Safe Harbor Family Care Center Opens at Jenkins Institute
August 25, 2014
Providing outpatient treatment and supportive living services for mothers and children
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Jenkins Institute announces the opening of the Safe Harbor Family Care Center (SHFCC), a new program and array of services for women suffering from substance use disorder. Located in North Charleston, the Safe Harbor Family Care Center allows women and their children a stable, safe environment to address their disorder and gain assistance with personal and transitional needs.
The Safe Harbor Family Care Center fills an important need in the recovery community; a place where mothers and children are able to reside together in a nurturing environment providing structured learning and healing opportunities. The center at the Jenkins Institute is made possible through community collaboration and partnerships with South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), South Carolina Department of Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department, and the Charleston Center.
“In a place with historic significance to individual well-being, the opening of the Safe Harbor Family Care Center brings yet another resource for those in need”, said Dr. June P. Murray, LISW-CP and Director of Programs at Jenkins Institute. “Mothers struggling with addiction can receive treatment for themselves and their children, while keeping the family together. This paves the way for a stronger recovery and future for the entire family.”
The Safe Harbor Family Care Center program duration is up to six months, and is individualized based on the needs of each individual family. Services provided include Treatment and Intensive Child Development, Recovery Building and Family Strengthening, Skill Building and Community Integration, and Family Independence and Transition. Referrals for admission are made through the Department of Social Services.
About Jenkins Institute: Originally founded as Jenkins Orphanage by the Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins in 1891, Jenkins Institute was renamed in the 1930’s the Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children. Today, the Jenkins Institute’s mission remains as it has been for decades: “To promote and support the social and economic well-being of children, families and individuals to enable them to become productive and self-sufficient in their communities”.
