Papa Stour Project: Papa Stour
Christian community offering accommodation to men with drug and alcohol issues
About us:
Papa Stour Project is a small christian community offering accommodation to men with drug and alcohol issues. Papa Stour is a small island off the west coast of Shetland. The project is a 45 acre working croft and takes up to 3 clients for 3 -12 months offering support with drug and alcohol recovery. The project offers a Christian recovery model, but works with clients from a variety of faith backgrounds without prejudice.
Papa Stour Project aims to bring about long term change in the lives of young men with drug and alcohol dependency issues. The project, through a holistic programme "physical, emotional and spiritual" will provide clients with the resources needed to lead them to a life free from dependency on substances, along with helping clients draw closer to God through faith in Jesus Christ. This will support clients in becoming fully accepted in, and useful members of, society.
Objectives:
* To celebrate and value the individual, encouraging and supporting the development of that which makes them unique.
* To provide accommodation in a supported housing community dedicated to working with service users who have issues with alcohol and substance misuse.
* To provide a structured and adaptable programme for 12 months.
* To provide a safe and secure environment that will support change and growth within all service users, incorporating the use of comprehensive risk and needs assessments.
* To provide a healthy lifestyle for mind, body and spirit through healthy eating, exercise, work and worship.
* To provide a therapeutic programme that leads clients out of substance dependency based on Eco Therapy, Christian beliefs and teachings delivered through professional staff with the relevant skills.
* To provide service users with the resources needed to lead to a life of sustained recovery through re-education and personal development based on personal, agreed support plans.
* To provide service users with life skills that will enable them to become positive integrated members of society, using internal and external resources and agencies.
* To provide resettlement into mainstream society through personal exit strategies worked towards for no less than 6 weeks including housing, work and training advice and options.
* To provide support and development of a service users Christian beliefs, where existing.
* To provide an equal and inclusive provision to all service users with no bias on the grounds of; religion, race, nationality, sexuality, disability, or any other grounds.
The core values and beliefs of the organisation are outlined in our Mission Statement, Aims and Objectives. They are meant to give a detailed, honest overview of Papa Stour Project, but are not exclusive. Any additions do and will fall within the general ethos of the organisation.
Contact Details:
Papa Stour Project
North House
Papa Stour
Shetland
ZE2 9PW
Telephone: 01595 873238