Coalition Member Spotlight
Malachi House
Malachi House is a twelve-month residential mentoring program designed to assist men who are struggling with life-controlling problems such as drug and alcohol addiction. It is offered to pre- and post-incarcerated citizens as well as those currently living in society. As a 501 ( C ) (3) non-profit organization, Malachi House has certified, professional staff directing its services. Our primary goal is to assist others to overcome the problems that lead to addiction and to bridge the gap between recovery and the transition into mainstream society. The Malachi House program focuses on sustained recovery, character building, remedial and advanced education, computer skills, job-related skill development, and job training.
During the ten years that Malachi House has been serving this community, it has grown from one residential house to seven and has expanded its collaborative programs to more than 30 community and state agencies. We have established multiple venues of work for program participants in the areas of animal care, landscaping, janitorial services, car detailing, catering, and warehouse management and support. These work venues, together with remedial and advanced educational opportunities and computer training, allow our participants to obtain a positive work record, develop skills, and become financially self-sufficient. Malachi House offers all participants HIV/AIDS testing and prevention education. Those who test positive for HIV receive specialized case management services and have their care coordinated by Triad Health Project.
While approximately 70 participants graduate from its 12-month discipleship program, Malachi House serves far more individuals. Each month, more than 100 or more substance abusers are provided emergency shelter, food, counseling, health screenings, job training, education, and other services.
Malachi House accepts all male participants over the age of 18 regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. Program participants are offered a choice of two program tracks: faith-based or secular Without definitive lifestyle changes and a comprehensive approach, someone who is substance-free may
relapse quickly to his previous lifestyle, because that’s the only lifestyle that he knows and that will accept him. In fact, close to 90 percent of those in the Malachi House Program have participated in other substance-abuse treatment programs — from one to five other programs.
“Many people who enter treatment drop out before receiving all the benefits that treatment can provide. Successful outcomes may require more than one treatment experience. Many addicted individuals have multiple episodes of treatment, often with a cumulative impact. In advance of any relapse, there is a need to set up concrete behavioral changes that the patient will need to make to get out of a relapse process and return to a healthy recovery program. Such behavioral changes may include going to meetings more frequently,
spending time with people who support recovery, maintaining structure in his or her lives, and avoiding external triggers, such as going back to the neighborhood where he or she obtained drugs.” (NIDA, Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide)
A Comprehensive Approach Allows Participants to Build Skills Substance abuse is a multi-faceted illness. Many issues contribute to an individual’s substance abuse — poverty, lack of employment, insufficient education, inability to function in society, and spiritual and emotional alienation. In order to help an individual become substance-free and achieve wellness, Malachi House offers a multi-faceted program. The program provides residential transitional assistance and recovery-care services to substance abusers and ex-offenders to assist them in overcoming life-controlling issues and productively transition into mainstream society.
Under the umbrella of this program are the following:
- Transitional and permanent housing
- Life-skills education and training
- Remedial and advanced education
- Job training and job-preparedness training
- Computer training
- Exercise, health screenings, and focus on nutrition
- Spouse, couples, family, and children’s support programs
- Support services for graduates (internships, junior and senior staff positions)
- Restoration for re-enrollees (those who have graduated and don’t remain substance-free)
Currently, approximately 58 percent of Malachi House graduates remain substance-free one year after graduation. To put this statistic in perspective, in a study published by the National Institute of Drug Abuse - of men hospitalized for cocaine addiction, only 25 percent remained substance-free six months following hospitalization.
Approximately 95 percent of all Malachi House program graduates seek appropriate employment prior to graduation. In tracking outcomes for program graduates six months and one year following graduation (information collected via phone interviews from October 2003 to August 2004), the following were reported:
58% of graduates tracked have remained substance-free
100% of graduates tracked have remained employed
20% of graduates tracked have pursued higher education
97% of graduates tracked have not committed a crime one year following graduationAwards and Recognition for Malachi House Program and Executive Director Cliff Lovick
2004 Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation Wellness Award
2004 2 Those Who Care Award
2002 Who’s Who in Business
2002 Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation Community Service Award
2002 Honorable Mention from Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation Wellness Award
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For more information Contact Malachi House at 336.275.2500
or for intake information at 336.272-2700
