And shower shoes, theyre lucky if there have their roots in our residents, through the chapters kick into a fund to provide them their basic needs. If not, the house does that. A lot of times they dont even have the ability we get them in id, social and the food stamp card and prepare them for their Health Interview which will we give them a couple weeks in the house. How that happens is we have a houses that are chartered for around 12 men in there is room in there for a few extra and in that moment they can use some of those beds to keep guys moving because the house is viable. Its chartered for one number and they run that number but theres a few beds within the number that they can get people in. We work on, again, the eye dedication, food, clothes, educating them about what they are involved in and reassurance because we dont want them to admit it but we are scared. We get out, get out to the house and i see it all the time that the committee that first house and they dont want to
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My watch says 11 20, so were going to get started. My name is curtis taylor, a person in longterm recovery. What that means for me is that i have not used alcohol or any other drug in almost 15 years now. [applause] mr. Taylor preeze understand that is strictly by gods grace and mercy. Like marty walker, i take no credit whatsoever for all the good things that god is doing in my life today. This particular panel is what my passion is. Im helping men and women transition in a successful manner such that they never, ever go back to prison. Thats where my heart is. And actually by gods grace and mercy again, thats what i get paid to do today, imagine that. So over three quarters of the oxford house population has done some jail or prison time. How many people in here have been to jail or prison . Wow. Only the senators aide has not. Im not going to say that. Thank you for stopping me, lord. In america today, approximately 60 of those in jail and or prison are addicted to alcohol or some o
Addiction hosted this panel during its annual convention in washington. This is 1 10. Good morning again, everyone. My watch says 11 20. Were going to go ahead and get started. My name is Curtis Taylor and im a person in long term recovery. I have not used alcohol or any other drug in almost 15 years now. [ cheers and applause ] please understand that is strictly by gods grace and mercy. Like marty walker, i take no credit whatsoever for all the good things god is doing in my life today. This particular panel is what my passion is many my life is dedicated to what we call reentry. Im dedicated to helping men and women transition from incarceration in a successful manner such that they never ever ever go back to prison. Thats what i get paid to do today. Imagine that. Over three quarters of the oxford house population has done some jail or prison time. I think only the senators aide has not. 70 of people in jails or prisons are addicted to alcohol or drugs. Every year thousands of them