Our Work Sustains Difficult Change.
We know that addictions can seem impossible to change. But over the years, we've refined a Four-Fold Therapy Model that focuses on building lasting change, reframing the past, working through the here and now, to build sustained change tomorrow.
In 2024, to sustain our residents' change, we had
Why do this? Because we want to build lasting change.
To do this, we first asked, "Why doesn't change happen, despite everyone's efforts?"
Our residents want to change. We want to help them change. Yet sometimes, our residents still fall. Here's what we realised.
Without Christ's transformation, change will stay stuck.
Man can try his best to strive for change, on his own will and might. But until we are able to submit to the power of Christ, we might stay stuck.
A lack of positive, and supporting community to return to
We know that when our residents return to the outside world, many might try to bring them back into the comforting fold of drugs, and addiction. This is why we need to foster stronger relationships outside.
Dignified work is hard to regain, smoothening ways back to addiction.
With the stigma of a criminal record, some residents find it harder to return back to dignified jobs, that provide a fair wage. Without decent wages, residents may find it easier to return to illegal work.
What is our process like?
We work within a holistic Four-Fold Therapy Model of change that targets the needs of our residents, so they change for the long-term. See how it works out on a daily basis.
How Does A Typical Week Looks Like?
And no, it's not just all work, and no play.
Monday
Most residents are out of bed by 7 for a sumptious breakfast cooked in house. Prata, char kway teow, fried rice, are our typical signatures for breakfast. They then head out by 830am for their daily work in moving, laundry at places like Agape Services, or in our inhouse Building and Facilities Team.
Tuesday
We have morning chapel from 8 to 830am, where we sing songs, and have a thanksgiving prayer, where residents come up to share what they are thankful for. It's often a tender moment that encourages residents to think about the good in their lives, rather than the bad. They then start work.
Wednesday
Morning devotions are from 8 to 830, helmed by our partner church volunteers. They come to lead Bible studies, and listen to our residents share, and add some words of wisdom to them. Our residents then go for work.
Thursday
Morning devotions again, before our residents go out for work.
Friday
This is often the time of the week they wind down. Some have home leave, others stay to use the gym, run, and unwind for the weekend.
Saturday
For the movers, Saturday is a working day as they go out to deliver and help with our customers, before returning in the evening to rest.
Sunday
Sunday is home leave, where they go out to church in the morning, before heading home to meet their family, and friends.
Our 4-Fold Therapy
Spiritual Therapy
1. Weekly chapel
2. Weekly devotion
Work Therapy
1. Assignment into work therapy
Social Therapy
1. Counselling sessions
Physical Therapy
1. Residents use the gym
How Our Four-Four Therapy Model Works
1. Work Therapy by ensuring regular work, allowances, and off-days
Some residents come to us without any prior experience of working in a proper job, with clear start and end times, salaries, and off days. Over the months, as they work with us, they see the dignity of honest work. We provide 5 types of work - Security, Moving, Urban Farming, Baking/Cooking, and Laundry.
We want to ensure every residents leaves us knowing that they can, and have meaningfully contributed to society.
2. Spiritual Therapy by focusing on devotions, chapel services, and church
Rebuilding the spiritual disciplines is a key transformation pillar. We ensure every resident has biweekly devotion where they can share vulnerably and find support. We also organise Tuesday and Friday chapel sessions to share God's word to transform their lives. Lastly, we ensure every resident goes weekly to church so they have a community to journey alongside them.
3. Physical Therapy with our inhouse gym, and exercise classes
A healthy body, begets a healthier mind. Building physical disciplines helps our residents to find the natural dopamine hits that come from exercise, rather than drugs, ensuring that they can say no to drugs if they are faced with it.
4. Emotional Therapy with counselling
We know that without contact with the underlying roots that belly our residents' turn towards vices, we may find it hard to help them make headway in their fight against drugs. We therefore offer every resident fortnightly counselling sessions to help them make contact with their deep roots, to be aware, and to change.
Join Our Vision
to transform ex-offenders, and restore families to health.
If you believe that each and every one of us, including ex-offenders, has dignity, worth, and can still have a meaningful place in society, then work with us to make this possible.
