Local Response Team Heads to Haiti

The Indianapolis Salvation Army sent its first Disaster Response team to Haiti today. The 3 person team flew out from Indianapolis International Airport at 3:25 PM for Fort Lauderdale, and will fly to Port-Au-Prince tomorrow. They will be part of a national Salvation Army disaster team that will respond to the overwhelming need in Haiti for the next 2 weeks. A new team will relieve them on January 30 and they will return on January 31.

The local team is made up of Salvation Army Disaster Service Director – Jerry Larsen, and Salvation Army Officers – Captain Marcos Ramirez and Captain Geff Crowell. Internationally, Jerry Larsen is one of The Salvation Army’s most highly trained disaster response people. He has served at 9/11 in New York, Iraq, Sri Lanka, and numerous other response operations. In Haiti, Jerry will take on an administrative position while Captains Ramirez and Crowell will be assigned to hydration and, spiritual and emotional care. All three men have extensive disaster service experience and training.

This will most likely be the first of several Salvation Army response teams from Indiana. “The devastation is so vast, and the need is so great, that The Salvation Army will be providing aid for many months to come,” said Larsen. National and International teams will continue to serve on 2 week tours for the foreseeable future.

Welcome

Welcome to our Website! First, we would like to share our mission and vision for the Harbor Light Corps/Center. Primarily, people know us as the Harbor Light – those who help people with addiction. Secondly but most importantly, we would like you to know that we are a place where people in recovery and their families can worship and be ministered to.

Mission Statement of the Harbor Light Center

The Salvation Army Harbor Light provides a full continuum of Addictions, Transitional Housing, and supportive services with spiritual development. The Center is committed to providing the highest quality of care for our participants. The Center values the staff by our commitment to cultural competency, business ethics, training and development, and best practices in human resource management.”

Corps Vision Statement

We believe this is a ministry of “redeeming the time” for the whole person as we meet their needs through our different outreach programs. We are growing a spiritual nurturing place of worship to feed souls that are in recovery as they find healing in Jesus Christ.

We would like to invite you to our Sunday Bible Study and Worship Services

9:30 a.m. Bible Study

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service

We do offer Bible Studies throughout the week.

If you are interested please contact our chaplain’s office.

Clinical Services Offered

Detoxification Services

This is a residential program which provides medical intervention 24-hours a day for individuals with acute physical distress as a result of their alcohol and drug abuse. We are state licensed and certified as well as supervised by a licensed physician. In order to receive treatment in this area of the facility you will need to call in and go through a phone interview, set up an appointment and go through an assessment in person upon arrival. The morning after arriving in our facility you will see the physician and he will estimate the amount of time you will need to spend in our detoxification service. During your time you may receive a medication regimen for the management of the withdrawal symptoms and health risk involved in the process. No visitors and limited phone calls are allowed during this time due to the risk factor for the consumer. A clinical assessment is completed during this time for the participant to decide what additional services will be needed for their recovery to be successful.

Residential Treatment

This is a 14 day program which offers 24 hours supervised living with high structured addictions programming. The programming consists of educational classes related to chemical dependency, relapse, and recovery skills. Programming is designed to teach basic recovery and life management skills to increase the individual’s ability to function effectively at home, work and socially. This program is enhanced by offering adult basic education classes (GED), social and recreational activities, on-site 12-step meetings, family education, HIV education and testing, case management, individual, group and spiritual counseling. Sunday Family/Friend Visitation is offered beginning with church and ending at 3:00 p.m. Lunch is served on site. Also, on Monday evenings there is Family Night Education at 7:00 p.m.

Outpatient Treatment

We provide several different levels of outpatient services. Intensive Outpatient Treatment is 8-15 weeks of cognitive-based group sessions including educational sessions. These groups meet three times a week for three hours. Groups are offered during the day and evening for accessibility. We are not offering these in Espanol. Education Classses last for 15 weeks and meet for one hour each week .These are designed for those in need of basic education about addictions. Relapse Prevention is a 10-15 week program and meets once a week for one hour. Participants will develop relapse prevention tools, skills, and the techniques needed to maintain abstinence. Aftercare is offered one hour a week for up to 20 weeks following IOP in order to monitor participants during their continued recovery. ALL program participants are required to take part in 12-step meetings, on-site drug testing, and the family components that are available.

Transitional Housing

This program provides affordable housing to adult men and women ages 18+ who are in need of temporary housing. We basically have three types of living quarters available: private, semi-private and dorm room setting. Each resident receives three meals, snacks, clean linen, GED classes, access to an on-site computer lab, and 12-step meetings. The center provides this at a nominal fee. The above programs are provided to them at additional cost. The goal of this program is to provide each individual with an opportunity to have a successful reintegration into the community by obtaining employment, private residence and/or community living. This program is not just for those in recovery for alcohol and drug abuse but for those who may be homeless and need a fresh start as they realize their need to make changes in their lives.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

We thought you would never ask . . .

Most of our people that come in for help are indigent. Not only this but they have burnt many bridges with their family and close friends. Understandably so, as trust is a huge issue in the addiction lifestyle. Therefore, they may have no one to turn to for funding to begin their new lives. The first thing you can do is to pray for the people we serve.

In 2007, we served:

Consumers 2,914

Groups/Attendance 2,333/45,870

Meals 113,410

Lodging 32,286

Clothing Items Given 2,559

Personal Comfort Kits 1,564

Transportation Tickets 1,410

Transported Individuals 1,710

Volunteers/Hours 1,227 volunteers with 23,587 hours

Seekers 574 with over 3070 of follow-up hours from the chaplains and pastoral staff.

A DONATION OF $360 PAYS FOR ONE RESIDENT TO BE A PART OF THE TRANSTIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR ONE MONTH. YOU CAN MAKE THIS DONATION IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS: A ONE TIME GIFT OR YOU CAN PROVIDE A GIFT FOR A WEEK EACH MONTH ($90) TO HELP ONE TO GET STARTED. ANY AMOUNT YOU GIVE WILL HELP ONE PERSON GET A FRESH START.

IF YOU DESIRE TO HELP SOMEONE IN THE ADDICTIONS AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROGRAM WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONTACT US ABOUT GIVING A DONATION AT 317-972-1450 AND SPEAK TO THE CORPS OFFICER OR THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. WE NOT ONLY TAKE CHECKS – WE TAKE VISA AND MASTERCARD – DEBIT OR CREDIT – OVER THE PHONE AND IN PERSON BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.