Recovery Contacts, Inc

Orientation Guide

Orientation_and_Guidelines.pdf

Section One: Admittance

1. 1. Screening: For all prospective residents

• Will be interviewed by the house manager and another staff member.
• Complete and sign resident application

1. 2. Qualifications: All prospective residents

• Must be able to pass a complete twelve panel urinalysis and alcohol test.
• Have a desire to remain clean &/or sober
• Attend Twelve Step Meetings throughout residency at RCI
• Meet financial requirements

Section Two: Resident Rules

1. 1. Completely abstain from any and all mind altering chemicals. Including but not limited to:

• Mind altering tobacco
• Mouth wash containing alcohol

1. 2. Submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
2. 3. Attend a meeting every day for your first 90 days, 5 meeting a week after that.
3. 4. Get a sponsor and work the Twelve Steps with that sponsor.
4. 5. Attend mandatory house meeting, every Sunday at 6 pm unless rescheduled by the house manager.
5. 6. Respect the rights, views, opinions, and property of others.
6. 7. Contribute to the cleanliness of the house, entry area, and yard.

Section Three: House Rules

1. 1. NO prescription medications are to be kept in the houses without staff approval. Violation of this rule is grounds for immediate dismissal.
2. 2. Any violence &/or threats of violence will result in immediate dismissal.
3. 3. Residents MUST be on property by the 11 pm curfew for your first 30 days.
4. 4. Residents with more than 30 days who remain in good standing have a curfew of midnight (12am) on Friday and Saturday ONLY.
5. 5. NO resident is permitted to leave property after curfew without approval from the house manager.
6. 6. Residence will behave with decency at all times

• No stealing
• No coercing others to engage in inappropriate behaviors
• No pornography
• No sexual activity on property
• ALL strange and inappropriate behavior actions will be reported to the house manager immediately.

1. 7. Non-residents are not permitted to enter houses without house manager approval.

• Sponsors can visit daily from 8 am to 7 pm with a signed release in residents file and house manager approval.
• Sponsors are allowed inside the bedrooms while doing Step work with roommate approval.
• YOUR children are allowed to visit with a signed release of liability in your file on Saturday during the hours of 1 pm and 7 pm and on Sunday noon and 5 pm NO EXCEPTIONS without approval of house manager.
• ALL other visitors must be off property no later than 9 pm - NO EXCEPTIONS.

1. 8. No smoking anywhere in building at any time.  Please smoke on back or front porches.
2. 9. No candles permitted at any time in the building.

10. Over-night/Weekend passes:

• Must have lived here for 30 days
• Must be current on rent and UA fees
• Must turn in pass request to the house manager no less than 48 hours prior to date of departure.
• Must not have any write-ups 7 days prior to pass request.
• Must take a drug and alcohol test before entering house unless otherwise stated by the house manager.
• Must pay $10 for drug screen at the time of testing.  (No charge for random UA’s)

11. Exceptions to Curfew:

• Must be work related
• Must give house manager a copy of work schedule
• If called in on your day off you must provide proof of hours worked if exceeding curfew.

12. Resident must report any and all unsafe conditions to the house manager immediately.

13. No resident is permitted to change rooms without approval from the house manager.

14. Management IS NOT responsible for personal property. Bring valuables at your own risk.

15. In case of emergency

• Notify house manager before calling police or 911
• If you cannot call your house manager have another resident call the house manager while you are on the phone with 911

16. Management Sponsored Events:

(BBQ’s, holiday dinners, etc.)

• Must attend if you have been here less than ninety days
• You are on pass restriction

17. NO resident may lend, borrow, or drive another resident’s vehicle for any reason with or without the owner in vehicle without house manager approval.

18. No co-mingling between male and female residents.

19. There will be no dating between any resident and another resident while both residents live at RCI without both house managers having knowledge of the relationship prior to moving into RCI. This is grounds for immediate dismissal.

20. No sexual activity anywhere on RCI property. You will be immediately dismissed.

Section Four: Chain of Command

Guidelines and Procedures

1. 1. Chain of Command

Men’s House

1. Dane Williamson 361-688-3403 (House Mgr)

2. Darla Breeden 361-232-8037

Women’s House

1. Darla Breeden 361-232-8037 (House Mgr)

2. Dane Williamson 361-688-3403

Section Five

Financial Responsibility

There is a $65.00 processing fee, which is non-refundable is due at time of move in, unless prior arrangements have been made with staff prior to move in.

1. Rent is to be paid on Monday before 5 pm for the following week. Unless other arrangements have been made with office staff.

• Weekly $90.00
• Bi-weekly $180.00
• Monthly $360.00

1. You must determine how you would like to pay your rent at the time of move on. Once established your payment schedule cannot be changed without staff approval.
2. If you are late on your rent, you will be charged $5.00 dollars for everyday late, unless otherwise stated by staff.
3. No resident is to become more than one week late on his/her rent.

Section Six

Eviction/Dismissal

1. You will be immediately dismissed from RCI for the following but not limited to:

• A positive drug &/or alcohol test
• Possession of any form of a mind altering chemical
• Possession of contraband &/or paraphernalia
• Dating &/or sexual relations with another resident.
• Upon your third write-up
• Violence &/or threats of violence toward staff or another resident
• Leaving property after curfew
• Not reporting knowledge or suspicion of a resident or staff member using a mind altering chemical.

1. Upon evection resident has 24 hours to remove any and all personal property from RCI property, unless other arrangements have been made. Anything left behind without staff approval will become RCI property.
2. Re-Entry: Any resident evicted will not be reconsidered for admittance for a minimal of 14 days. NO EXCEPTIONS
3. Upon re-entry,  if you are in arrears on your financial responsibilities to RCI you must be paid in full and be able to pay at least the first weeks rent prior to moving in, unless otherwise approved by staff.
4. There will be no reimbursement of rent  should the resident:

• Be evicted for any reason
• You should leave on your own accord without at least 7 days written notice to be placed in file.

1. Management has the right to perform random searches of personal property of resident of RCI.

• At least one resident from that bedroom must be present.
• If searching the whole apartment, at least two residents from that apartment must be present during that search
• Management has the right to perform random searches of any vehicle own driven by a resident.

Section Seven

Changes to Rules, Guidelines, Policies, ETC

Management reserves the right to make adjustments to these rules and regulations.  Residents will be given either written or verbal notice of any and all changes.

Orientation_and_Guidelines.pdf