When your son leaves treatment, what comes next?

Finishing detox or residential treatment is a beginning, not the finish line. The weeks right after treatment are when many men relapse, especially if they go straight back to the same people and places. The Farm gives your son a structured, sober place to land in Bend, Oregon, away from his old environment, with a paying job and men who will hold him accountable.

 

Recovery he earns

At The Farm, men work. After a short orientation, every resident works a paid job on a W.O.R.C. crew, pays his own weekly share of rent from his own paycheck, and follows house rules, drug and alcohol testing and a phased plan. Men value what they earn, and families get to watch their son rebuild discipline, responsibility and a rental history.

 

What families can expect

• A live-in House Manager evenings and weekends

• Paid work from Phase 2, with a full-time Work Coordinator

• Peer mentoring and case management

• Random drug and alcohol testing

• Rides to outside treatment, medical and court appointments

• Regular updates for your family, with your son's written consent

• A Christian, peer-run community

 

Families outside Oregon

Many families look for a program away from home so their son can make a clean break. Families from outside Oregon are welcome. We help coordinate the move-in date and travel, and during orientation residents set up a local phone, ID and outpatient care.

 

Cost and scholarships

The full program cost is $1,100 per week. Your son pays $138.50 of that each week from his own paycheck. Families or sponsors pay the remaining $961.50 per week, about $4,167 per month. Need-based scholarships are available for a limited number of beds, and families who can pay the full fee help keep a scholarship open for someone who can't.

 

What The Farm is not

The Farm is not treatment, detox or a medical facility. Residents attend licensed providers in town for counseling or medical care. Rooms are shared, residents buy and cook their own food, and the program is openly Christian.

 

Next steps

Your son must choose The Farm himself: every resident applies and asks to attend. He can apply online at livingrecovery.org. Families with questions can call (541) 203-0283 or email info@co-ps.org.