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Community Day Program

Guys on Bench The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement have a prominent local presence, and are well-known and respected for their care of the neediest and most marginalized in society, including those suffering from the disease of addiction. For this reason, in 2005, St. Christopher’s Inn opened the Community Day Program.

The Community Day Program is open to people in the local community who are in need of high-quality substance use disorder treatment, but do not need to live in our shelter. Participants attend community meeting, lecture and group therapy five days a week, and have the opportunity to participate in other services such as pastoral counseling and self-help meetings.

In addition, clients who have lived at St. Christopher’s Inn, and completed the Day Rehabilitation Program, are offered an opportunity to transition to the Community Day Program on a case by case basis. This provides an effective way of staying connected to the support network they established at the Inn as they transition back to their communities.

If you would like information on utilizing our Community Day Program, please contact Admissions at 845.335.1020 or SCIAdmissions@AtonementFriars.org.

Fr. Dan Callahan, SA

For many years, I worked with those who passed through St. Christopher’s Inn. The foundation in recovery they received there gave these men real grounding in hope for a new life and healthy relationships that would support them in their future endeavors. It was a positive life changing experience for all of them.

This ministry also had a significant impact on my own vocation. The way the friars respected the Brothers Christopher who served the ministries at Graymoor reflected their appreciation that we are at one with them in their life struggles and journey to sobriety and reconciliation to society.

The nurses are the best part of my day.

The admission process was as fast and painless as it could be.

The medical staff is excellent, they treated me with love and care.

Overall the program and facility at St. Christopher’s Inn is the best, bar none.

Family program is PERFECT please don’t change a thing.

I took part in the GED program and was quite satisfied. I haven’t taken the test yet, but I have very high hopes of passing.

Gained immense knowledge from lectures and treatment plan.

It is very spiritual and I needed the experience.

The care and concern by my counselor and supporting staff shows the love that I didn’t know existed.

Staff is unbelievable, saved my life.

The goals I have reached and the new ones I’ve developed while being here are something of a life changer for me in my future.

I was pleasantly surprised by the existence of the Coffee House. Music is a central and meditative part of my life. The ability to perform for my new brothers here and the staff was unexpected and made this an incredible journey.

I would have nothing if it wasn’t for SCI.

Great people, caring and responsive.

I would like to tell you how thankful I am to you for having this family program available. I want to say thank you for giving me exactly what I needed.

The experience of being here and becoming a member of the Brothers Christopher fraternity has changed my life. Being in the Friars house was a blessing. Their generosity gave me knowledge I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

Thank you for the privilege I was given to stay here in your house. God bless you all. I will always keep a piece of St. Christopher’s Inn in my heart.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the hot meals, warm bed and unconditional love you so easily gave to me. I know if it were not for you, I would truly still be a lost soul.

The road to recovery is called Franciscan Way, and the door to happiness lies within the walls of St. Christopher’s Inn.

I never thought someone could care for a drug addict like me. You have shown me that I am worth something. May God bless you a million times.

Thank you for welcoming me in to your home, and granting me a scholarship for treatment. There’s not enough “thank-yous” I could say, so I’m going to show you by staying clean and living a peaceful sober life.

I want to thank you for everything—from my stay here to working in the Thrift Shop. I am so grateful for St. Christopher’s Inn and every staff member that represents this fantastic organization.

I was amazed by the unbelievable generosity of everyone at our Christmas party. A nice scarf and a collared shirt—I have been through hundreds in my life but I have never cared for any of them as I do for these. Thank you for giving me the best Christmas in many, many years.

I love this place. They have given me a place to sleep, food in my stomach, clothes on my back, and a chance at a first-class life. Recovery is here . . . all you have to do is want it!

Today, I am a sober man. I live an honest and simple life. I’m a reliable, employable productive member of society. I have dignity and self-worth and even self-love. All of these things are a direct result of the care and guidance given to me by the Friars and the staff at St. Christopher’s Inn. Some people call it a homeless shelter. I call it home.