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<blockquote data-quote="Nandina" data-source="post: 747691" data-attributes="member: 23742"><p>Yes, someone does have to be motivated to be successful in that program, as with any rehab type program, but I don’t know how much they push the religion. Many young people have given up on or don’t appreciate religion, including my son, who has been referred to Salvation Army and would be turned off if it was too “heavy.”</p><p></p><p>Although I will tell more of his story later, (and properly introduce myself! Lol), my son is 18, homeless, and on a waiting list for a transitional housing program that is more like a home or apt. A caseworker is trying to get him interested in the Salvation Army program as a temporary step up from the rescue mission where he is currently living until the other place becomes available. </p><p></p><p>Hmmm...Homeless, but free to smoke pot, hang out all night and do whatever he wants, (his usual)...or be responsible, give up the dope so he can pass a drug test, get hired and have a decent place to live. He’s at a crossroads right now. He knows he can’t get into his preferred program and do drugs. I’m keeping fingers crossed, praying, wishing and hoping, but we’ll see. It will boil down to motivation, something we haven’t seen much of in the past, but that he might have more of now that he has hit rock bottom. Although we’re not really sure if this is his actual “rock bottom.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nandina, post: 747691, member: 23742"] Yes, someone does have to be motivated to be successful in that program, as with any rehab type program, but I don’t know how much they push the religion. Many young people have given up on or don’t appreciate religion, including my son, who has been referred to Salvation Army and would be turned off if it was too “heavy.” Although I will tell more of his story later, (and properly introduce myself! Lol), my son is 18, homeless, and on a waiting list for a transitional housing program that is more like a home or apt. A caseworker is trying to get him interested in the Salvation Army program as a temporary step up from the rescue mission where he is currently living until the other place becomes available. Hmmm...Homeless, but free to smoke pot, hang out all night and do whatever he wants, (his usual)...or be responsible, give up the dope so he can pass a drug test, get hired and have a decent place to live. He’s at a crossroads right now. He knows he can’t get into his preferred program and do drugs. I’m keeping fingers crossed, praying, wishing and hoping, but we’ll see. It will boil down to motivation, something we haven’t seen much of in the past, but that he might have more of now that he has hit rock bottom. Although we’re not really sure if this is his actual “rock bottom.” [/QUOTE]
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