Room For Ruth

Our Program

Women will find caring suppport and a sense of family while living at Room For Ruth. The program goals are to help women learn accountability, responsibility, respect for themselves and others as they work towards long-term sobriety. Room For Ruth's programming goals are designed to help women move past their old habits and learn new healthier ways to live.

Directors and volunteers will work with each resident to establish short-term goals, long-term goals, obtain employment, create a savings plan, seek their next living arrangement, create a net work of support in 12-step groups, church fellowship, and family connections.
Each resident will be required to commit to a 4-month stay at Room For Ruth. During this stay the resident will be subject to random drug testing, curfew restrictions, and attitude policies. As part of their individually designed program a resident may be asked to attend 12-step programs, licensed counseling services, or special life-skill classes. A weekly program fee of $100 is charged, but payment schedules are flexible and designed to help the resident rather than overwhelm them.

Housing
Residents will be provided a place to call home in a safe, clean, family-style home. The home is a four-bedroom residences with a large yard. Our maximum capacity is 5 women. All residents will share the 2 upstairs bedrooms. We have 2 rooms downstairs, 1 is for our on site House Supervisor. The other room is called "Ruth's Serenity Room", where all residents can go to relax, read, study or just unwind and have some peaceful quiet time. The living room, kitchen, and laundry room are common areas that all residents in the house are responsible to keep cleaned and maintained. We also require the residents to provide loving care to the lawn and yard. The Room For Ruth home is centrally located and has easy walking access to the downtown area of Fallon. Our location is not a secret, but we do not advertise the address.

Employment/Work Skills
Each resident will be expected to seek employment during her stay at Room For Ruth.  All residents must provide verification of job search activities and employment.  Work skills will be evaluated and utilizing a mentor program, volunteers will guide the residents in how to highlight their strongest skills to prospective employers while at the same time strengthening their weaker skills.  Staff and volunteers will help each resident create an updated customized resume and select proper work attire.

Educational/Life Skills
Staff and volunteers will assist each resident in establishing goals for learning basic life skills.  Staff and volunteers will work with community partners, in particular our inter-faith network, to provide each resident with opportunities to learn budgeting and money management, household cooking, family dynamics, grooming and choices vs. consequences.

Coaching/Mentoring
Residents will be supported in their academic and personal endeavors through a coaching and mentoring program.  Customized individual and group sessions will be made available through community partners for anger management, health awareness, and sobriety support.  An emphasis on helping residents recognize the need to take responsibility for their actions and future success will be woven into all coaching and training done through Room For Ruth programs.

Recreational
Room For Ruth will utilize existing organizations, primarily Christian faith-based groups, who will include our residents in their fellowships and activities.  Recreational activities will include sports, cultural events, movies, as well as community service to others. 

Spiritual
As part of the training and growth process at Room For Ruth, all residents will be encouraged to attend a Christian church service on Sunday mornings.  Residents may choose the church of choice and all attempts to assist with transportation will be made.  There may be times when residents will be asked to attend a special service together with the staff.