WHAT WE DO

We network with treatment centers, intensive outpatient programs, sober livings, clinicians, schools, and families, and the community at large, to connect individuals with our program and individualize a service therapy program to meet their therapeutic needs and their individual passion and purpose. We hit the streets in the community to build relationships with non profits, volunteer groups, community organizations, so that we can educate individuals on what opportunities there are in our community and so we can find the best match and help the individual get inspired and internally motivated about their possibilities and opportunities.

-Matching and Placement in a service therapy project (volunteer placement).

-We start with an initial consultation intake to assess the individual’s needs, interests, and goals to provide the best match 

-We assist the individual in completing the steps necessary to begin at the placement

-We provide drug testing if necessary for the placement

-Tracking of service therapy project attendance & participation through weekly check ins

-Collaboration via weekly check ins with client's relevant treatment and therapy providers on their project progress 

-Family program: place adolescents in service therapy projects; weekly family meeting with therapist; weekly collaboration with parents on child's attendance, participation, and progress 

-Weekly, short-term Individual therapy to support client in their service therapy project; integrate meaning of new role into self experience and outside therapy needs (eg. sobriety) and progress; building community connections; and maintaining their healing path and discovering meaning and purpose 

-Weekly group therapy to process service therapy experiences and offer and receive feedback 

-‘IMPACT CEREMONIES’ at the end of projects to celebrate efforts, progress, impact and completion of service therapy projects.  In some cases this may just be the end of the individual’s time with GRIT. They may continue on with their service project on their own.

-Individuals who have completed treatment for addiction and who are stabilizing in sobriety and are seeking to bolster their aftercare plan – eg. Those in sober livings.

-Individuals leaving treatment for mental health issues who are looking to bolster their aftercare plan.

-Youth who are having challenges with the following: school, family, friends, emotions, discipline.

-Families who want to utilize this as a preventative and growth strategy and as a teaching opportunity to support their adolescent child in learning empathy, experiencing compassion and benefitting from the profound effects, lessons, and perspectives that being of service can yield.  

-Anyone yearning to make a difference and find a greater sense of purpose.

-Contracts signed with client and GRIT regarding rules, expectations, and code of conduct and ethics upon admission to GRIT. Copies will be provided to volunteer placement.

-Length of time commitment to be decided between client, volunteer placement, and GRIT at the time of placement

-Release of information signed by client for communication with volunteer placement, any relevant treatment providers, and family members as necessary

-We provide and cover expenses of all necessary services to meet placement requirements (if required by placement): livescan fingerprinting, TB tests, background checks, support in completing application process and gathering necessary documents, drug testing, etc. 

-GRIT Group Meeting once per week

-GRIT Individual therapy session once per week

-IMPACT ceremonies at end of placement

-Client will check in with case manager weekly to provide progress update and attendance information – at the end of each week (Placement will provide GRIT with attendance confirmation as necessary)

-Client’s assigned case manager will call relevant parties weekly to provide weekly progress updates on client’s participation

-$2,995 per month per person 

-Individualized programs and rates available 

-Scholarships offered.

Our long term goal is to make this program available and affordable to everyone, no matter what their circumstances. 

Fees cover: 

Intake assessment, matching process, weekly therapy, weekly group, weekly case management, impact ceremony, and all admin costs for setting up service project (tb tests, paperwork, background checks, drug testing, etc...).

-We are not just a volunteer placement. And we are not just a therapy program. 

-We are a service-based, therapeutic, monitoring, matching, and placement program. 

-We individualize our service to thoughtfully match individuals to community based service therapy projects with the mutual goal of benefitting the community while also assisting the client in finding purpose, meaning, belonging, and wellness, as demonstrated by the evidence-based research our program is founded upon.