Daily, weekly, and monthly groups are key to building a healthy reentry and recovery community.
All groups are open to public and are held at:
The Fresh Coast Alliance Training Center
1128 Roberts St
Muskegon, MI 49442
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
(Monday, 12-1 p.m.)
A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Members use the Twelve Steps as spiritual principles to maintain sobriety. Groups use the Twelve Traditions to stay unified. When practiced as a way of life, participants can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to recover from alcoholism.
Relapse Prevention
(Monday, 4-5 p.m.)
Facilitators delve into the three phases of relapse: Emotional, Mental, and Physical Relapse. Though relapse can occur, being aware of these phases and creating an effective plan can help prevent relapse. Coping skills, problematic situations, and avoidance tactics are also discussed with the mindset that relapse begins in a person’s cognitive thinking long before it occurs physically.
History Makers
(Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
A mentoring group that encourages participants to think differently and realize they are not on earth for the sole purpose of taking up space. Through class discussion and the creation of personal vision boards, participants learn to live out their dreams. Made in the image of the Creator, people become whatever they consistently gaze upon. Participants focus on renewing the mind and understanding how to change the world.
ärt THerəpē
(Tuesday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.)
The goal of ärt THerəpē is to utilize the creative process to help people explore self-expression and, in doing so, find new ways to gain personal insight and develop new coping skills. As participants create art, they may analyze what they have made and how it makes them feel. Through exploring their art, people can look for themes and conflicts that may be affecting their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Fatherhood Fundamentals
(Tuesday, 4-5 p.m.)
This class offers productive discussion and support for the fundamentals of fatherhood with attention to the characteristics of a “good dad” such as how a “good dad’ is a man who knows his strengths and weaknesses, cares for himself, knows how to “father,” knows how to “parent,” and builds healthy relationships with family and community.
Healthy Lifestyles
(Wednesday, 11-1 p.m.)
This group is designed to give you the communication tools to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. In addition, an emphasis will be made on improved self-care habits incorporating the 8 dimensions of wellness, nutrition, mental health and movement.
C.L.E.A.R.
(Thursday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Coalition for Leadership Education Accountability Rehabilitation. C.L.E.A.R. exists to break the cycle of recidivism by building community and law enforcement relationships to lead, educate, and mentor returned citizens, thereby creating safer communities, and improving lives.
R.E.N.E.W.
(Thursday, 1 - 2:30 p.m.)
This 4-week course highlights time management, financial budgeting, and the joys of spending while still saving income. Participants will discover how to manage time and money with opportunities that include securing full-time employment, opening personal bank accounts, and tackling debt to secure stable housing.
SMART Recovery
(Thursday, 5-6 p.m.)
Self-Management and Recovery Training. The SMART approach uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and non-confrontational motivational methods. Participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs, to alcohol, or to activities such as gambling or over-eating). Participants find and develop the power within themselves to change and lead fulfilling and balanced lives guided by a science-based and sensible 4-Point Program.
Serving Together
(Friday, 8:45 a.m.-12 noon)
Participants come together to do a variety of jobs, projects, and cleaning to simulate a working environment.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
(Friday, 12-1 p.m.)
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. The most important thing about them is that they work.
R.O.C. (Recovery on Christ)
(Friday 6-8 p.m.)
ROC is a Christ centered recovery group focused on encouraging those coming out of addiction to maintain healthy lifestyles. Our goal is to help them find a "spiritual connection" with the help of area churches who serve at the group. This adult group takes place on Friday nights and includes a meal, a speaker and small group interaction.
