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Recovery Practice Models

See how Bridge to 100 member programs walk with a person from first contact to long-term recovery, side by side and in their own words.

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How our member programs walk with a person toward recovery

12 member programs each shared a one-page practice model: the steps a person moves through, from first contact to long-term recovery. This page lays those models side by side, in each program’s own words, so you can see what they share and where they differ.

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Bridge to 100 Recovery Practice Models · 12 programs · 13 slides · October 2026

12member programs
12North Carolina communities
11state they serve men
6state they serve women (2 with children)
6shared stages of recovery
One shared language

Every program walks a similar road

Each program names its phases in its own words. To line them up, we group them into six shared stages. The names below are a network grouping, not any one program’s terms.

  1. 1Access & intake
  2. 2Stabilization
  3. 3Core recovery
  4. 4Growth, skills & work
  5. 5Transition & reintegration
  6. 6Alumni & ongoing support

  • Access & intake

    Referral, application, screening, admission

    9 of 12 programs have a phase here

  • Stabilization

    First weeks: orientation, safety, routine, detox follow-through

    12 of 12 programs have a phase here

  • Core recovery

    Main residential recovery curriculum

    11 of 12 programs have a phase here

  • Growth, skills & work

    Vocational, education, leadership, service

    11 of 12 programs have a phase here

  • Transition & reintegration

    Supportive or transitional living, employment, exit planning

    9 of 12 programs have a phase here

  • Alumni & ongoing support

    Post-program support, internships, mentoring, aftercare

    7 of 12 programs have a phase here

Side by side

All 12 programs on one timeline

Each bar is one phase, in the order on that program’s slide, colored by shared stage. A faded, arrowed bar has no end point. A dashed bar has no stated length, so its width is a placeholder. Longest programs are first.

  • Access & intake
  • Stabilization
  • Core recovery
  • Growth, skills & work
  • Transition & reintegration
  • Alumni & ongoing support
Charlotte Rescue Mission
4. Core Residential Recovery5. Life Skills & Workforce Development6. Recovery LivingPhases: 1. Community Referral (Access & intake, Length not stated); 2. Admissions (Access & intake, Length not stated); 3. New Beginnings Orientation (Stabilization, 7 to 14 days); 4. Core Residential Recovery (Core recovery, 120-day model); 5. Life Skills & Workforce Development (Growth, skills & work, 6 to 9 months); 6. Recovery Living (Transition & reintegration, Up to 2 years); 7. Long-Term Recovery Support (Alumni & ongoing support, Length not stated); 8. Alumni & Community Reintegration (Alumni & ongoing support, Ongoing)
Ground 40
TransitionPhases: Farm (Stabilization, 40 days); Ranch (Core recovery, 2.5 months); Restoration (Growth, skills & work, 2.5 months); Transition (Transition & reintegration, 18 months)
Christian Recovery Centers, Inc.
Recovery: Phases 1, 2 & 3Re-entry: Phase 4Phases: Clinical Detox (when necessary) (Access & intake, Length not stated); Residential Intake (Aspire implementation) (Access & intake, Length not stated); Treatment: Motivational Track (Stabilization, 4 to 6 weeks); Recovery: Phases 1, 2 & 3 (Core recovery, 18 to 20 weeks); Re-entry: Phase 4 (Transition & reintegration, 6 to 18 months); Thriving / Well Being (Alumni & ongoing support, Ongoing)
Freedom Farm Ministries
Phase 4: Discipleship Living CenterPhases: Day 1: Intake (Access & intake, 1st day); Phase 1: Safe House (Stabilization, 30 days minimum); Phase 2: Restoration (Core recovery, 40 days); Phase 3: Serving the Ministry (Growth, skills & work, 40 days); Phase 4: Discipleship Living Center (Transition & reintegration, Up to 12 months)
Hope Center Ministries
Phase 2Post-HCMPhases: Pre-HCM (Access & intake, Day 1 to admission/placement); Phase 1 (Stabilization, 30 days); Phase 2 (Core recovery, 40 weeks); Phase 3 (Growth, skills & work, 8 weeks); Post-HCM (Alumni & ongoing support, Ongoing)
Raleigh Dream Center
Phase 1: Christ-Centered Recovery, Steps 1 to 3Phase 2: Structured Daily LifePhase 3: Education & Life SkillsPhase 4: Community & AccountabilityPhases: Intake: Referrals/Admissions (Stabilization, Day one to 30 days); Phase 1: Christ-Centered Recovery, Steps 1 to 3 (Core recovery, 90 days); Phase 2: Structured Daily Life (Core recovery, 90 days); Phase 3: Education & Life Skills (Growth, skills & work, 90 days); Phase 4: Community & Accountability (Transition & reintegration, 90 days)
Winston-Salem Rescue Mission
Phase 3: Growth & LeadershipPhase 4: Transition & ReintegrationPhases: Intake: Admission & Assessment (Access & intake, Day 1); Phase 1: Stabilization (Stabilization, Days 1 to 30); Phase 2: Foundation Recovery (Core recovery, Days 31 to 90); Phase 3: Growth & Leadership (Growth, skills & work, Days 91 to 180); Phase 4: Transition & Reintegration (Transition & reintegration, Days 181 to 365)
Freedom House
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Aftercare (optional)Phases: Intake/Admission (Access & intake, Day 1); Level 1 (Stabilization, ≈ 30 to 90 days); Level 2 (Core recovery, ≈ 90 to 180 days); Level 3 (Growth, skills & work, ≈ 180 to 270 days); Level 4 (Transition & reintegration, ≈ 270 to 360 days); Aftercare (optional) (Alumni & ongoing support, 12 months)
Adult & Teen Challenge, Sandhills NC
Phase 2: InductionPhase 3: Training CenterPhase 4: Optional InternshipPhases: Intake: Admission (Access & intake, Day 1); Phase 1: Pre-Induction (Stabilization, 30 days); Phase 2: Induction (Core recovery, 90 days); Phase 3: Training Center (Growth, skills & work, 5 months); Phase 4: Optional Internship (Alumni & ongoing support, 6 months)
Living Free Ministries
Post GraduatePhases: Intake (Access & intake, 1st day); Phase 1: Foundations (Stabilization, 4 weeks); Phase 2: Regeneration (Core recovery, 8 weeks); Phase 3: Freedom (Growth, skills & work, 8 weeks); Phase 4: Stewardship (Transition & reintegration, 8 weeks); Post Graduate (Alumni & ongoing support, 3 months to 1 year)
Richmond County Rescue Mission at POGC
Phase 2: Vocational Rehabilitation & TrainingPhase 3: Leadership & ServicePhase 4: Career Track & Housing SupportPhases: Phase 1: Immediate Stabilization & Foundational Support (Stabilization, Days 1 to 45); Phase 2: Vocational Rehabilitation & Training (Growth, skills & work, 1 to 6 months); Phase 3: Leadership & Service (Growth, skills & work, 1 to 3 months); Phase 4: Career Track & Housing Support (Transition & reintegration, Ongoing)
Bethel Colony of Mercy: The Forge, Men's Program
Finishing: Post BCOMPhases: Pre-BCOM (Access & intake, Length not stated); Smelting (Stabilization, Days 0 to 14); Forging (Core recovery, Days 15 to 65); Tempering: Extension (Growth, skills & work, Length not stated); Tempering: VSP (Growth, skills & work, Length not stated); Finishing: Post BCOM (Alumni & ongoing support, Ongoing)

Bars end at 24 months. Programs with open-ended support, such as aftercare or alumni, continue past that. Phase lengths marked “≈” in each program’s card are the network’s reading of the slide.

Common ground

What most programs include

The services named most often across the practice model slides.

  • Discipleship, Bible study, and church12 of 12
  • Employment and job search11 of 12
  • Peer support and mentoring10 of 12
  • Counseling9 of 12
  • Medical and health care9 of 12
  • Detox or detox referral8 of 12
  • Workforce and vocational training8 of 12
  • Life skills7 of 12
  • Aftercare and alumni support6 of 12
  • Community service6 of 12
  • Housing support or transitional living6 of 12
  • Leadership development6 of 12

“Not listed” on a slide does not mean a program doesn’t offer a service. Ask the program.

Program by program

The 12 practice models

Each card shows the program’s own phases in order, with the stage each one belongs to. Select a slide to open it in the PDF.

  • Adult & Teen Challenge, Sandhills NC practice model slide

    Adult & Teen Challenge, Sandhills NC

    Southern Pines, North Carolina

    • Men

    Length: 9 months, divided into three phases, plus an optional 6-month internship

    1. Intake: AdmissionDay 1Access & intake
    2. Phase 1: Pre-Induction30 daysStabilization
    3. Phase 2: Induction90 daysCore recovery
    4. Phase 3: Training Center5 monthsGrowth, skills & work
    5. Phase 4: Optional Internship6 monthsAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 2)

  • Bethel Colony of Mercy: The Forge, Men's Program practice model slide

    Bethel Colony of Mercy: The Forge, Men's Program

    Lenoir, North Carolina

    Breaking the chains of addiction

    • Men

    Length: 65-day residential program

    1. Pre-BCOMLength not statedAccess & intake
    2. SmeltingDays 0 to 14Stabilization
    3. ForgingDays 15 to 65Core recovery
    4. Tempering: ExtensionLength not statedGrowth, skills & work
    5. Tempering: VSPLength not statedGrowth, skills & work
    6. Finishing: Post BCOMOngoingAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 3)

  • Charlotte Rescue Mission practice model slide

    Charlotte Rescue Mission

    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Transforming Lives. Restoring Hope. 1 Person. 1 Life. 1 Community at a Time.

    • Men
    • Women
    • Women with children ages 5 to 11

    Length: 120-day core program; Recovery Living for up to 2 years after that

    1. 1. Community ReferralLength not statedAccess & intake
    2. 2. AdmissionsLength not statedAccess & intake
    3. 3. New Beginnings Orientation7 to 14 daysStabilization
    4. 4. Core Residential Recovery120-day modelCore recovery
    5. 5. Life Skills & Workforce Development6 to 9 monthsGrowth, skills & work
    6. 6. Recovery LivingUp to 2 yearsTransition & reintegration
    7. 7. Long-Term Recovery SupportLength not statedAlumni & ongoing support
    8. 8. Alumni & Community ReintegrationOngoingAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 4)

  • Christian Recovery Centers, Inc. practice model slide

    Christian Recovery Centers, Inc.

    Shallotte, North Carolina

    • Men
    • Women

    Length: Up to two years of residential care

    1. Clinical Detox (when necessary)Length not statedAccess & intake
    2. Residential Intake (Aspire implementation)Length not statedAccess & intake
    3. Treatment: Motivational Track4 to 6 weeksStabilization
    4. Recovery: Phases 1, 2 & 318 to 20 weeksCore recovery
    5. Re-entry: Phase 46 to 18 monthsTransition & reintegration
    6. Thriving / Well BeingOngoingAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 5)

  • Freedom Farm Ministries practice model slide

    Freedom Farm Ministries

    Boone, North Carolina

    • Men

    Length: One-year program

    1. Day 1: Intake1st dayAccess & intake
    2. Phase 1: Safe House30 days minimumStabilization
    3. Phase 2: Restoration40 daysCore recovery
    4. Phase 3: Serving the Ministry40 daysGrowth, skills & work
    5. Phase 4: Discipleship Living CenterUp to 12 monthsTransition & reintegration

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 6)

  • Freedom House practice model slide

    Freedom House

    Greensboro, North Carolina

    Rescuing mothers. Redeeming lives.

    • Women
    • Women with children ages 0 to 10

    Length: Full program 9 to 12 months / Aftercare option 12 months

    1. Intake/AdmissionDay 1Access & intake
    2. Level 1≈ 30 to 90 daysStabilization
    3. Level 2≈ 90 to 180 daysCore recovery
    4. Level 3≈ 180 to 270 daysGrowth, skills & work
    5. Level 4≈ 270 to 360 daysTransition & reintegration
    6. Aftercare (optional)12 monthsAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 7)

  • Ground 40 practice model slide

    Ground 40

    Monroe, North Carolina

    • Men

    Length: Free 6-month program, then transitional homes

    1. Farm40 daysStabilization
    2. Ranch2.5 monthsCore recovery
    3. Restoration2.5 monthsGrowth, skills & work
    4. Transition18 monthsTransition & reintegration

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 8)

  • Hope Center Ministries practice model slide

    Hope Center Ministries

    Princeton, North Carolina

    • Men
    • Women

    Length: 12-month program

    1. Pre-HCMDay 1 to admission/placementAccess & intake
    2. Phase 130 daysStabilization
    3. Phase 240 weeksCore recovery
    4. Phase 38 weeksGrowth, skills & work
    5. Post-HCMOngoingAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 9)

  • Living Free Ministries practice model slide

    Living Free Ministries

    Snow Camp, North Carolina

    • Men
    • Women

    Length: 9-month men's program

    1. Intake1st dayAccess & intake
    2. Phase 1: Foundations4 weeksStabilization
    3. Phase 2: Regeneration8 weeksCore recovery
    4. Phase 3: Freedom8 weeksGrowth, skills & work
    5. Phase 4: Stewardship8 weeksTransition & reintegration
    6. Post Graduate3 months to 1 yearAlumni & ongoing support

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 10)

  • Raleigh Dream Center practice model slide

    Raleigh Dream Center

    Raleigh, North Carolina

    • Men

    Length: One year

    1. Intake: Referrals/AdmissionsDay one to 30 daysStabilization
    2. Phase 1: Christ-Centered Recovery, Steps 1 to 390 daysCore recovery
    3. Phase 2: Structured Daily Life90 daysCore recovery
    4. Phase 3: Education & Life Skills90 daysGrowth, skills & work
    5. Phase 4: Community & Accountability90 daysTransition & reintegration

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 11)

  • Richmond County Rescue Mission at POGC practice model slide

    Richmond County Rescue Mission at POGC

    Rockingham, North Carolina

    Restore Hope · Rebuild Lives · Reclaim Purpose

    • Men
    • Women

    Length: Not stated

    1. Phase 1: Immediate Stabilization & Foundational SupportDays 1 to 45Stabilization
    2. Phase 2: Vocational Rehabilitation & Training1 to 6 monthsGrowth, skills & work
    3. Phase 3: Leadership & Service1 to 3 monthsGrowth, skills & work
    4. Phase 4: Career Track & Housing SupportOngoingTransition & reintegration

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 12)

  • Winston-Salem Rescue Mission practice model slide

    Winston-Salem Rescue Mission

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    • Men

    Length: 12-month residential program

    1. Intake: Admission & AssessmentDay 1Access & intake
    2. Phase 1: StabilizationDays 1 to 30Stabilization
    3. Phase 2: Foundation RecoveryDays 31 to 90Core recovery
    4. Phase 3: Growth & LeadershipDays 91 to 180Growth, skills & work
    5. Phase 4: Transition & ReintegrationDays 181 to 365Transition & reintegration

    See details, entry requirements, and contact Original slide (PDF page 13)

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From practice models presented to the Bridge to 100 Network, October 2026. Names and wording are each program’s own. Stages are a network grouping. This page is not an eligibility decision; confirm details directly with each program.

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