Purpose:

Transforming the lives of women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction by providing a long-term residential program to experience physical, emotional, and spiritual healing through recovery.

About Me

My photo
Breakthru House, Inc., is a member of the Action Ministries family of ministries. Action Ministries, Inc. is an independent, faith-based, Georgia non-profit corporation with roots in the United Methodist Church. As the first long-term residential recovery program for women in Georgia, Breakthru House is designed to meet the unique needs of women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Utilizing the 12 Steps and a Therapeutic Community, Breakthru House provides a safe, structured drug free environment to foster a life of recovery while therapeutically addressing addiction as a disease, unresolved grief, trauma, and poor self-esteem issues commonly associated with female addicts. Since its founding in 1969, Breakthru House's founding principle remains constant: physical, emotional, and spiritual healing through recovery is possible when each woman's treatment program is designed to meet their individual needs.

Share:

Monday, April 18, 2011

Volunteer Spotlight - Supper Club!

by Melanie Storrusten, LCSW, Clinical Coordinator

Supper Club is an opportunity for a group of individuals to bring dinner and fellowship to the clients of Breakthru House. Once a month, the ladies are excited to open their home to Sunday School classes, companies and organizations, or other volunteer groups. Tours are provided, a meal is shared, and the clients and volunteers have a chance to get to know one another. Supper Club is an excellent one-time (or ongoing!) volunteer opportunity that can serve as an "introduction" to Breakthru, to learn more about our program, and to see on a more personal level how we are impacting the lives of women struggling with addiction. We love Supper Club because we get to see lightbulbs going off for our clients that, "Hey, people I don't even know care about me!" For many of our clients who come from backgrounds of trauma, abuse, and neglect, this is a shocking and life-changing realization. We would love for you to come be a part of it! For more information on participating in Supper Club or other volunteer opportunities at Breakthru House, please feel free to contact Kate Boyer.

The Crosstalk Sunday School Class from Roswell United Methodist Church have been committed Supper Club volunteers! You can visit them on the web at: http://www.rumc.com.


Judy from Crosstalk Sunday School class of Roswell United Methodist Church is enjoying Supper Club!

Volunteers Helen and Marcia enjoying fellowship at Supper Club.

We are so thankful for our volunteers, like Carol!

Hi, volunteer, Pam! Which is the best part of Supper Club? The fellowship or dessert? It's a toss-up! Yumm!
 Thank you, ladies!!!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Healthy Goals for Spring

by Melanie Storrusten, LCSW, Clinical Coordinator

Happy Spring!!

In this season of renewal and growth, we are working towards improving our health at Breakthru House! Clients and staff all identified health-related goals and check-in each week at our Community Meeting to report whether or not they met their goals for the week. Here are some of our goals!





Our progress so far - Sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly!!

Leave us a comment about our healthy goals, or let us know what healthy goals you are working on!!