Hope Sheds Light

BUILDING HOPE -HOPE SHEDS LIGHT IS MORE THAN A RECOVERY ORGANIZATION-WE ARE A COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE FIND HOPE, HEALING, AND CONNECTION. - HOPE SHEDS LIGHT (HSL) WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS (COD) ACROSS OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. THE TWO-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES COASTAL, SUBURBAN, RURAL-ADJACENT, AND HIGHER-NEED COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TOMS RIVER, BRICK, BERKELEY, MANCHESTER, JACKSON, ASBURY PARK, NEPTUNE, LONG BRANCH, HOWELL, MIDDLETOWN, AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS LOW-INCOME ADULTS WITH OPIOID AND/OR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF DISENGAGEMENT DURING TRANSITIONS FROM DETOXIFICATION, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, OUTPATIENT CARE, RECOVERY COURT, PROBATION/PAROLE, SHELTERS, REENTRY PROGRAMS, OR SOBER LIVING. HSL WILL ALSO SERVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES WHEN FAMILY RECOVERY SUPPORT IS APPROPRIATE AND DESIRED BY THE PARTICIPANT. OUR GOALS AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE: PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES DELIVERED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, THE C.H.I.M.E. TRAUMA-INFORMED CASE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ORGANIZING RECOVERY AROUND CONNECTEDNESS, HOPE, IDENTITY, MEANING, AND EMPOWERMENT), AND THE SOCIAL MODEL OF RECOVERY. GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT AND CONTINUITY OF CARE, REDUCE BARRIERS TO SUSTAINED RECOVERY, AND INCREASE WORKFORCE READINESS AND RECOVERY-SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.