Final Stage Residential Recovery Projects

It is important to recognise that people who have completed their initial programme of recovery, may not wish, or be able, to return 'home'; it is also important that they do not stay in primary rehabilitation projects longer than is necessary. Shared houses in Gravesend, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone offer a two year period of stability with a mixture of educational, voluntary and work experience, opportunities.

A place to 'test' recovery, without 'risking' it!

At some point in the recovery process there is a need for the person in recovery to turn their attention from looking inward to a more outward stance.

Without ignoring personal issues, the recovering individual needs to develop and rehearse strategies for life, that allow them to 'test' but not 'risk' their new substance-free lifestyle. This is especially so where there is no supportive home or family environment to which people can return.

As far as possible we recommend that the foundations for this should be laid within a first-stage rehabilitation programme with Kenward Trust or other recognised agency.

Recognising that often individuals have various restrictions upon the length of time they really need to complete this process we have developed a range of Final Stage Residential Projects. These are mostly in small family­sized properties in a variety of locations, offering individual bedrooms in shared housing, with communal facilities for social and group activities.

Gravesend, Maidstone and Southborough

These houses provide a further step in the recovery process and offer greater independence than other Kenward houses. The individually based 'programme', is designed to be outward looking, with visiting staff actively encouraging residents to be involved in further education, voluntary work or engaged in job training, within the local community.

These projects take a maximum of five residents each in a shared house environment with single bedrooms.

Where appropriate people moving into these projects from first stage programmes, may be required to attend a Chrysalis Structured Day Programme for an agreed period.

Finance

Whilst providing support, these projects are not Registered Care Homes and as such are funded from a combination of Housing Benefit/Supporting People payments and DSS income. In some instances a payment will be required from the originating local authority for the day care support, being provided.

Staff and management of these projects are, in common with those in all Kenward Trust projects, committed Christians who seek to express their faith in their everyday lives.

For those requiring our residential rehabilitation, an application form is available here (requiring the free Adobe Acrobat reader- visit here to download if required) - please print this then complete and post to us.

Please contact us for details on availability.