Program Objectives

The growth of alcohol and drug abuse has skyrocketed over the last 30 years and continues to increase. We offer many services for people looking for a way out of the cycle of addiction. Some of the objectives we have for our clients are to help them:

• Overcome negative thoughts and emotions.
• Develop an honest lifestyle.
• Learn how to forgive and seek forgiveness and make restitution.
• Overcome temptation.
• Learn how to enjoy life without drugs and alcohol.
• Become an asset to the community instead of being a liability

We offer:

• Life skills training.
• Discovery workbook and 12-step classes.
• Overcomers Outreach 12-step group meetings.
• Training videos.
• Goal setting.
• Communication skills.
• Personality testing.
• Outside speakers.
• Transition program.

Additional services include:

• Health care.
• Testing for sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
• Dental care.
• Eyewear.
• Alabama Vocational Rehabilitation job resource and career counseling, GED classes, CDL licensing classes, welding school, etc.

We also act as a day shelter for the homeless. They come to our 11:30 classes and afterwards are fed lunch. We serve approximately 130,000 meals per year to both our residents and the homeless.

90-Day Program

The Wings of Life 90-day program has policies which make it different from other treatment programs:

1. No smoking
   Almost 85% of people in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction are also smokers, compared with 25% of the general public. Statistics show that a person has a higher likelihood of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction if they also quit smoking. The Wings of Life is one of a growing number of programs that require patients to quit smoking as part of the treatment process.
   
   
2. Visitation Policy
   The residents are allowed to have visitors every day. In addition, their family and friends are encouraged to join them in 12-step recovery meetings.
   
   
3. Welcomes Married Couples
   Very few programs in the United States allow husbands and wives to simultaneously participate in the same treatment program. However, the Wings of Life believes that most husbands and wives do better by receiving treatment and working on their marriage in unison.
   
   

The Dove Foundation

The Dove Foundation is a ministry that provides a 1-year residential rehabilitation program that provides counseling and training to help people to get to the next level after the 90 day program. The only requirement for consideration by the Dove Foundation is that participants complete the Wings of Life 90-day rehabilitation program. The Dove Foundation is funded solely through charitable contributions and the contributions of sellers that enroll their homes in American Family Funds, the administrator of the Dove Foundation's Down Payment Gift Program.

Transition Program

When a resident graduates after from the 90-day Wings of Life Program, they are able to enter a transition program. Here, the resident is actively helped to find a job. Wings of Life continues to provide housing, and provides transportation to and from the job in an effort to help the individuals become self-sufficient and able to acquire their own housing.