ADMISSION & REQUIREMENTS
Referrals to our recovery housing are made by hospitals, institutions, mental health professionals, courts, probation officers, judges, and many others. Our staff is well versed in working with the criminal justice system to ensure that our residents comply with the conditions of probation, parole, alternative sentencing, and electronic monitoring at local, state and federal levels. Our members must meet the following requirements:
Fully Detoxed
Pre-Admission Interview
Drug and Alcohol Assessment
A Deep Desire to Achieve and Maintain Long-Term Sobriety
AT A GLANCE
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Residents must be medically detoxed prior to entering our homes.
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For the first 30 days, our residents undergo a “Blackout Process,” which limits their interaction with the outside world, including a no cell phone policy, as well as restrictions on with whom residents can leave the property.
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Once the 30-Day “Blackout Process” is complete, we allow residents increased flexibility of movement and interaction provided they are adhering to program guidelines.
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Employment or further education is required as soon as possible, without endangering their sobriety (typically 60-90 days at the house). This time frame is decided on an individual basis.
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An integral part of our program is encouraging our residents who have been at the house for more than 30 days to mentor and guide the new residents in their recovery journey.
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We offer two main homes, one for men and one for women, where all new residents initially arrive and multiple homes they transition to once they are stable in their recovery process.
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The residents at the satellite homes reinforce the camaraderie and regularly interact, guide, and mentor newcomers at the main house, which is critical to their success and has been a guiding principle in our recovery process.
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We strive for an altruistic approach with our residents which is a key to the self-fulfillment we seek for each individual
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We have no time limit on our program and offer different levels of housing to offer our residents a smooth transition back into the community.
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An employment placement program partnering with local businesses is a service we will embrace when the non-profit is fully operational.
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We connect residents with local resources to encourage them to make healthy dietary choices and exercise.
OVERDOSE AWARENESS
Drug and alcohol addiction has swept our country, our state and our local communities for decades. However, in the past five years and in the most recent five months, opioid addictions and overdoses have skyrocketed. In Ohio alone, nine people – friends, sons, mothers, grandfathers – die each day from drug-related causes. And this number will not get better until those suffering from crippling addiction have widespread access to quality recovery treatment, like that provided by Broadway Recovery Services.
Hopelessness to Restored Relationships
Jay Jay
"In the summer of 2019 I relapsed on a combination of prescription sedatives while I was taking suboxone. This combination caused acute respiratory distress, I had overdosed, and by some miracle I survived. I spent time in jail, rehab, CCA and drug court over the last year and started to lose hope of being sober and happy, so I made a decision to go to sober living. I thought I wouldn't like living with so many guys under one roof, but it turned into a blessing. I was able to have a meeting every day amidst COVID-19 and always had someone to talk to through the hard times. I believe Broadway Recovery Services has not only helped me stay clean, alive and happy, but it has also restored my family’s faith in me again. Thank you Broadway for everything you've done for me."
Breaking the Grasp of Addiction
Anonymous
“During a particularly dark point in my life, I became very suicidal. I had been putting down liters of vodka like they were Powerades. I'd had enough of my addiction, and when a friend came to ask me for money to score some heroin, I gave him twice as much as he needed and told him to bring some back. Two hours and a half-gallon of vodka later, he came back and we shot up. I made it three steps into the house and collapsed.
The paramedics said that I'd died, and my mother said my lips had turned blue. Narcan brought me back from the brink to a feeling that made my worst hangover look like a walk in the park. My parents, who I was living with at the time, gave me the option of going to rehab or going to the streets. Being mid-December in Ohio, I was slightly reluctant to live in the streets, and even my friend who had brought the smack suggested it as a good idea. So I went and did three weeks of inpatient rehab and stayed sober for over eight months by going to meetings.
It wasn't enough, and I ended up in a cycle of depression and substance abuse for the better part of nine years. Finally, I got to a point a few months before my fortieth birthday where I could no longer take it, and I decided to call rehab myself. I detoxed in one place and did two months of inpatient at another, and the one place that I had to go to was a little house called Broadway.
My time here has given me what was missing the first time I tried to recover. I have been a house manager for nearly seven months and will celebrate a year of sobriety soon. Not only have I been in a safe environment where I could focus on my recovery, but I have been given purpose in the form of helping others who have broken the grasp addiction had on them. I recently got my CDCA certification and am in the process of becoming a certified peer supporter, and while I live one day at a time, I feel, more than ever in my life, that I have a bright future ahead.”
Remembering Alex Barker
Birth: 9/30/91 – Death: 2/7/21
Alex was born September 30, 1991 in Youngstown, the son of Samuel III and Mary (Barnett) Barker. Graduating high school in 2010, he spent the rest of his life working his family’s company, West & Barker Inc.
Alex was a recovering addict and was active in helping with drug addiction recovery throughout Ohio and Texas. He fought a courageous battle with the disease of addiction and wanted to help anyone else that suffered from this epidemic. Alex was a long-time friend and supporter of Broadway Recovery Services, where he spent many hours sponsoring and helping residents in our program until he lost his battle with addiction on February 7, 2021.
Alex will be remembered for his brutally honest advice and compassion. From spending the summer on his 4-wheeler to playing with his dog Aida, Alex will truly be missed by everyone who knew him.
Alex Barker Recovery Scholarship Fund was established in his honor where all donations go to helping others overcome addiction.
