programs for both men and women follow the <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-a-non-religious-journalist-makes-a-case-for-aa-in-2017/" target="_blank">12-step</a> recovery process, including attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Clients also receive <strong>group and individual counseling</strong>. </p> <p>The women’s therapeutic treatment center, Grace House, provides long-term transitional living for <strong>12 to 18 months</strong>. Classes at Grace House include <strong>Bible study</strong> and topics such as spiritual life development, conflict resolution, codependency, and boundaries. Residents also receive a medical screening and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-addiction-can-interfere-with-your-job-performance/" target="_blank">vocational</a> screening, along with an opportunity to take higher education classes. </p> <p>The men’s New Life Program is a comprehensive residential treatment program for up to <strong>38 men</strong>. Clients remain in the program for an average of <strong>eight to 12 months</strong>. Men receive all of the same rehab services as provided in the women’s program. There's also an emergency shelter for men that offers room and board for up to <strong>60 nights</strong>. </p> <p>Erie City Mission serves <strong>free public lunch</strong> to hundreds of community members in need every day of the week. Family Care Ministries offer food, clothing, personal care items, and household goods to families in need. Families also receive spiritual counseling and referrals to other agencies as needed. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Staff includes directors of each ministry/program and a board of directors, however, there is no information available regarding staff credentials. The two alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date both gave Erie City Mission five out of five stars for its staff's level of training.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The men’s emergency shelter provides <strong>hot showers, breakfast and lunch, and laundry services</strong>. Otherwise, there is currently no additional information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong> </p> <p>The two alumni surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave Erie City Mission <strong>positive reviews,</strong> including five out of five stars each for its treatment effectiveness, its staff support, its cleanliness, the frequency and consistency of its meetings, and the overall quality of its counseling. Both of the alumni were treated for substance abuse and reported that they successfully completed treatment after a stay of more than 90 days. "The experience at The Mission was the most important event in my entire life," noted one anonymous alum in a representative review.</p> <p>On Google<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>, the Erie Mission's New Life program earned an average rating of <strong>4.5 out of five stars</strong> based on 47 reviews. Nearly all former clients who left comments described the facility as clean, the food as good, and the staff as caring and compassionate. "Great place to re-establish your life!!!! Do what they say and you will reap the benefits!!!!" noted Ronald in a representative review.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>It appears that the cost of treatment and other services at the facility are offered <strong>free of charge</strong> to clients in need. It is among the only <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/PA17.pdf" target="_blank">34 percent of Pennsylvania facilities that do not charge clients that cannot pay</a>.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=lcl&ei=57-KW8WgNqOZ_QaQ-Ir4Aw&q=Erie+City+Mission+in+Erie%2C+PA+1017&oq=Erie+City+Mission+in+Erie%2C+PA+1017&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160k1l3.38609.39326.0.39548.5.5.0.0.0.0.102.421.4j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.5.418...35i39k1j0i22i30k1.0.J88zvlWtuTI#lrd=0x882d7fe15ca6e32f:0x7336c272e444d4c8,1,,,&rlfi=hd:;si:8302036761815864520,l,CiJFcmllIENpdHkgTWlzc2lvbiBpbiBFcmllLCBQQSAxMDE3IgOIAQE;mv:!3m12!1m3!1d7028.454900471096!2d-80.09236560000001!3d42.1214002!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i550!2i456!4f13.1" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-12-04 07:57:54 PST
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