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| Webster Place Recovery Center Update
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Webster Place is a sanctuary for those ready to begin a journey of recovery.
Thank you for your continued support !
Together Everyone Achieves More
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and alcoholism, residential recovery center for adult men and women.
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What It's Like at Webster Place:
Webster Room
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We make every attempt to provide comfortable, dignified, semi-private quarters including
private baths and more. Creighton Hall and the Mack Building have been newly renovated.
Each room has its own bathroom and shower. Floors, plumbing and wall coverings are all
new, with oriental throw rugs in most rooms. Furniture is eclectic and primarily from
generous donations. The recovery center currently house approximately 40 residents.
All are afforded a a clean and safe environment where, at night, they sleep in the single-sex
areas (separated by doors connected to alarms) but are free to work together on recovery
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From Addict To Inmate
Source: CASA
Of the 2.3 million inmates crowding our nations prisons and jails, 1.5 million meet the DSM IV medical criteria for
substance abuse or addiction, and another 458,000, while not meeting the strict DSM IV criteria, had histories of
substance abuse; were under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at the time of their crime; committed their
offense to get money to buy drugs; were incarcerated for an alcohol or drug law violation; or shared some
combination of these characteristics. Combined these two groups constitute 85 percent of the U.S. prison
population.
The new 144-page report released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University also reveals that alcohol and other drugs are significant factors in all crime. In 2006, alcohol and other
drugs were involved in these inmate offenses:78 percent of violent crimes;83 percent of property crimes; and
77 percent of public order, immigration or weapon offenses; and probation/parole violations.
The CASA report found that only 11 percent of all inmates with substance abuse and addiction disorders receive any
treatment during their incarceration. The report found that if all inmates who needed treatment and aftercare received
such services, the nation would break even in a year if just over 10 percent remained substance and crime free and
employed. Thereafter, for each inmate who remained sober, employed and crime free the nation would reap an
economic benefit of $90,953 per year.
"States complain mightily about their rising prison costs; yet they continue to hemorrhage public funds that could be
saved if they provided treatment to inmates with alcohol and other drug problems and stepped up use of drug courts
and prosecutorial drug treatment alternative programs," said Susan E. Foster, CASA's Vice President and Director of
Policy Research and Analysis.
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Workshops for families of those in recovery:
Webster Place "Healing Strategies" Workshops are held on the first Sunday of every month
(from 9am to 12 noon.) These Family Healing Strategies Work Shops are authored and facilitated
by Addictions consultant Diana Clark, JD.,MA.
Recognizing that family members often live in a state of stress and anxiety, she provides participants
with tools they need to become & remain healthy. She does this by addressing how to set healthy boundaries,
talking about recognizing and reducing enabling behaviors. She also reviews acceptance and knowledge of the
disease to help family members promote change within themselves. Diana is a force of clear speech, logic
and loving acceptance ~ moving families forward to engage in behaviors which aid in the recovery process.
There is a reduced fee for WPRC families for this workshop but the workshop is open to the public. For more info
send an email to info@WebsterPlace.org to the attention of Meredith who schedules the workshops.
More helpful information for families can be found here.
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| Recipe of the month from our own chef Martha
Webster Baked Apple Pancake
Webster Baked Apple Pancake
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Delicious family style recipe like many
we serve at Webster Place - a delicious favorite.
Sprinkle with sugar. Cut into wedges - also great with WPRC's
maple syrup - made every spring at this time
Gathering sap for WPRC Maple Syrup
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Some of the Sisters who called Webster Place home.
Sisters of Holy Cross
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1960: The New Hampshire Orphans' Home, renamed the Daniel Webster Home for
Children sometime before 1947, became the property of the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
2000: The Sisters of the Holy Cross, faced with dwindling numbers and financial resources,
placed the property on the market. The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources
sponsored a charrette on the property to draw together potential users of the buildings
and land, and to seek methods of protecting the property.
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Drug & Alcohol Recovery at WPRC:
First: There is solution for recovery from all addictions...if one is willing to seek help.
Our mission is to help restore the lives of men and woman seeking sobriety, reduce their chances
for relapse, and ease their transition back into everyday life. We do this by helping them grow into
recovery, and into a changed way of life, one day at a time...in a serene, pastoral & spiritual
setting...with support to allow this transformation to occur.
The value of 12-Step programs lie in the special relationships and support one gets when sharing his/her story with
another person experiencing recovery. .
Recovery Goals at Webster Place
1. Abstinence:
Abstinence from alcohol and other mind altering drugs.
2. Peer Based Recovery Support:
The peer-based introduction and support of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions recovery program as a solution to
substance abuse. Program Enhancements
We believe recovery can actually be fun, relieve stress, and help restore mental and physical well being. .Our program enhancements include: music; exercise; reiki; acupuncture; gardening; culinary ....and much more.
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St. Particks Day 2010 - Webster Place Recovery Center entered
the 3rd year of operation.
Historical factoid:
1873: The Orphans' Home constructed a new three-story brick building, costing $8,000, east of the Webster and
Tay houses. This building was named the Mack Building in honor of
the founder of the home, the Rev. Daniel A. Mack, a Civil War
chaplain .
This is the 1st building renovated for WPRC.
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"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile."
-- Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Daily Affirmation from Webster Place (click to subscribe):
"Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step
of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never
attempted. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it
could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a
strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves
which had been blocking us. Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had
to get down to causes and conditions.
From the Big Book of AA:
"Our liquor was but a symptom."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 64~
"Therefore, we started upon a personal inventory. This was Step Four."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 63~
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People helping people grow - into recovery and out of trouble,
one person at a time - one day at a time.
That is what Webster Place is all about.
Sincerely,
The Team at Webster Place Recovery Center |
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Make a donation or if you have an item on our wish list.... that would appreciated as well.
Current wish list itemsinclude: Snow shoes for men & women, musical instruments, farm tools, woodworking tools, twin bed frames/headboards, computers....
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