Rebuilding HOPE

Great Lakes Recovery Centers (GLRC) is undergoing a major project designed to provide additional treatment capacity in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. GLRC will be relocating the Men’s New Hope House residential treatment program to a former church building on West Easterday Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie. The new location will expand capacity and offer improved accommodations for up to 16 men. We have also planned for a barrier-free room and a social detox room. There will be plenty of congregate space for meetings, socialization, and meals, with ample parking for friends and family.

The need for expansion is greater than ever. In Fiscal Year 2020 over 167 men received treatment at the Men’s New Hope House, a nearly 25% increase over the year before. We have run out of space at the current Men’s New Hope House and this relocation project will allow for program expansion. The Men’s New Hope House is a residential substance abuse treatment program for males over the age of 18. Residential treatment allows individuals to live in a therapeutic environment, alongside other residents, with comprehensive programming, and access to on-site clinicians.

On September 1st we hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the updated facility. We are so grateful for the overwhelming amount of support we have received from the community. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the open house and who have supported this campaign. It has been incredible to watch this project become a reality. We are so excited to get the Men’s New Hope House residential program moved to the new facility and continue empowering recovery through hope and change.

We have already converted the attached former rectory at the Easterday property into a new men’s recovery house for up to five men. In July 2020, we opened the doors to “Gary’s House” – named after a beloved former employee. Recovery housing provides structure, support, and a safe environment for those new to recovery and allows the individual to continue to heal and use the strategies they learned while in treatment.

Once the Men’s New Hope House has been relocated, we will turn our attention to creating recovery housing for women in Sault Ste. Marie. To learn more about recovery housing click here.

Contributions to the campaign can be made in the form of a one-time gift of cash, or a gift of appreciated assets such as stocks or securities.

Amazon Wishlist
Men’s New Hope House is currently in need of some new items before it’s opening at the new Easterday location. These items can be found on an Amazon Wishlist a.co/2Q9k1dL.

Pledges
For your convenience, pledges will also be accepted for up to a three-year period. An accelerated payment plan or a large initial installment will help us minimize financing costs.

Commemorative Opportunities
We invite you to honor friends, family, the memory of a loved one, or a business through a commemorative gift. We will work with you to determine the appropriate vehicle for permanent recognition of substantial gifts.

Every client that graduates from the Men’s and Women’s New Hope Houses receives a piece of beach glass when they graduate the program. This tradition began with a former counselor at Great Lakes Recovery Centers.

One day when she was walking along the beach she came across a piece of beach glass. As she picked up the glass, she reflected on how it signifies the journey of our clients. The discarded glass, all sharp and jagged when it first enters the water, goes through a process of change that eventually washes away the hard edges. The glass can no longer hurt those that touch it and the beauty that was always there can be seen.